YINGXUE ZUO

About Me

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I was an art professor before retired at January 2021, taught painting and drawing in St. Louis Community College at Forest Park. I graduated from Northeast Normal University of China at 1982 with BFA and received MFA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. 

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I believe to be an artist is a personal life choice. It has changed my destiny and altered the path of my life.

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Art influence my way of observing the world, shaped the mode of my thinking, and eventually became the most effective format to express my feeling and thought.

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Art is the core of my life, it pleases myself and benefit people and the world. 

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I had more than 60 different exhibitions since 1982 and many of my works had been collected by Universities, colleges, companies and privet collectors.

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EXHIBITIONS

 

2020               Malasia International Art Competition Online

2019               Voice, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL

2018                Annual Faculty Exhibition, St. Louis Community College at Forest Park

2017                Word in Character; Books as Vehicle,  

                         Oklahoma State University and Virginia Art Gallery

                         Biola University in Los Angeles

                         Annual Faculty Exhibition, STLCC at Forest Park

                         Academic Drawing Exhibition,

                         Beijing Normal University, China

2016                Travel Sketches Exhibition, Art space 163,

                         1616 Delpaso Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95815

                         Across Divide, Beijing Normal University, China

                         Annual Faculty Exhibition, STLCC at Forest Park

2015                Changbai Mountain International Sculpture Invitational,

                         Changbai, China

                         Regional Figurative Exhibition, St. Charles Community College

2014                Art Without Board - American and Chinese Artists Joint Exhibition

                         Wuxi Art Museum, Wuxi, China

                                        Colleagues, STLCC and UMSL

                       faculty exhibition, STLCC Meramec

                         Artists as Teachers, Art Market Gallery, St. Louis

2013                Chinese Contemporary Art Invitational, Xichang, China

                         Tianma International Sculpture Invitation,

                         Urumuqi, Xingjiang, China

                         Missouri Master Series, Kodner Gallery, MO

                         Transplanted/Four Asian American Artists,

                         Morton J. May Foundation Gallery, Maryville University, St. Louis

                         New Master Pieces from China, Contemporary Art Gallery,

                         STLCC at FP

2012                Plein Air Painting Exhibition, Minority Culture Center,

                         Xichang, China

                         Tracing Origin –Chinese Contemporary Invitation,

                         Blue Roof Art Museum, Chengdu, China

2011                Across the Divide, University of Wisconsin, White Water, WI

                         Best of Missouri Painters Exhibition, Missouri Botanical Garden, MO

                         Our Great Waterways, Kodner Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                         Blend of Styles, Museum of Art, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

                         East meet West, Murphy Hills Gallery, Chicago, IL

2010                Sketch Exhibition, Fine Art Gallery, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO

                         Recent Landscapes, Contemporary Art Gallery, STLCC, St. Louis, MO

                         Artists from St. Louis, Schmidt Art Center, SW Illinois College, IL

2009                Annual Faculty Show, Contemporary Art Gallery, STLCC, St. Louis, MO.

                         New Paintings from China, Kouros Art Gallery, New York.

2008                Annual Faculty Show, Contemporary Art Gallery, STLCC, St. Louis, MO.

2007                Abstract and Express, Schmidt Art Center, SW Illinois College, IL

                         Regional Art Faculty Exhibition, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO

                         Oil Paintings from Northeast of China, Kouros Art Gallery, New York.

                         Visual Dialog, Cinema Gallery, Urbana, IL

                         City as Art, Art St. Louis Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                         First Annual Joint faculty Exhibition, Gallery Visio, UM-St. Louis, MO

2006                Art St. Louis XXII,  Art St. Louis Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                         Voice, Art St. Louis Co-sponsor Energizer Foundation, St. Louis, MO

                         Paintings from China, Contemporary Art Gallery, STLCC, FP

2004                New Abstract Express Works, Chesterfield Library, St. Louis, MO

                         Paint Plate, Art Gallery, STLCC, MO.

                         Annual Faculty Show, Fine Art Gallery, STLCC, St. Louis, MO.

2003                Yingxue Zuo’s Recent works, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, MO.

                         Voice, Art St. Louis co-sponsor Rossman School, St. Louis, MO.

                         Chinese Art Faculty in American Universities, UC at Long Beach, CA.

                         Yingxue Zuo and Victor Wang,  Art Gallery, UMSL, St. Louis, MO.

2002                Oil Painting Exhibition, Sheldon Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO.

                         Black and White, Elliot Smith Contemporary Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2001                Ink Paintings/Oil Portraits, Three Sinks Gallery, St. Louis, MO.

                         Ink Paintings/Monoprints/Drawings, Three Sinks Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                         Landscapes of St. Louis Rive Front, Office of St. Louis City Mayor, MO

2000                Faculty Exhibition, Meramec Art Gallery, St. Louis Community College.

                         Landscape Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, Washington University, St.Louis, MO.

                         East meet West, The Gallery  of St. Louis Artist Guild.

                         Voice, College School, St. Louis, MO

1999                Painted Plates, St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, St. Louis MO.

                              Special Invitation Exhibition, Webster University, St. Louis, MO

                         Faculty Exhibition, St. Louis Community College at Forest Park.

1998                Yingxue Zuo and Victor Wang

                         Fine Art Gallery of St. Louis Community College at Meramec, MO

                         Art Soul St. Louis’ 98 Exhibition, Art St. Louis, St. Louis MO

                         Inform Fifth, Lemp Art Studio, St. Louis, MO

1997                New Expression, CaDa Fine Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                         Faculty Exhibition, Webster University, St. Louis, MO

1996                Three Artists Exhibition, International Trade Center, St. Louis, MO

                         Faculty Travel Exhibition at Vienna 

                         Webster University, exhibited in Vienna, Austria.

                         Wood Block Prints, New Wagner Gallery, SIU at Edwardsville, IL.

                         Voice-East Asian American Artists, Rossman School,St. Louis, MO 

                         Co-presented by Art St. Louis, St. Louis International Institute.

                         Five American Artists Show, Art Museum, Central Fine Arts Institute,

                         Beijing, China.

1995                Woodcuts Prints, Lisa Steinmenz Fine Art Gallery, St. Louis.

                         Large Wood Blocks & Monoprints, Fine Art Gallery,

                         St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, MO

1994                Faculty Exhibition, Webster University, St. Louis, MO.

1993                Painting & Prints, Missouri Botanical Garden Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                         Inform, Lemp Art Studio, St. Louis, MO.

1992                Oil Painting Exhibition, Missouri Athletic Club, St. Louis, MO

1990                   MFA Thesis Exhibition, 

                               Art Museum, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL

                         Painting & Prints, Junior League Association of St. Louis, MO

1987                What’s New In Arts, Galesburg Civil Center, Galesburg, IL

1985                Selected Portrait Exhibition of Northeastern Chinese Artists, Harbin, China.

                         Northern Road, Changchun, China.

 

CONDUCTED LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

 

Changchun Technology and Science College, Changchun, China, 2016

Changchun Technology and Science College, Changchun, China, 2015

Changchun Technology and Science College, Changchun, China, 2014

Changchun Technology and Science College, Changchun, China, 2013

Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China, 2012

Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, 2012

Northeast Normal University, China 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.

Jilin Art Institute, China 2007.

Central Art Academy at Beijing, China, 2005.

Shenzhen University, China 2005.

Northeast Normal University, China 2005.

Northeast Normal University, China     2004.

Liaoning Normal University,     2004.

Jilin Art Institute, China     2004 summer.

Hunan Normal University, China.     2001

Guizhou Minority University, China    2001

Hunan University, Changsha, China.     2000

Jilin Vocational College, Changchu, China.    1999

Southern Indiana University at Evansville.     1998

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.    1997

Southern Indiana University at Evansville.    1997

Jilin Fine Art Institute, Changchun, China.      1996

Central Fine Art Institute, Beijing, China.     1996

 

PUBLICATIONS  (as an Author, Editor or Co-Editor)

 

The Oil Paintings from Northeastern China – American Chinese Artist – Yingxue Zuo

Yatai Huigu, Beijing, China (2007)

Depth and Distance – American Chinese Artist Yingxue Zuo

Hanmei Eastern Culture Company, Beijing, China (2006)

Yingxue Zuo’s Life Sketch Drawings (Author)

Jilin Fine Art Publishing House, China, December, 2004.

American Artist Herbert L. Fink,  Book (Editor)

Jilin Fine Art Publishing House, China, 1990.

Contemporary American Drawing, Book (Co-Editor)

Jilin Fine Art Publishing House, China, 1997.

Contemporary American Printmaking, Book (Co-Editor)

Jilin Fine Art Publishing House, China, 1999.

Contemporary American Oil Painting, Book (Co-Editor)

Jilin Fine Art Publishing House, China, 1999.

 

COLLECTIONS

 

Sculpture Park at Erdao Baihe Special District of Jilin Province, China

China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China

Central Art Academy, Beijing, China

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL

Southern Indiana University at Evansville, IN

SBC Communication Co, St. Louis, MO

Mark Twain Banks, St. Louis, MO

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, IL

St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis Community College at Wildwood, St. Louis, MO

Webster University, St. Louis, MO

Many private collectors.