| Mr. Jian-Kang
Jin was born in Shanghai, China in 1957. He was awarded a
scholarship in Fine arts to Shanghai Teacher's University
in 1985. Mr. Jin then taught the fine arts in the Shanghai
Publications Institute. His art is characterized by emotions
expressed in a realistic style using oils and pastels. He
makes aspects of china accessible to non-Chinese viewers,
thus bridging two very different cultures. Mr. Jin received
many favorable international reviews in magazines and newspapers.
In Paris,
he studied and researched fine arts independently for two
years. He then attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence
for another two years. In the United States, Mr. Jin obtained
a Master of Arts degree from New York University in 1992.
He has exhibited widely in China, France and Italy, as well
as in the United States.
In September
1999, his oil painting "Wage of Labor" won the
Award of Excellence from The Forte Cup Twentieth Century
Asian Pacific Art Competition. In December of the same year,
Mr. Jin received a metal from Asian Pacific Art Institute
of America for his 'Great Contribution to the Twentieth
Century'. In 1999, his oil painting "Competition for
Living" was selected in the book Always Bright -
paintings by American Chinese Artists, 1970 - 1999. In summer
of 1999, Mr. Jin was invited as
one of the art advisors for "World Chinese Painting
and Calligraphy Competition"
The
price range of his original artwork is from $5,000 - $8,000
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