Pictured: Yu Ji, From Eldridge Streets, charcoal & conte, 42” X 58”, 2012

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Yu Ji 计宇

Yu Ji, also known as Ji Hongyu had his undergraduate study in drawing and painting at Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China (1977-81). He came to the United States in 1983 and studied at State University of New York College at New Paltz, where he earned his MFA degrees in painting/drawing (1986) and in printmaking (1989). As a scholarship recipient, he participated in the La Napoule Art Foundation’s figurative painting workshops in France (1985) and at University of New Hampshire (1986). He was also awarded the Charles H. Revson fellowship for his post-graduate study at New York Studio School (1986-87).

Having been involved in studio teaching, Yu Ji’s university tenure includes teaching positions at the Senior High School of Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing (1981-83), Southern Utah University (1989-94) and Eastern Illinois University (1994-99). Currently he is teaching life drawing and painting at California State University, Long Beach (1999-Present). In addition to an active participation in visiting artist programs to many art schools across the country, he has traveled to China during recent years as a visiting artist to a series of fine art institutes that includes Guangzhou, Tianjin, Hubei Academies of Fine Arts, Hebei Normal University, Northeast Normal University, and Beijing Collage of Clothing and Fashion Design. He has also helped establish an exchange program between California State University in Long Beach and China’s fine art academies in Guangzhou and Tianjin.

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