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Haitao Yin

Haitao Yin was born in 1974 in Harbin, China. From 1992 to 1996, he was trained at Central Academy of Arts & Design in Beijing. In 2000, he immigrated to Canada and continues to pursue his interest in arts. In 2008, he became a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. He's also a member of The Chinese Canadian Artists Federation in Vancouver. His paintings convey his love of natural scenery and the pursuit of a peaceful state of mind. His painting style contains the Western landscape painting on the natural color of the advocate and Eastern traditional culture on the lens of Zen Buddhism. Natural inspiration, state of mind, and artistic conception are the three key elements of his paintings. Currently, he and his family reside in Richmond, BC.

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Ross Holmes

Ross Holmes was born in 1975 in Vancouver and received his diploma in Studio Art from Capilano College. He then went on to study both photography and painting at the Emily Carr Institute and Langara College. A full time artist with a studio in Chinatown, Ross’ seascapes and landscapes derive from his exposure to vast open spaces. Over the years, Ross has been fortunate to travel to such far away places as India, Mongolia, and Iceland.

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Catherine Adamson

Catherine Adamson lives and works in the Vancouver area of British Columbia. She was born in Vancouver, raised on farms in Langley in the Fraser Valley, and eventually raised her three children there. With the children grown, she returned to school and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts and English at the University of the Fraser Valley in 2003. In September, 2001, Catherine held a 50-piece solo exhibition at the university’s gallery. After graduating, she spent three years researching, writing, and publishing a book. Afterwards, she moved back to Vancouver and began exploring different methods of art-making. Catherine’s ‘free-flow’ style emerged as she allowed the paint to flow freely off the wooden stir-stick and down onto a waiting canvas, not worrying about precision or exactitude as she once did with a brush. Since then she has had many exhibitions, both solo and group shows, in and around Vancouver. These past two years she has won four awards at juried shows. Catherine’s paintings are filled with energy, movement, whimsy, depth and emotion that viewers absorb and enjoy. She paints from a place of joy within, and every piece speaks to her and takes her someplace new and wonderful. Catherine loves, and lives, to paint.

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Tian-Xing Li

Tian-Xing Li was born in Canton, China. He received education in oil painting from the Canton Academy of Art. Afterwards, He immigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1981 where he now resides. He is a senior member of the Federation of Canadian Artists (SFCA, since 2004). Previously, he was a director of Canadian Chinese Artists Federation in Vancouver and also, a signature member of the California Watercolor Association (CWA). Tian’s paintings have won numerous awards in Canadian, American, and international competitions. Mr. Li connects with the community by teaching art to students in the greater Vancouver area.

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John Nan Zhao

Nan Zhao began his art studies at a very early age. He was accepted into the Central Academy of Fine Arts attached to the fine arts school when he was 16 year old. Four years later , he went on to pursue further BFA studies at the China Academy of Art, which is where he majored in oil painting. He received professional training and guidance by several painting masters. At the Florence Art Academy in Italy, he studied Florentine Renaissance Techniques and Neoclassicism. He followed his mentor who was Pietro Annigoni's student and other masters. He finished the full course in 3 years. His paintings can be found in private collections in North America, Europe and Asia.

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