Lin Yang
United States
On a beautiful sunny day of October 2009, I accidentally stepped into the building of the Art Students’ League, where Jackson Pollock’s painting hadn’t started dripping; where Georgia O'Keeffe’s erotic flowers were only seeding; where my journey of painting was embarking...
From a simple pure joy at the beginning, to tearing pain of struggle; then a rejoicing after the agony...The circle has been recurring non-stop...
I have been so lucky to learn from great painters: Joseph Peller, Mary Beth McKenzie, Costa Vavagiakis, Dan Gheno and Harvey Dinnerstein. During my studying, I won the Doreta Kesson Masterton Grant for year 2015 during my study.
As a member of CLAWC, I have been participated different exhibitions almost every year, and have been well recognized with national and international awards, including:
- “Gold Medal of Honor for Oil Painting” in The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 125th Open Exhibit at Salmagundi Club 2022
- “Hudson Valley Board of Directors Award” for 89th Hudson Valley Annual Show 2022
- “Vice President Award” for Salmagundi Club Figuratively Speaking 2020
- “Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Award” for Salmagundi Nov 2020 Open Painting, Sculpture, & Graphics Exhibition
- 14th Annual ARC (Art Renewal Center) Salon Fully From Life finalist 2019-2020
- 50 select works in the Portrait Society of America’s 21st Annual International Portrait Competition 2019
- “Ridgewood Art Institute award” for Salmagundi Club Annual Open Exhibition, 2018
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