Mian Situ

THOUSAND OAKS, CA - Six Chinese-born artists will give lectures and demonstrations, including the painting of a Mongolian couple on their wedding day, throughout a 10-day residency at California Lutheran University.

“A Chinese New Year Residency at the Kwan Fong Gallery” will run from Tuesday, Feb. 10, through Thursday, Feb. 19. It coincides with the “Chinese Figurative Realism in the 21st Century” exhibit on display from Jan. 22 through April 9 in the William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art and the Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 12.

Nan Liu, an associate professor of visual arts at Florida A&M University, will present a lecture titled “Introducing Traditional Chinese Brush Painting” from 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 10. He will demonstrate brush-painting techniques from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 10 and from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 11.

Xu Weixin, a professor and artist in the School of Arts at Renmin University of China, will discuss “Chinese Contemporary Art Observation ¬– Thinking and Practice” from 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 12. He will work on an oil painting called “The Miner” from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 12 and from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 13.

California Art Club Signature Artist Jove Wang will present “Art Reflects Personality" and sign copies of his book “Instinct & Feeling: Jove Wang’s Oil Painting” from 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 14. He will paint a Mongolian couple on their wedding day from 1 to 5 p.m. Valentine’s Day and continue painting 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 16.

Mian Situ, a California Art Club Signature Artist, will discuss “Chinese immigration History and My Art” and sign copies of the 2007 book “The Overseas Oil Painter of China: The Works of Mian Situ’s Oil Painting” from 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 17. He will return from 1 to 5 p.m. to paint a Chinese model wearing traditional clothing.

Z.S. Liang, an award-winning painter from Agoura Hills, will discuss “American Indian Culture and My Art” and sign copies of Tom Saubert’s 2014 book, “Z.S. Liang, Native Trails Fresh Tracks,” from 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 18. He will return from 1 to 5 p.m. to work on an oil painting of a Native American model.

Yu Ji, a professor of art at California State University, Long Beach, will discuss “American and Chinese Street Culture and My Art” from 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 19. He will return from 1 to 5 p.m. to demonstrate figurative drawing and composition in art.

Visitors to the Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture may also catch the Chinese artists at work at other times between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. throughout the residency. The free events are part of the university’s Artists and Speakers Series. For more information, visit CalLutheran.edu or contact Michael Pearce at 805-444-7716.