Yuqi Wang was trained in Tianjin Academy of Fine Art and Central Academy of Fine Art, China. Mr. Wang is an influential and internationally known artist. He has exhibited his work throughout the world in countries such as China, America, England, Canada, Japan, Turkey and Singapore to name but a few. Yuqi Wang has taught his mastery of painting across China, America and Canada. Mr. Wang is the recipient of countless awards some of which include the most highly coveted in the world of art such as the Grand Prize of the Portrait Society of America, Smithsonian Prize- National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., and the National Prize with the National Artists Society of China to name a few. His work is in public and private collections around the world including the China National Art Gallery, the Royal Family of Japan, and the Harvard University Museum of Art.
“What draws me as an artist is to put brush to canvas and is both public and private. The world I reveal is a blend of both the ‘Occident’ and the ‘Orient’. My passion is centered on classic European art traditions such as the Renaissance masters, Rembrandt and the Flemish masters – Durer, Redon, Moreau and the Russian masters. The Pre-Raphaelites are gently kissed by my Chinese heritage, to create work that is as sensitive as it is powerful. I find the classical styles to be timeless, with a warmth and honesty that deal with contemporary concepts no longer offered with modern movements”.