ZHONG CHENG

Bai Shi graduated from Yunnan Arts University where he majored in oil painting, and is currently a member of China’s Artist Association, Yunnan Branch. Bai also serves as an art editor of Yunnan Daily. Bai Shi has been exploring Yunnan local painting for years and uses intense rays of light to depict the scenery of Yunnan’s red soil plateau. He was invited to hold a solo exhibition at Dancast Gallery in Melbourne by Contemporary Art Society of Australia in 1990. His work “Dawn” was selected for the Guangzhou Biennial; “Red Soil Passion” was selected for the 8th National Art Exhibition; “Evening Glow of Plateau” was exhibited at the 2nd Oil Painting Exhibition of China; and “House by the River” for the Second National Watercolor and Pastels Painting Exhibition. In 2014, his work “Red Soil—Golden Autumn” was awarded First Prize at the “Plateau: The Fourth West China Art Annual Art Exhibition.” Many of Bai Shi’s works have been collected by museums and private collectors.