Leading Chinese artist, curator and art critic Charles Liu will give a cultural seminar on Chinese brush painting March 4 at 12:30 p.m.
The free lecture, “An Introduction and Demonstration of Chinese Brush Painting” will be held in the Spindletop Room on the 8th Floor of the Mary and John Gray Library on Lamar University campus and is open to the public. Following a brief slideshow introduction, Liu will demonstrate the Chinese art form of brush painting.
“He is very well known in Houston and we look forward to having him at Lamar,” said Julie Chen, lecturer of Chinese. “It’s hard to find someone in the younger generation who can relate to our students, but Liu is a perfect fit.”
Liu is recognized for his artwork, as well as his critiques. He serves as the art columnist for World Journal Weekly, the largest Chinese daily newspaper in North America. He has been invited by international art exhibits numerous times, has published more than 200 articles and has conducted more than a dozen solo exhibitions in the U.S., Spain and Taiwan.
Born in China and raised in Taiwan, Liu is one of the most respected Chinese brush painters in his generation. He graduated from the National Taiwan Art Institute and then attended Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, Spain. Upon his arrival in the U.S., Liu began teaching at North Central College in Illinois. Liu resides in Houston.
The cultural seminar is hosted by the Lamar Chinese Club, which formed in January. The club works side-by-side with Chinese language and culture courses to introduce fellow students to diversity of thought and experience, while promoting intellectual and personal growth.
The Chinese club officers are: President Brandon Robinson of Sour Lake; Vice President Shellen Richardson of Bleakwood; Historian Jada Guo of Beijing, China; Secretary Nick Fadley of Van; and Treasurer Haley Addison of Port Neches.
For more information, contact Chen at julie.chen@lamar.edu or (409) 880-8565.
