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ZZ Wei

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Z.Z. Wei (Born 1957) is active/lives in Washington / China.  ZZ Wei is known for Nostalgic Northwest landscape.

Born in Beijing in 1957 during the Cultural Revolution Z.Z. Wei had to wait until 1984 before he could apply to the painting department of the Central Institute of Arts and Design.

In 1989 he came to the United States at the invitation of the Washington State Centennial Committee for the Pacific Rim Cultural Communication Project. He became the artist in residence at the host College, Cornish College for the Arts, in Seattle. In 1991 he was the artist in residence for Whitman College in Walla Walla. He now lives with his wife and two children in a home overlooking Puget Sound near Seattle.

It was in Walla Walla that he became inspired by the Northwest landscape of rolling fields. Wei paints large oil landscapes in a palette of golds, deep reds, blues and brown that reminisce of an earlier time. His work often has a vintage 1930s car rolling over the hills and puffy white clouds in the sky.

Source: Southwest Art, January 2005   ...  [Displaying 960 of 3325 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about ZZ Wei

   Z.Z. Wei  Born:  1957 - Beijing, China
Known for:  Nostalgic Northwest landscape

Biography from the Archives of askART

Born in Beijing in 1957 during the Cultural Revolution Z.Z. Wei had to wait until 1984 before he could apply to the painting department of the Central Institute of Arts and Design.

In 1989 he came to the United States at the invitation of the Washington State Centennial Committee for the Pacific Rim Cultural Communication Project. He became the artist in residence at the host College, Cornish College for the Arts, in Seattle. In 1991 he was the artist in residence for Whitman College in Walla Walla. He now lives with his wife and two children in a home overlooking Puget Sound near Seattle.

It was in Walla Walla that he became inspired by the Northwest landscape of rolling fields. Wei paints large oil landscapes in a palette of golds, deep reds, blues and brown that reminisce of an earlier time. His work often has a vintage 1930s car rolling over the hills and puffy white clouds in the sky.

Source: Southwest Art, January 2005


Biography from Manitou Galleries

Z.Z. Wei was born Zhao Bai Wei on September 26, 1957 in Beijing, China. He graduated from the Central Institute of Art and Design in Beijing in 1984. In 1989, Z.Z. was invited by the Washington State Centennial Commission to participate in the Pacific Rim Cultural Connection Project and to be a resident artist at Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, Washington. This led to another residency in 1991 at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. The following year, he was honored with the Western States Arts Federation (WEST AF)/NEA Regional Fellowship for Visual Artists. Then, in 1993, Z.Z. had an exhibit at the Charles and Emma Frey Museum, Seattle, WA.

During this time, Z.Z. exhibited work outside of the Northwest by participating in the Autumn Salon, Paris; the "New Form" Chicago International Exhibition; "First Exhibition of Modern Art", Beijing, China; and the Los Angeles International Art Fair. Upon his first arrival to the Northwest, Z.Z. Wei could not believe the beauty spread before him. His first experiences in the Pacific Northwest were visual revelations. Feeling completely liberated from the stringent boundaries placed on him since birth, he embarked on an artistic odyssey in a quest to paint powerful images of rural America. He found the strong and unique landscapes in this region, and the spirit which moved through them, mirrored his inner passions and the art ideas he sought. This explosion of awareness coupled with his own memories of home have created a visual text in his work that is an intoxicating sensation of the past and present.

The melancholy meandering through the backroads of the Northwest countryside has set a strong tone for collectors throughout the international art market. A misty street, a rolling wheat field, a falling leaf, shadows dancing across the side of a barn, and an old car on a lonely road are all images conveyed by Z.Z. with such vigor and vitality that the spiritual nature of their simplicity come to the fore. In the years since Z.Z. arrived in Washington, his journey of discovery has been focused upon not only painting the Northwest but on becoming a true Northwest artist. In viewing the paintings of Z.Z. Wei and feeling the warmth of their expression, one wonders whether he has adopted the Pacific Northwest as his homeland, or has it adopted him as its laureate.


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