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HUA CHEN, 2008 US
OLYMPIC TEAM OFFICIAL ARTIST’S COMMEMORATIVE ARTWORK TO BE UNVEILED AT THE
ONE YEAR OUT OLYMPIC CELEBRATION OF THE 2008 BEIJING, CHINA OLYMPIC GAMES
AT FINE ART, LTD WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2007.
 St. Louis, MO – Fine Art,
Ltd. announced today that acclaimed artist, Hua Chen, who has been
selected an “Official Artist, for the 2008 US Olympic Team, will publicly
present his painting of an Olympic Gymnast at the One Year Out Olympic
Celebration of the 2008 Beijing, China Olympic Games at Fine Art, Ltd. on
Wednesday, August 8, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
“Hua Chen is renowned for
capturing the beauty of motion that is unique to an Olympic athlete on his
canvas,” said Jack Scharr, President of Fine Art, Ltd (Official Licensee
of the United States Olympic Committee).
Hua Chen
was born in 1952 in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Between the
years of 1973 and 1976, Chen earned a Bachelors Degree of Fine Art from
the Anhui Teacher's University, Anhui, China. He then went on to attain a
Master of Fine Art Degree in sketching, watercolor and oil painting from
the Central Institute of the Fine Arts in Beijing,
China.
Chen has earned several titles and awards including Chairman of Anhui Oil
Painting Research Association in China and is a member of the Artists
Association of China.
After
relocating to the United States in the late 1990’s, Chen’s work became
well recognized, resulting in his work being displayed in the national
directory, "Artists of Chinese Origin in
North America."
His one-man shows have been exhibited in Japan, Hawaii, China and the
United States.
Hua
Chen has been gifted with the ability of creating imagery that
immortalizes the most delicate of subjects on canvas. Using distinctive
shades of pastel colors, the artist invites you into his own imaginary
world filled with ageless beauty. His works are collected the world over
and he has been honored by having his creations in the permanent
collection of the National Art Museum of China.
Hua Chen will donate
commemorative, limited edition prints of his 2008 US Olympic artwork to
the art museum at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. |
