2023 Lunar New Year Exhibition

ART BY SOPHIA NIE AND SHUDE FENG

Opening Reception
Saturday January 14, 2023 2:00pm – 5:00pm
https://niefeng.eventbrite.ca

Exhibition
January 14 – February 10, 2023
Mon – Fri 10-5, Tue until 8pm

Auspicious Year of the Rabbit! From January 14th to 27th, Lipont Gallery, together with Richmond-based artists Shude Feng and Sophia Nie, will bring the audiences an exhibition of traditional Chinese fine brush paintings and canvas paintings that symbolizes beauty of nature. The works include the elegant Four Seasons, the dignified and gorgeous Splendid Years, the beaming Longevity Welcoming the Spring, Great Auspicious, Celebrating Longevity and so on. Please make a wish and welcome the Lunar New Year!

The two artists have been working quietly in Richmond for decades, and it is the first time that they have a two-person exhibition together. Shude Feng comes from a family of artists. She has been taught by famous teachers since she was a child. Later she has formed a painting style with elegant and vivid charm. Sophia Nie is a senior designer. In her early years, she was enlightened and studied painting after maestros and relentlessly expressed her longing for beauty ever since.

【癸卯新春绘画展】

冯树德工笔花鸟、聂秀平绘画展

开幕：2023年1月14日星期六14:00 – 17:00

展览：2023年1月14至27日

週一至週五10:00 – 17:00, 週二至20:00 开放

1月14日至2月10日，温哥华力邦美术馆携画家冯树德、聂秀平为大家带来一场寓意美好、雅俗共赏的工笔画和西画展览。作品包括典雅的【四季条屏】、端庄华丽的【锦绣芳华】、喜气洋洋的【双寿迎春】【大吉】【大寿】；秀丽灵动的【荷曳灵惜】【榆韵娆枝】【双马图】等。请大家都许个愿，迎接农历新年！

两位画家在Richmond默默耕耘几十载，首次联袂双人展。冯树德来自书画世家，自幼承名师指导，形成意趣清雅、气韵生动的画风，作品被广为收藏。聂秀平是一位资深设计师，早年经名师启蒙研习绘画，不懈地表达对美的憧憬。

Shude Feng – Artist Biography

In 1948 Shude Feng was born into a family of calligraphers and painters in Beijing. Adhering to family precepts and rooted in traditional culture, she has loved calligraphy and painting since childhood.

After graduating from Tianjin Arts and Crafts School in 1970, Feng continued her practice in traditional Chinese flower-and-bird painting meticulously and studied under renowned artists such as Tian Shiguang, Sun Qifeng, and Yu Fuqian. She has reached a deep understanding of the essence of traditional Chinese realistic paintings and has been carrying out her own elegant styles. Her works have been exhibited in China, abroad and acquired by collectors.

After moving to Vancouver in 2004, Feng continues her career and started teaching. Her students won gold and silver awards in various international Chinese painting and calligraphy competitions.

Currently she is a member of the Canadian Chinese Artists Association, China Arts and Crafts Association, and Beijing Gongbi Heavy Colour Painting Association.

Publications
2011 Biography of Meticulous Flower and Bird Paintings, Tianjin Yangliuqing Publishing House

Exhibitions
2022 Solo Exhibition, Lipont Gallery, Richmond, BC
2019 Cultural Festival Group Exhibition
2017 Richmond Art and Culture Festival Group Exhibition
2014 Canadian Huafeng Artists Association Group Exhibition
2009 Richmond Traditional Culture Carnival Exhibition
2008 Vancouver Chinese Artists Association Exhibition. Painting Peacock won an award.
2007 Poetic Painting and Calligraphy group exhibition

Collections
2010-present Private Collections
2017 Lotus, Canadian Shaolin Chan Wu Centre, Canada
2012 Shuang Shou, Mayor Malcom Broday, Richmond, BC
2012 Splendid China, Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai
2011 Pine Tree and Crane, Global Chinese Press, Vancouver BC

冯树德 – 艺术家简历

冯树德，1948年出生于北京市一个书画世家，自幼酷爱书画艺术，秉承家训，植根传统。

1970年她从天津工艺美术学院毕业后，不断研习、进修，专攻工笔花鸟画，并受业于田世光、孙其峰、于复千等诸位名师，且深得画艺之精髓。其画风意趣清雅，气韵生动，作品多次在国内外展出，并被中外各界友人收藏。

2004年移居温哥华后，她仍致力于书画创作和公益事业，并在列治文自宅指导同好学习国画。其学员参加国际华人书画大赛多次获得金奖、银奖。

现为加拿大华人艺术家协会会员，中国工艺美术家协会会员，北京工笔重彩画会会员。

出版物

2011年受天津杨柳青出版社之邀，出版《工笔花鸟画传》一书

展览

2019年9月28 文化节联展

2017年7月29 列治文艺术文化节联展

2014年7月26 加拿大华枫艺术家协会联展

2009年5月列治文传统文化嘉年华展

2008年11月15日温哥华华人艺术家协会举办评审展，作品《孔雀》获奖

2007年7月16日诗情画意书画联展

2017年《荷花》加拿大少林禅武中心收藏

2012年《双寿图》列治文市长收藏

2012年《锦绣中华》上海世博会收藏

2011年《松鹤图》环球华报收藏

2010年《牡丹》中国驻加拿大总领馆收藏

Sophia Nie – Artist Biography

Born in 1962, Beijing

Xiuping Nie (Sophia) has been working in the art design industry for decades. She practices graphic design, Industrial design, and interior design.

“My love for painting can be traced back to my childhood. Since then, I have been exploring art and immersing myself in art. Yan Li and Naizheng Zhu were the mentors who introduced me to fine art and influenced my skills and my career profoundly.

Traditional Chinese painting played an integral part of my personal growth. Studying fine brush painting and portraiture nourished my soul. The fine education I received from my teachers has allowed me to expand my vision in the art world and make progress continuously as a designer and artist.

I am always seeking ways to express my visions of beauty and use artistic expressions and techniques such as painting to describe the scenes I see. Through life and nature, I am amazed by the delicacy and the splendour of our world. I depict these beautiful views in my paintings and do my best to do it continuously in a creative way. In the future I will explore even more ways and techniques to express my perception of beauty.” – Sophia Nie 2022

Education

1986 – 1988
Department of Environmental Design, Beijing Science Technology and Management College

Courses: painting, environmental design (landscape design, urban planning), three-dimensional composition, industrial design, graphic design, architectural design, interior design, ergonomics, and material science.

Internship: Beijing Architectural Design Institute
Internship Project: Lobby and garden design, China Rehabilitation Research Center for Deaf Children

Work Experience

2004- present Graphic designer, interior designer, and construction projects manager, Vancouver, BC
2002-2004 Consultant and Designer, Natong Medical Group IV
2001 Designer, Tang Guang Ming Hui Advertising Company
1998-1999 Designer, Dashu Corporate Image Company
1993-1998 Public Relations and Designer, Sunworld Dynasty Hotel, Beijing
1991-1992 Public Relations and Designer, Scitech Technology Exchange Co., Ltd. and Scitech Hotel, Beijing
1991 Graphic designer, interior designer, advertisement designer, Zhongcui Fashion Co., Ltd.
1988-1990 Interior designer and ceramic art designer of Kang Hua headquarters office, Kang Hua Environmental Design

聂秀平

1962年生，北京人

从事设计行业多年至今，涉及平面设计、产品设计、室内设计硬装、软装。

“我对绘画的热爱源自儿时，不自觉地沉侵其中，不停地探索。李燕老师和朱乃正老师是我的启蒙老师，对我基础绘画的根基和艺术修养有着深厚影响。

传统的中国画，是我成长过程中的重要组成部分。学习工笔人物画，也是我汲取艺术养份过程中的重要食粮。良师们的悉心教导，使我在艺术境界上提高视野并不断进步。

一直以来我涉及并寻求多种艺术形式，表达对美的憧憬。用绘画等方式，将我眼中美丽的景象描绘出来。我在感悟生命、感悟自然的同时，惊叹万物的精致与壮观，于是我喜好将美好的事物做为提材，进行不断的创意。我也会在未来更多地将内心对美的观感，以各种形式表现出来。” – 聂秀萍2022

教育背景
1986－1988 中国科技经营管理大学环境设计系。
学习绘画、环境设计 (园林、城市规划)、产品设计、装潢设计、平面设计、立体构成、建筑设计、室内外设计、人机工程学、材料学。
毕业实习：北京建筑设计院
实习项目：中华聋儿康复中心 (参与大堂形象设计、园林设计)

工作经历
2004-present 移民加拿大，从事平面设计、室内硬装软装设计及装修
2002-2004 纳通医疗集团 IV顾问及设计师
2001 唐光明辉广告公司设计师
1998-1999 大树企业形象策划公司设计师
1993-1998 天伦王朝酒店, 从事公关相关事宜及设计师
1991- 1992 赛特科技交流有限公司及赛特饭店, 从事公关相关事宜及设计师
1991 中萃时装有限公司, 美术、装潢、广告、厅堂、装饰设计
1988－1990 康华环艺公司, 康华总部办公室设计、陶艺设计、装潢设计