IAG-024 ZHANG Wan Li

Wan Li Zhang was born in Kashi,-China. She studied at Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts from 1980 to 1987 and received a B.A & M.A in Fine Arts. She then taught there until 1990. During this period, she participated in many group shows in multiple countries, including England, Japan, and China. Her artwork was selected to be in national and provincial art exhibitions, and she received two awards from the Shanxi Young Artists Exhibition. Her work was also published in numerous national art magazines.

In 1990, she moved to Vancouver, Canada, and continues teaching and painting to this day. Her works are widely collected in Canada, the US, England, China, Japan and Taiwan.

Her work ranges from printmaking, illustration, mural design, acrylic, and oil. Her subjects also vary from figures, portraits, still life, and landscapes.

張萬里出生於中國新疆邊陲城市喀什，中學時開始認真走街串巷畫速寫。1980年至1987年在西安美術學院先後獲得藝術學士和碩士學位。其間作品曾參加六屆全國美展，獲陝西省青年美展優秀獎。作品多次發表於當時的“版畫” 雜誌，“富春江”，“ 連環畫報” 等，並在日本的“中日版畫研究”期刊上專文介紹。作品在英國，日本，美國參加多次 連展。畢業後留校任教。

1990年移居加拿大溫哥華市，繼續從事繪畫和美術教育。舉辦過數次聯展和個展。作品加拿大，美國，日本，臺灣等地廣為收藏。在“中國當代藝術家名人錄” ，“中日版畫藝術研究“，“2000年溫哥華名人錄”，及“華人”等雜誌中有專文介紹。

她的作品題材多種，有人體創作，人物肖像，風景，靜物花卉等  ，她也喜歡跟據不同的題材和當時的感覺而使用不同的材料，她做過版畫，插圖和連環畫，壁畫設計，壓克力，油彩，混合材料等等。