Huihan Liu

As far back as Huihan liu remember, he has loved to draw and sketch. As a little kid, Liu's father taught him to write a Chinese callligraphy with a brush and ink on rice paper, thus encouraging his interest in art. Liu was trained in the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art in China, and then received bachelor's (1972) and master's (1989) degrees from the Academy of Art College of San Francisco. Today, with more than 40 years of experience as illustrator, teacher, he is a master signature of the Oil Painters of America, a master signature member of American Impressionist Society and a signature member of the California Art Club. Liu has received numerous awards such as Best of Show Award in the Oil Painters of America Regional Exhibition in 1996; "Gold Medal for Best Painting" in California Art Club's in 2003; the Best of Show in Painting-John Scott People's Choice Award from the Western Rendezvous of Art in 2003; First Place in the Bowers Museum Contemporary Plein Air Permanent Collection 2003; First Place Winner in the Mission San Juan Capistrano Plein Air in 2003; and the Gold Meddal for the Master Signature Division at the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show in 2009. Liu has also been featured in such publications as Art of the West, The Artist, Southwest Art and International Artists magazines.

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