Ruo Li

Oil Painting - Realism - Horses - Seascapes

Ruo Li

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Personal Information:
1954 – Born in Hunan, China
1975 – Graduated from Arts & Crafts School of China’s Light Industrial Ministry
1981 – Graduated from Fine Art Department of Guangzhou Academy with a BA degree
1982 – Teaching at the Fine Art Department of Henan University, China
1989 – Immigrated to the United States as a professional artist

Art Organization Memberships:
Master Signature Member of Oil Painters of America
Signature Member of California Art Club
Signature Member of American Society of Marine Artists

Awards:
2014 – “The Moment of Sunset” Shirl Smithson Founders’ Award for Master Signature Members at the 23th National Juried Exhibition of Oil Painters of America
2013 – “Golden Light ” Gold Medal Award for Best Painting at the 102nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition of CAC
2010 – “California Autumn” Gold Medal Award for Master Signature Members at the 19th National Juried Exhibition of Oil Painters of America
2009 – “The Hopeful” Grand Prize at the 4th Annual 2009 Paint America Top 100
2008 – “Sun Wave Mist” Award of Excellence at the 17th National Juried Exhibition of Oil Painters of America
2007 – “The Power” First Prize of the West Region of Paint the Parks
2002 – “Winter Bridge” National Gallery Award of Excellence at Oil Painters of America 11th Annual Nation Juried Exhibition
2001 – “Golden Tree” First Place in Landscape of International Artist Magazine
2000 – “Beauty of an Ordinary Land” Collector’s Choice at Arts for the Parks National Competition
1999 – “The Old Corridor” the Second Place at the 5th Annual CAC Plein Air Painting Festival
1997 – “Resurgence” Gold Medal at the 88th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition of CAC
1996 – “Vast and Hazy Sea” Gold Medal at the 87th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition of CAC

Selected Personal and Group Exhibitions:
San Diego Museum of Art , in San Diego, CA
Delaware Art Museum, in Wilmington, DE
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in Oxford, MD
Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, PA
Noyes Museum in Oceanville, NJ
New Bedford Museum of Art in New Bedford, MA
Pasadena Museum of Art in Los Angeles, CA