Ma Shang, Paul Morin & Christopher Owen Nelson – Portraits Art Exhibition

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Shang Ma – San Francisco, CA – http://www.shangmaart.com

Bio
Shang Ma was raised in Hangzhou, China. Shang began learning art at a very young age and since then have always had a passion for art. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Zhejiang Normal University in Jinhua, China. He has majored graphic design in China. After completing his B.F.A degree, Shang moved to San Francisco and got his M.F.A degree in Academy of Art University (AAU). Now, He focuses on contemporary expressive figure/Portrait painting.

Paul Morin – San Francisco, CA – http://www.studiomorin.com

Christopher Owen Nelson – Santa Fe, NM – http://www.chrisnelsonfineart.com

Christopher Owen Nelson thrives in the vast arid landscape of the American West. As a Colorado native, he studied fine arts at Rocky Mountain
College of Art and Design where he learned classical methods in drawing and
painting. While developing a deep appreciation for composition and form, Nelson
focused on employing alternative materials; sculpting with used carpet, found
objects and painting on glass. He continued on to pursue a career in construction, whereby gaining valuable knowledge in concrete, steel and woodworking that would eventually lay substructure for a new and innovative artistic approach. Electric power tools became primary instruments, with paints and textiles applied at later stages in conceptual evolution.

Critical attention and art world accolades have been swift and abundant. Early honors include the Most Promising Artist Scholarship Award, and being named as one of “21 Under 31 Emerging Artists” earmarked for success, by Southwest Art Magazine. Recently Nelson’s achievements in the arts have been featured in several national publications, including: Western Art Collector; Luxe Interiors and Design; Western Art and Achitecture; Santa Fean magazine, and American Art Collector.

Representation of Nelson’s work has been strongly focused in the greater southwestern region. However, through prestigious exhibitions and collections, his artworks have travelled the globe. Already in his career, this young artist boasts over a dozen solo exhibitions. Boulder Museum of Art, Boulder, Colorado; The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, and St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland are amongst the many museums and universities who have exhibited his work. Corporate and public art collections include: Wisdom Tree Investments, New York, New York; Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, Boulder, Colorado; Distant Cellars Vineyard, Fiddletown, California; Goodwill Industries, and Ritz Carlton.

Nelson’s creations reveal the dynamic nature of intrinsic existence, as thought and feeling align within a medium that is uniquely his own. Combining elements of his skills in painting, construction and songwriting, Nelson illustrates deliberate yet subconscious narratives guided by lucid dreamscape. His work continues to grow in scale and in concept. Nelson is bound by no medium; creates in a perpetual state of research and development. Striking his own path, he cuts a wide road for future pioneers. Nelson exists in leaps and bounds. The art world follows in double time.