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Song 姜小松 was born in 1955 in Wuhan, China, came to Canada in 1988. He has an oriental approach and his own unique style in oil paintings. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Art in 1982 from The China Academy of Art (中國美術學院) formerly Zhejiang Art Academy, China ( 浙江美術學院). He later worked as an art lecturer in a university and a professional artist in Hubei Art Academy, China.
Some of his paintings were chosen by the Chinese government for art exhibitions in the U.S., Japan, Turkey, Kuwait, and Hong Kong. Five of which have been collected by the Art Museum of China . Besides participating in Chinese National Art Exhibitions, he has received numerous awards in China and abroad.
He paints most of his paintings outdoors in the wilderness while living and traveling in North America and Europe. He is influenced by the beautiful land and friendly people. His oil paintings won the “City of Toronto Archives Purchase Award” at the 1995 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. Through his paintings, he wishes to express his love to Canada and USA and all its people.
Song sincerely hopes that you will enjoy this painting and that it will strengthen your with nature.
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PROFESSINNAL EXPERIENCES
2010-Now Member of OPA. (Oil Painters of America Association)
1988 – Now Artist
1986 – 1988 Artist – Hubei Art Academy, China
1982 – 1986 Lecturer – Wuhan Urban Architecture Institute, China
1978 – 1982 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts Academy of China, China
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AWARD WINNIN
2011- Harbor of Fall Oil painting won Third place Paintin- Coconut Grove Festival. FL
2010- 2-D Honorable Mention Award- 2010 Ann Arbor State Street Art Fair MI
2010- Boat place - won OPA Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition Award of Excellence. Walls Fine Art Gallery.NC
2000 – “Best of show award” – Three Rivers Arts Festival – Pittsburgh, PA
1999 – “First Prize Oil” – Mystic Outdoor Art Festival – Mystic, CT
1998- First Place Mc Donough Award Columbus IN
1996- Second Place W.S.O.A.E. NY
1995- Ontario Place oil won Award of Excellence.-15th juried show of Fine Arts -Visual Arts Centere of Clarington ON
1995 – “First City of Toronto Archives Purchase Award” – Toronto ON
1993- Beast Painting Art Market -Fawcett-Langdon Gallery Canada
1987 – Gold Medal– Art Expo of China – Tokyo Japan
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PREMIER COLLECTION
1995- Front Street and Dundas Street Oil Painting collected by Market Gallery of the City of Toronto Archives
1989-Morning Song-晨曲 and Fog and Sunny-雾晴 Watercolor Collected by Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum . China
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Watercolor Collected – The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC)
1988 – “Light”--夜
1987 – “Mountain Village”--山里人家
1985 – “City at Dusk”--山城暮
1984 – “Day and Night” --夜以继日
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ART EXHIBITIONS
2011- Harbor of Fall -OPA 20th Juried National Exhibition. Devin Galleries.ID
2011-Solo .J.M. Stringer Gallery. NJ, U.S.A
2011-Solo. P.C Art Galleries DC, U.S.A
2010- Boat place -OPA Exhibition and won Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition Award of Excellence.
1998-2011- International New York Art Expo
1988 – Personal Art Exhibition – Multicultural Centre – Edmonton, AB
1985 – Art Exhibition of New Artists and Modern Paintings of China – Beijing, China
1984 – “Day and Night” 夜以继日selected at 6th National Art Exhibition of China – Beijing, China
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