Cheng Lian was born in 1955 in Shanghai, China. Part of a close-knit, highly-talented family, he learned art since he was a little boy from his father, a famous artist and professor. He graduated from China Academy of Fine Art (a famous art school in China known as Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art), and he was an honored student in the art school. As an artist Cheng has traveled to many places in China, Asia, United States, North America, Europe and South America; he uses his artist eyes observing things that he has seen like people and scenery, and he created eye catching, breathe taking portraits, landscapes and still lives with his unique style. Exhibitions: Thornwood Galleries, Houston, Dallas, TX; East-West Gallery, The Woodlands, TX; Billy Hork Galleries, Chicago IL; New York Art Expo, New York NY; AKA Arnot Gallery, New York NY; Lakeshore Gallery, Milwaukee WI; Chelsea Galleries, Beachwood MA; Renjeau Galleries, Natick MA; Royce Galleries LTD., Denver CO; China Art Expo, Guangzhou China; Point Gallery, Chicago IL; Chicago Art Expo, Chicago IL; Lakeside Gallery, Lakeside MI Publication: American Art Collector (USA), Art World News - cover (USA), Artists of Chinese Origin in North America Directory (USA), Chinese Select Oil Painting Artists (Japan) 2013 - •Honor award winner, one of the 20 Finalist, International Portrait Competition, Portrait Society of America •First Annual Salon Show by Oil Painters of America •22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition by Oil Painters of America •Second place winner, Rites of Spring Artists of Texas and Dutch Art Gallery Juried Show •2 Honorable mentions of Artistic Excellence, 1 top 60, International Salon Juried Show, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX •Award of Excellence, NOAPS International On-Line Exhibit Cheng Lian was born in 1955 in Shanghai, China. Part of a close-knit, highly-talented family, he learned art since he was a little boy from his father, a famous artist and professor. He graduated from China Academy of Fine Art (a famous art school in China known as Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art), and he was an honored student in the art school. OPA Western Regional Exhibit at SouthWind Gallery, Topeka, Kansas 2012 - •Honorable Mention, International Salon Juried Show, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX •Annual Award Winner and April Finalist, RayMar Art Contest •Finalist at 29th Annual Art Magazine Competition •Awarded "Best of Show" on John Wesley UMC Annual Art Contest, Spring, TX •"Bes of portrait", Best of America Juried Exhibition, The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society 2011 - •"Bes of Show", Best of America Juried Exhibition, The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society •International Salon Juried Show, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX •Western Regional Juried Exhibition, Oil Painters of America •Second Place in Oil figure category, LSAG Art Juried Competition, Conroe, TX •First Places in Oil Painting category, The Woodlands Art League, TX He• was invited by China artist group for a tour in west China and an Exhibition His art is widely collected by many corporate and thousands of private collectors in US, Europe, Israel, Japan, Hong Kong, and China. Cheng Lian was born in 1955 in Shanghai, China. Part of a close-knit, highly-talented family, he learned art since he was a little boy from his father, a famous artist and professor. He graduated from China Academy of Fine Art (a famous art school in China known as Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art), and he was an honored student in the art school. As an artist Cheng has traveled to many places in China, Asia, United States, North America, Europe and South America; he uses his artist eyes observing things that he has seen like people and scenery, and he created eye catching, breathe taking portraits, landscapes and still lives with his unique style. Exhibitions: Thornwood Galleries, Houston, Dallas, TX; East-West Gallery, The Woodlands, TX; Billy Hork Galleries, Chicago IL; New York Art Expo, New York NY; AKA Arnot Gallery, New York NY; Lakeshore Gallery, Milwaukee WI; Chelsea Galleries, Beachwood MA; Renjeau Galleries, Natick MA; Royce Galleries LTD., Denver CO; China Art Expo, Guangzhou China; Point Gallery, Chicago IL; Chicago Art Expo, Chicago IL; Lakeside Gallery, Lakeside MI