ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Vina Yang’s art has been exhibited in solo and group shows at local galleries and international art competition. She has received many honors and awards from the exhibitions. Her long scroll artworks have earned special awards at the Annual Japan International Sumi-e Society Competition.

Vina is the cofounder of the Chinese Fine Art Association, Madison, Wisconsin. Its members’ artworks can be viewed at www.cfaamadison.com. She is a member at Association of Wisconsin Artists, Madison Art Guild, Wisconsin Visual Artists, Wisconsin Artful Women Network and Chinese Fine Art Association.

Vina  loves nature, walking her dog in the early morning at the neighborhood park and the  joy and serenity it brings her. The birds, the flowers, and the landscape enrich her inspiration for her art. As an artist, she strives to capture the sense of harmony and peace within those images of nature. She also enjoys sharing tranquility of her art with others beyond the cultures, ethnicity and language differences.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Vina’s artworks are composed with various forms of media. She started her artworks with Chinese brush painting on rice paper and later on transformed into other medium such as oil and pastel paintings showing in this exhibition. Vina is very passionate for both western and eastern art styles and likes to bring their essence into her art. In her artworks, colors are very essential for her to express the subject matter whether it is a traditional landscape or a bird or flower painting. Everything is captured under the emphasis of light and color to express the movement and feeling of the nature.

Gallery Exhibits have been supported by MAC Corporate Underwriter Colony Brands, Inc. and Season Media Underwriter Big Radio, with additional support from David & Julie Buchanan, Lee & Chris Knuteson, Paul & Sue Barrett, David & Janeen Babler, Kevin & Chris Callahan, Deb Thompson, Barb Woodriff & Pete Guenther, Horst & Mary Alice Hart, Jane Paradowski, Chuck & Chris Wellington