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Lin Quan (real name Sun Ningquan)

‍Lin Quan is a professional oil painter who signs his works with the name “Lin Quan.” He was born in 1963. In 1983, he graduated from the Department of Stage Design at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, where he obtained a Master of Fine Arts (MFA). He is currently:

A member of the China Artists Association

A member of the Southern Avant - Garde Painters Alliance in France

One of the founders of the 21st - Century Oriental Expressionist Oil Painting Research Association

Former Deputy Secretary - General of the Chengdu Artists Association and former Director of the Oil Painting Art Committee

‍Solo Exhibitions

‍2005
Solo exhibition at “1918 Art Space” (Shanghai)

2006
Solo exhibition at “Yu Bo Gallery” (Shanghai)

2007
“Heart Images and Reflections” solo exhibition (Non - Horse Gallery, Chengdu)
“Hanhe in the Contemporary Context” solo exhibition (Non - Horse Gallery, Chengdu)

2009
“Six Songs in Praise of Lotus — Lin Quan’s Oriental Expressionist Oil Paintings” (Non - Horse Gallery, Chengdu)2010

“N Ways of Viewing Landscapes — Lin Quan’s Oriental Expressionist Oil Painting Plein - Air Exhibition” (Non - Horse Gallery, Chengdu)

2013
“Seal - Color: Writing in Meditation — Lin Quan’s Oriental Expressionist Oil Painting Exhibition” (Pixel Art Space, Chengdu)

2016
“Variations — Lin Quan’s Paper - Based Oil Painting Exhibition” (Mo Fei Mo Contemporary Art Museum, Qingdao)

“From Chengdu to Montpellier — Lin Quan’s Oil Painting Exhibition” (Carat Art Space, Montpellier, France)

“From Montpellier Back to Chengdu — Lin Quan’s Van Gogh Art Journey Oil Painting Plein - Air Exhibition” (Suiyue Art Museum, Chengdu)

2017
“Lotus Harmony — Lin Quan’s Oriental Expressionist Oil Painting Exhibition” (Mo Fei Mo Contemporary Art Museum, Qingdao)

2022
“Elevated Forest Spring — Lin Quan’s 21st - Century Oriental Expressionist Oil Painting Exhibition” (Sunac Cultural Tourism City Songpin Hotel, Dujiangyan)

2024
“Elevated Forest Spring — Renowned Artist Lin Quan’s New York Oil Painting Solo Exhibition” (New York Fasen City Hall)