Quanzhou (Jack) Zhao is a calligraphy and contemporary ink artist living in the Greater Boston area Massachusetts. His artworks encircle many mediums including brushwork on rice paper, silk fabric, and canvas. Zhao’s artworks have a noticeably Chinese literati painting approach encompassing a fresh and contemporary look using elements often consisting of calligraphy, landscapes, etc. His unique brushstrokes offer the viewers a distinctive fluid visual experience to explore the aesthetics and artistry value of the artist. Zhao views his artworks as a free extension and expression of himself, and often times the techniques he uses derive from deep-rooted origins of Chinese brushwork and calligraphy in which he has been studying and practicing on rice paper since he was a young child.
Zhao graduated from the acclaimed painting program at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels. He proudly won the Gold Medal Prize of the Royal Association of Professional Artists of Belgium in 2001. Later that year, he relocated to the United States to further his art studies at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he earned his MFA degree. Zhao's artworks and live calligraphy performances have been exhibited at various prestigious locations, including the Walloon Fine Art Museum in Belgium, the Culture Center of Monterrey in Mexico, the Boston Sculptors Gallery, the Fuller Craft Museum, and (the Salem Art Festival) the Peabody Essex Museum/Fountain Area.
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