Artist Ruo Li
Ruo Li was
born in China in 1954. At the age of 17 he began his studies in packaging
design and decorations for three years at the Arts and Crafts School in Hunan
Province. In 1981 Li received his bachelor’s degree from the Guangzhou Academy
of Fine Art. After graduation he taught at the Fine Arts Department of Hunan
University and was the director of the Teaching and Research Section of the Oil
Painting Department for eight years. While in China, Ruo Li’s art works were
exhibited in many national and provincial shows and won several awards and
honors. Ruo Li came to America in 1989 and settled in California as a
professional artist. His paintings have been exhibited at more than a dozen
galleries. In 1994, US Art Magazine selected him as one of the top ten “Artist
to Watch”. Li was accepted by the California Art Club in 1996 and won the 87th
Annual Gold Medal in Seascapes during the same year and another Gold Medal the
following year. 1999 he won second place at the 5th Annual CAC Plein Air
Painting Festival and in 2000, Ruo Li’s painting, “A Mountain House” was
selected by San Diego Museum of Art to be shown at the Artist Guild Show.
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