Featured artist
Zimou Tan
USA
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Specialty Categories
Painting/Drawing - Cityscape
"San Francisco morning"
11"x14" oil on canvas |
"Morning Outbound"
11"x14" oil on canvas |
"Powell St"
11"x14" oil on canvas |
Painting/Drawing - Figurative/People
"Relief"
48" x 72" oil on canvas |
"Dawn"
24"x36" oil on canvas |
"Tranquil moment"
24"x36" oil on canvas |
Painting/Drawing - Portrait
"Grandmother"
16"x20" oil on canvas |
"Xia"
16"x12" oil on canvas |
"George"
24"x30" Charcoal drawing on toned paper |
"Herman"
30"x40" Charcoal drawing on museum board |
"Anton"
18"x24" Charcoal drawing on paper |
Painting/Drawing - Religious/Spiritual
"Shepherd's love"
48"x72" oil on canvas |
"The Valley of dry bones"
48"x72" oil on linen canvas |
"Forgiveness"
9"x12" oil on canvas wooden board |
Artist Statement
Art is life; life is art; life without art is meaningless.
Bio
Zimou Tan was named "Chinese Master Artist" in December of 2007 by the Chinese government Art, and Culture department, also selected as "The 50 Artists impacted China".
In 2003 Tan won the Northern California Gold Metal portrait painting competition.
Tan has exhibited with the California Art Club's gold Medal and Group Exhibits. The New York Portrait Society Gallery in New York City presented his paintings; American Artists Professional League- 73rd Grand National Exhibition in the New York City; de Young Museum, San Francisco, California, and Asia Society of Arts of America, San Francisco, California. 20th Annual Marin Open Studio as the prominent feature artist at Corte Madera, California. Kaiping Artists exhibition 2014, Canton China.
Tan is a member of the American Society of Portrait Artists. ARC associate living master. Zimou's work was a feature in "International Artist Magazine," "Art of the West Magazine," "The artist magazine," "Stroke of Genius," Front page story for "Marin Independent Journal," "Chinese Master Artist," "The 50 Artists impacted China". Art Renew Center 2014, 2015, 2016 Finalist. First world watercolor finalist 2014, Collection Beaux-Arts Réaliste's first prize. 2014. Grand prize winner for International Artist Magazine portrait and figure challenge 2015, Second prize 2015 Southwest art magazine, Second prize, 2015 Oil painter of America. 2016, Idyllwild Art League annual competition judge.
2017, named ARC associate living master. 2019, named 40 Portrait Master, by French fine art publication.
Zimou Tan is a traditional fine artist who specialized in portrait and narrative figurative painting and drawings.
Tan has exhibited with the California Art Club's gold Medal and Group Exhibits. The New York Portrait Society Gallery in New York City presented his paintings; American Artists Professional League- 73rd Grand National Exhibition in the New York City; de Young Museum, San Francisco, California, and Asia Society of Arts of America, San Francisco, California. 20th Annual Marin Open Studio as the prominent feature artist at Corte Madera, California. Kaiping Artists exhibition 2014, Canton China.
Tan is a member of the American Society of Portrait Artists. ARC associate living master. Zimou's work was a feature in "International Artist Magazine," "Art of the West Magazine," "The artist magazine," "Stroke of Genius," Frontpage story for "Marin Independent Journal," "Chinese Master Artist," "The 50 Artists impacted China". Art Renew Center 2014, 2015, 2016 Finalist. First world watercolor finalist 2014, Collection Beaux-Arts Réaliste's first prize. 2014. Grand prize winner for International Artist Magazine portrait and figure challenge 2015, Second prize 2015 Southwest art magazine, Second prize, 2015 Oil painter of America. 2016, Idyllwild Art League annual competition judge. 2017, named ARC associate living master. 2019, named 40 Portrait Master, by French fine art publication.
Art is life; life is art; life without art is meaningless.
Bio
Zimou Tan was named "Chinese Master Artist" in December of 2007 by the Chinese government Art, and Culture department, also selected as "The 50 Artists impacted China".
In 2003 Tan won the Northern California Gold Metal portrait painting competition.
Tan has exhibited with the California Art Club's gold Medal and Group Exhibits. The New York Portrait Society Gallery in New York City presented his paintings; American Artists Professional League- 73rd Grand National Exhibition in the New York City; de Young Museum, San Francisco, California, and Asia Society of Arts of America, San Francisco, California. 20th Annual Marin Open Studio as the prominent feature artist at Corte Madera, California. Kaiping Artists exhibition 2014, Canton China.
Tan is a member of the American Society of Portrait Artists. ARC associate living master. Zimou's work was a feature in "International Artist Magazine," "Art of the West Magazine," "The artist magazine," "Stroke of Genius," Front page story for "Marin Independent Journal," "Chinese Master Artist," "The 50 Artists impacted China". Art Renew Center 2014, 2015, 2016 Finalist. First world watercolor finalist 2014, Collection Beaux-Arts Réaliste's first prize. 2014. Grand prize winner for International Artist Magazine portrait and figure challenge 2015, Second prize 2015 Southwest art magazine, Second prize, 2015 Oil painter of America. 2016, Idyllwild Art League annual competition judge.
2017, named ARC associate living master. 2019, named 40 Portrait Master, by French fine art publication.
Zimou Tan is a traditional fine artist who specialized in portrait and narrative figurative painting and drawings.
Tan has exhibited with the California Art Club's gold Medal and Group Exhibits. The New York Portrait Society Gallery in New York City presented his paintings; American Artists Professional League- 73rd Grand National Exhibition in the New York City; de Young Museum, San Francisco, California, and Asia Society of Arts of America, San Francisco, California. 20th Annual Marin Open Studio as the prominent feature artist at Corte Madera, California. Kaiping Artists exhibition 2014, Canton China.
Tan is a member of the American Society of Portrait Artists. ARC associate living master. Zimou's work was a feature in "International Artist Magazine," "Art of the West Magazine," "The artist magazine," "Stroke of Genius," Frontpage story for "Marin Independent Journal," "Chinese Master Artist," "The 50 Artists impacted China". Art Renew Center 2014, 2015, 2016 Finalist. First world watercolor finalist 2014, Collection Beaux-Arts Réaliste's first prize. 2014. Grand prize winner for International Artist Magazine portrait and figure challenge 2015, Second prize 2015 Southwest art magazine, Second prize, 2015 Oil painter of America. 2016, Idyllwild Art League annual competition judge. 2017, named ARC associate living master. 2019, named 40 Portrait Master, by French fine art publication.
