Internationally-renowned figurative painter #mastriusmaster ZHAOMING WU uniquely blends the classical and contemporary to always elevate the human form.

Zhaoming’s exquisite style, what he calls “expressive realism”, occasionally challenges his gallery representation: “They say the works look too contemporary next to traditional paintings and too traditional next to their avant-garde and conceptual work.” But for Zhaoming, it’s the perfect expression for his signature mood, drama, and movement.

Zhaoming grew up in Guangzhou City, China, and studied with the university’s western painting professor from the age of 11. He was later accepted into the prestigious Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and taught there as a professor after graduation.

After moving to the US to earn his Master’s degree from San Francisco’s Academy of Art, the Academy hired Zhaoming as an instructor before he finished his degree. He still teaches art to Master’s students there today.