The Mineral Pigment Project

The project is a proposed group exhibition of artists working internationally with natural mineral pigments – that is pigments produced from rocks and crystals. This group is composed of two Iranian artists working in the Persian/Islamic tradition and two Chinese artists working in the Nihonga tradition as well as myself in the European tradition.

List of artists

 

Michael Price

https://www.michaelprice.info

 

Behnaz Karjoo

https://www.behnazkarjoo.com/

 

Hana Shahnavaz

www.hanashahnavaz.com

Wang Xiongfei’s Art Resume – No website Connection – see enclosed file

1173807401@qq.com  Prof. Wang Xiong Fei — email

Born in Beijing in 1961

Graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in 1988 (now China Academy of Art)

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In 1988, he studied at Tama Art University, Japan, majored in rock painting

In 1998, he presided over the teaching of the “Advanced Research Class of Chinese Rock Painting” by the Art Development Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It has been 32 sessions so far.

Founded in 1998, “Journal of Rock Paintings”, served as editor-in-chief

In 1999, he was appointed as a special researcher at Tama Art University, Japan

2000 Visiting Scholar in Visual Arts, Wollengong University, Australia

In 2001, curated the “First Chinese Rock Color Art Exhibition”, and served as the curator and art director of the previous “Chinese Rock Color Art Exhibition”

Founded in 2006, “Rock Color Art” magazine as the editor-in-chief

Director of the Chinese Culture Promotion Association and Secretary General of Yancai Art Research Center in 2006

In 2008, he served as the tutor and visiting professor of the master student of rock painting at the School of Art, Renmin University of China

In 2008, he served as a visiting professor at National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan. Distinguished researcher at the Academy of Fine Arts, Tunghai University

Director of the Rock Painting Research Institute of China Academy of Art in 2009

In 2019, he served as the dean of the Oriental Art Research Institute and the head of the Mural Painting Department of the Hebei Academy of Art

He is currently teaching at the Master’s tutor of the Mural Painting Department of China Academy of Art, professor and director of the Mural Painting Department of Hebei Academy of Art

 

Yu Lukui’s Art Resume – No website Connection

Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang in 1968

Graduated from Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now China Academy of Art) in 1990

Studying in Japan in 1990

Researcher at the Rock Color Painting Research Institute of China Academy of Art

Instructor of the Advanced Study Class of Chinese Rock Painting, Art Development Center, Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Member of the Yancai Art Committee of the Chinese Culture Promotion Association

Director of Beijing Yancai Tianya Art Center

 

Famous rock painter

Participated in many national art exhibitions, and her works were selected for the 6th National Fine Brushwork Exhibition and collected (National Art Museum of China). Her works were selected for the Fourth National Mural Exhibition. Participated in many international exchange exhibitions, the 3rd China-South Korea International Exchange Exhibition (Seoul, South Korea), “Chinese Painting Master Nomination Exhibition”, “Sino-Japanese Exchange Exhibition”, etc. in Paris, France.

Published and edited “Mineral Color Usage Manual-Mineral Color Techniques and Research” (People’s Fine Arts Publishing House), edited “Chinese Figure Paintings for National Grade Examination” (China Youth Publishing House); published “Yu Lukuiyan Color Painting Works Collection” (Beijing Arts and Crafts Publishing House)