Shizhong Yan
Shizhong Yan was born and raised in the coastal city of Qingdao,
China. Influenced by his father who was an architect, Shizhong fell
in love with art at a young age. He studied under various well known
local artists and at the age of sixteen he was accepted by Central
Academy of Fine Arts Affiliated School, often referred as the cradle
of fine artists, where he studied for four years. When culture
revolution swept China, Shizhong never gave up on his artistic dream.
In 1998, Shizhong and his family moved to United States, where he
began a new chapter of his life as well as artistic career. Shizhong
now resides in Illinois. He has four collections of artworks
published, and was published by countless magazines and newspapers.
Shizhong has had many solo and group exhibitions in China, United
States, Japan, France, Australia, Canada, Taiwan and Hongkong. He has
received many awards and his paintings are collected and loved by
collectors all over the world.
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