ZHONG CHENG

Ma Gui Fang was born in Zhehe, and is an accomplished contemporary artist. Ma started studying painting at an early age, specialized in drawing peonies. She graduated from Fine Arts Department of South China Normal University, in Guangzhou. Her paintings of peonies display a unique style, with unconventional compositions, and elegant forms; the peonies are in full bloom and bright colors. Ma exhibits unique techniques to present in-depth meanings. She inherited the bold and seasoned style from traditional techniques. Ma continues to win over critics with her magnificent paintings, and was dubbed the “Greatest Painter of Peonies.” Her works continues to win praises and recognitions, she even gifted her paintings as gifts to friends in Japan. Major exhibitions: 2010 “Natural and Beautiful,” Wuhan and Shenzhen Women’s Art Exhibition; “Revolution Art Taipei,” (2010, Taiwan); “The Second Guangdong Province Art Teachers’ Artworks and Teaching Plans Exhibition,” (2008, Guangdong Artists Association); “The Second Guangzhou City Tianhe District Junior High School and Elementary School Art Teachers Exhibition—First Prize” (2006, Guangzhou City Tianhe District Bureau of Education).