Watercolor International IV - Thessaloniki, Greece

Jin Li, a professional Taiwanese watercolor artist, was born in China and works predominantly in the medium of watercolor painting. Currently teaching as an associate professor at Taiwan Hsuan Chuang University (HCU), Jin Li was also an associate professor at Hubei Academy of Fine Arts in Hubei Province, China. She serves as a committee member of Hubei Contemporary Watercolor Academy in charge of cultural affairs. Up to now, Jin Li has had 8 solo watercolor exhibitions and several group watercolor exhibitions in both China and Taiwan. Recently she has been frequently invited to participate in exhibitions even for the rest of the world. Exhibitions: 2016             Suzhou international Watercolor Exhibition in China             Fabriano Watercolor Exhibition in Italy              Hubei Provincial Watercolor Academy Exhibition in China 2015             Shanghai International Watercolor Exhibition in China             I WS International Watercolor Exhibiti

Born in ZiBo of Shandong Province in 1987. Now living in Qigndao. Majored in watercolor in College of Fine Arts of Qingdao University in 2007 and obtained the Master’s Degree in 2014. Member of Shandong Watercolor Society. Now working in Shanghai Theater Academy in Qingdao.

Peng Guo, born in 1971. The Deputy Director of Qingdao Contemporary Art Association.  He obsessed with painting and art since childhood. He established Hai Lianxin Trading Corporation since 1990s.  Outside of work, he keep working on watercolor and oil painting creations. Meanwhile he also an organizer of watercolor and oil painting exchanges and exhibitions.  He has received awards from national and international exhibitions and his paintings have been collected by art institutions, galleries and individual collectors.

Born in China in October 1972. Xi'an Graduated from the Middle School of The China Academy of Art in 1993 Graduated from Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts in 2000 Chinese watercolor painting artist Union member Xi'an Art Association Committee member NWS member of the national water color society of the United States Member of the International Association of commercial art designers In February 2018, watercolor work "heartstring" was selected for the "watercolor" exhibition and won the award of excellence. From November 2017 to December, he participated in the Sino German art exchange for a month and successfully held a five person exhibition in Chinese. In August 2017, watercolor "little Moon" was selected in the first International Watercolor Grand Prix, and won the award of excellence. In June 2017, watercolor "the years" was selected as the second national youth watercolor painting network exhibition, and w

Male, born in QingDao in 1972. Now as the member of QingDao Modern Art Association as well as the member of China Building Interior Decoration Association. Graduated from the Enviromental Art Department of ShanDong University of Art&Design in 1994, since when, dedicated in designing the building interior and exterior decoration and overall planning landscape.   Now focus on creating works of watercolor painting.   

Born in Melbourne, Australia, 1930, the distinguished Australian artist, Robert A. Wade, has gained International acclaim. He has exhibited with most of the major Watercolour Societies in the World and won important awards in many countries. In 1986 he received the "Advance Australia Medal" for his outstanding contribution to Australian art, in 2003 he received the Medal of The Order of Australia for “his contribution to Watercolour as Artist, Educator and Promoter of Australian Art.” He was elected "Artist of the Year", Victorian Artists' Society, 1985 and 1986; in 1988 he received the "Winsor and Newton Australian Bi-Centenary Award for Watercolour". His work has received 13 Major overseas awards, in England, France and USA, plus 95 awards in Australia. Among the awards are the Cornelissen Award of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, London, 1983; Talens Award and Public Choice, Grand Prix International, Tregastel,

Angela Barbi was born in Girona (Spain) where she lives at present, she also lived in The Netherlands for three years as a child, and has travelled extensively. From a very young age she started drawing and painting, later on she received tuition in classical drawing and expressionistic painting, following the anthroposophical school of Rudolf Steiner and Beppe Assenza according to the theory of colours by Goethe. She recently visited the Goetheannum University in Basel, Switzerland, and was deeply inspired by the Works of art observed and the training offered. She has also followed training with some Spanish and International painters for many years. For over 25 years she was an English teacher at a secondary school, combining the painting with her teaching tasks. During those years she acted as the international coordinator of the EWE Project (European Work Experience Exchange) between Spain and Great Britain, an activity that involved groups of Young adult

PhD in Art Criticism, Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Member of the Designers Union of Ukraine, Member of the Union of Сritics and Historians of Art Biographical information. 1988-1993 – studied at Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Fine Arts, specialization Industrial design (Ukraine). 1990-1991 – internship at the Higher School of Art and Design, Halle (German). 1995-2001 – lecturer at Design Department, Lviv State Forestry University   (Ukraine).    2001 – present – Associated professor, Department of Design and Architecture Fundamentals, Lviv Polytechnic National University (Ukraine).    Creative activity. From 1993 – participant at international, national, regional exhibitions on painting and graphics, the author of personal exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad. Scientific, educational and methodical activity. Ihor Yurchenko in his creation adheres to the classical laws of constructing the pictorial plane on the basis of the laws

Self-taught and practicing drawing since childhood, I discovered watercolor in the early 90.     I find my inspirations in travel. Passionate about animals, sea and currently portraits, I approach new topics with pleasure. I prefer details, transparent pigments and light. For me, the watercolor is first to have a crush on the subject. Then pencil, brushes, pigments and water enter the dance to play on paper. The subject takes shape, then comes happiness.   I am always looking to still and always evolve ... but how far? Challenge, confront myself to others by participating in contests and share my experience animating occasionally workshops, are my main concern. My works exhibited in Belgium and abroad have been the subject of numerous awards (Belgium, France, Italy, Sweden, USA, Greece, etc ...) . Member of the Institute of Watercolor Belgium (AIB) and ECWS

AWS : American Watercolor Society member NWS: National Watercolor Society member AAAI - the Australian Association of Architectural Illustrators SAS -Archaeological illustration   professional member CUS: Cairo Urban Sketchers member. Founder of: -(Tasmeem) Architecture Design Society 2001 (which bred Cairo Urban Sketcher) -Abu Rawash Prize for art & design, 2016. -Founder and editor-in-chief of SELECTED artist magazine. Egyptian architect was born in 1981 In Giza, Abu Rawash earned a Bachelor of architecture degree from Cairo University. He best known for his   architectural illustration. He has worked as an architect, Landscape designer, interior designer, architectural illustrator, as well as becoming an archaeology illustrator. Between 2005 and 2013 he worked as an architecture/illustration instructor in architecture department (Cairo University and aviation academy) and He has also held watercolor workshops, more than 12 years. In 2016, he began sp

RI President 2014 - 2016 Born in Porlock, Somerset, England, in 1947, Andy Wood spent his formative years living in Surrey. From 1965 - 1967 he studied Fine Art at Croydon College of Art then from 1967 - 1970 he continued his studies at Newport College of Art gaining a degree in Painting and Film in 1970. In 1977, having gained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Maria Grey College of Further Education, he moved to Dorset and concentrated on painting full-time. During his time in the West Country he ran a successful art gallery in Lyme Regis. From 2002 he has lived and worked in East Sussex until November 2016 where he sadly passed away after a short battle with cancer. Andy Wood was an internationally renowned artist and exhibited in the England, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and the United States of America. At the time of his passing he was the president of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour (RI) which is one of the oldest watercolo

President ; IWS-Pakistan Founder; PWS. Pakistan Watercolor Society Gold Medalist ; IIIrd International Watercolor Biennale 2014,Caudete,Spain Winner,IIIrd International watercolor Biennle 2014 ,Belgrade, Serbia. Great Master World Watercolor Artist   Award 2016, HuaHin BluPort Watercolor Art Biennale 2016,Thailand Curator; PEARLS OF PEACE,!st International watercolor Biennale 2016,CEAD,MUET,Jamshoro Head; Department of Fine Art ,Centre of Excellence in Art & design ,MUET,Jamshoro He printed 13 Watercolor Books Ali Abbas is a leading Master in watercolour. He has taken part in the jury & workshops ,many group and has had 16 solo exhibitions on national and international levels. Ali Abbas Syed currently Head/Teaches as professor department of fine arts, center of excellence in art & design, MUET, jamshoro , sindh, Pakistan

Drawing and painting attracted me since childhood during which I practiced a lot. Taken by family and professionnal life it's only when my children left I had time to practice this hobby again, and devote myself especially watercolor. Autodidact long I had the chance to attend workshops with talented and generous artists who allowed me to expand my skills and learn from other more to master the game of water and pigments. I love the transparency of this medium, it provides freedom and power of his contemplative contrasts ... I draw my inspiration in nature but also in life scenes and characters. I also practice acrylic that I treated with wash well, and that brought a lot of modernity to my subjects. Painting has become for me an inexhaustible passion and a great vehicle for sharing with the artists I meet. I share this passion of watercolor since 2005 through ARE (Aquarelle Reims Evenement) and Pinceaux Passion (watercolor workshops). Dominique Lhonoré is the

Gabriele Mazzara was born in Fabriano,Italy. There he meets his first art teachers and wins ,very young ,his first international design art prize He lives in Rome where he takes a degree in Architectural Engineering. He works at Rome University La Sapienza as an architecture teacher for some years. He lives in England where he works in the movie as a scenographer, opens an art atelier, does his first art exhibitions. Together with his professional life as an Architect he performs during the years an intense artistic activity in the fields of painting, sculpture, engraving, drawing. He has many solo exhibitions in Italy and abroad. He works for several years in the arab countries as Chief Resident Architect of a main Italian Design Firm. He is given the Order of Italian Knives fby the President of Republic for architectural merits. He actually lives in Fabriano, Marche, Italy, where his latest art atelier is. He teaches in drawing and painting workshops from tru

Cesc Farré, Terrassa 1972, Spain I am an architect from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC, Spain) and my artistic training, especially the watercolor technique, has been closely linked to the graphic expression and the illustration of the architectural heritage in which I live. got a scholarship. Currently, I combine watercolor instruction at school with master classes and workshops around the world with my own research. I am part of the group of watercolors of Catalonia and I am vice-president of IWS Spain and the international jury of art competitions. I am Mediterranean. This fact naturally translates into the light and the color of my watercolors but also in the contrast and the structured gesture with the drawing and the composition. I use a lot in my proposals the white of the sheet and I usually mix my colors directly on the paper to give maximum transparency and brightness. I work with natural hairbrushes on fine grain cotton paper with high qu