11/06/2014 — 12/12/2014 Xinggang Wang, A Contemporary Sculpture and Professor from the Capital Normal University, Beijing, China Shanghai William Chinese Art Foundation Distinguished Visiting Artist Series Xinggang Wang was invited as a visiting artist by CCART from November 6 to December 12, 2014 for Sculpture Demonstration: Life Drawing and artist residency at William Paterson University. Xinggang Wang Member of both the Chinese Sculptors Association. His work has been selected and received awards in both China and overseas, published in Chinese and American art catalogs and newspapers, and collected by many galleries, universities, cultural institutions and private collections.
11/04/2014 — 11/12/2014 Crossing the Pacific to the Atlantic: Conversations with the Masters Shanghai William Chinese Art Foundation Distinguished Visiting Artist Series The Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University cooperates with China International Culture Association to create and develop the distinguished visiting artists program base on America. This group master from China and from American, who are horned by Chinese Government to be invited for Lecture, Demonstration and Panel Discussion in New York city and New Jersey from November 4 to November 12, 2014. Gongkai Pan A master of Chinese painting, Vice President of The National Artists Association of China, former president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, and former president of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. Son of the renowned painter Pan Tianshou. Lusheng Chen Deputy Director of the National Museum of China, Vice Chairman of the Beijing Artists Association, is a famous art critic, scholar and a painter in China. He considers himself a "contemporary literati painter." Laurel Reuter The founding director and chief curator of the North Dakota Museum of Art, has curated countless exhibitions. She was invited to be a Jury for Smithsonian Institute /Washington DC (2010) and received a grant from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in NYC (2011). Qinghe Liu A researcher of China National Art Institute and Professor and Associate Dean of Chinese Painting College, the Central Academy of Fine Arts of China is the First-Class of the National Artist in Contemporary Ink Painting Artist in China.
11/06/2014 — 11/08/2014 Collision and Confluence: Chinese-American Art Faculty Demonstration and Presentation Shanghai William Chinese Art Foundation Distinguished Visiting Artist Series The presenters are primarily US-based Art professors of Chinese origin, who have considerable teaching and art creative experiences in both China and the United States. They visited William Paterson University for an Exhibition, Lecture, Demonstration and Panel Discussion from November 6-8, 2014. Josh Z. Yu Professor and Director of Special Projects, Savannah College of Art and Design is for a Chinese ink painting demonstration and presentation at 2:30-4:30pm, Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Yifei Gan Professor Hoverd Committee College is for a painting demonstration at 10:00pm-12:00pm, Thursday, November 6, 2014. Fang Chen Professor of Graphic Design at the Pennsylvania State University is for a graphic design presentation at 2:00pm-04:30pm, Thursday, November 6, 2014. Ying Tan Professor of Art at University of Oregon is for a computer animation presentation at 2:30pm-04:30pm, Thursday, November 6, 2014.
10/26/2014 — 10/28/2014 Jianshan Wang, a Master Printmaker from Guizhou Minzuo University of China Shanghai William Chinese Art Foundation Distinguished Visiting Artist Series Jianshan Wang, Professor and Dean of School of Fine Arts at Guizhou Nationalities University, and Vice Chair of Guizhou Artists Association was invited to present an printmaking Reduction Woodcut Demonstration and presentation for the faculty and students as well as for the local committee from October 26-28, 2014. JiangShan Wang Received numerous awards including Bronze Prize at the 9th National Fine Arts Exhibition; Silver Prize at Qingdao International Biennial Printmaking Exhibition; Lu Xun Printmaking Award for 1980 – 1990.
04/30/2014 Xiaofu Yu, a Master Painter from Shanghai, China Shanghai William Chinese Art Foundation Distinguished Visiting Artist Series Xiaofu Yu, a famous Chinese artist and Vice President of the Shanghai Artists Association, was invited to present an oil painting demonstration for the faculty and students as well as for the local committee on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Xiaofu Yu Xiaofu Yu is an iconic figure in China’s Shanghai School art scene. In 1984, his painting Tenderly I Knocked on the Door had created a nationwide sensation in the Chinese art world. Yu also won the Bronze medal of the Seventh National Art Exhibition in 1989; Gold medal of the first Shanghai Art Exhibition in 2001; and silver medal of the Tenth National Art Exhibition in 2004.