ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Fine Art Artists: Artist Grace Lin Oil Paintings, Figure Paintings & Chinese ink paintings</TITLE> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="title" content="All About Paintings and Techniques"> <META NAME="robots" CONTENT="all"> <META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="art, arts, fine art, fine-art, fine arts, artist, artists, painting, paintings, oils, oil paintings, oil painting, Chinese watercolor paintings, Chinese ink paintings, figure, figures, figure painting, figure paintings, portrait, portraits, art links, art online, art for sale, painting for sale, art gallery, galleries, painter, creative artworks, contemporary realism"> <META NAME="Description" CONTENT="Artist: Grace Lin presents her new style of art works that combine western Oil painting techniques and eastern Chinese painting techniques together."> <style> <!-- a:link {color: #715238; text-decoration: none} a:visited {color: #B94623; text-decoration: none} 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Helvetica, Geneva" color="#050592">EDUCATION:</font></b><br> <li type="square"><font face="Arial" color="#333630" size="2">Master of Fine Arts,</font><b>&nbsp;</b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">Fontbonne University, Missouri 1998</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#333630" size="2">Master of Arts</font> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#001eff">,<b>&nbsp;</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#001eff"> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">Fontbonne University, Missouri 1997</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#333630" size="2">B.F.A,</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#001eff"> <b> &nbsp;</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#001eff"> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei 1982</font> <br><BR><BR> <b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#050592">EXHIBITIONS:</font></b><br> <b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#050592" size="2">Group Exhibition- </font></b><br> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2011 "Significant Others II , UMSL-FAB Gallery St. Louis, MO</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2010  Faculty Exhibit , St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley Art Gallery</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2009 Cinema Art gallery, Urbana, IL</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2007 "Visual Dialogue", Cinema Art gallery, Urbana, IL</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2006 Art Faculty Exhibition", St. Louis Community College at Forest Park Art gallery</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2006 Faculty Exhibition, UMSL-Galaxy, St. Louis, MO</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2005 "Intangible , UMSL- FAB Gallery, St. Louis, MO</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2005 "Voices: Asian Artists", Clayton high school Gallery, St. Louis, MO</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2004 "Significant Others", UMSL-FAB Gallery St. Louis, MO</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2004 "Chinese Watercolor & Painting", Ethical Society-St. Louis, MO</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">"2004 Art Faculty Exhibition", St. Louis Community College at Forest Park Art gallery</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">"2003 "Local Artists", Missouri Botanical Garden</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">"2002 Art Faculty Exhibition", St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley Art gallery</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">"2001 Art Faculty Exhibition", St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley Art gallery</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">"2001 Art Faculty Exhibition", St. Louis Community College at Forest Park Art gallery</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2001 "Voices: Asian Artists", Rossman School</font> <BR><BR> <b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#050592" size="2">Selected Exhibitions- </font></b><br> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">1998 "Women: In the Broader Sense", St. Louis Artists' Guild</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">1998 "The Golden Mean", Art St. Louis</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">1998 "Altered States", Art St. Louis</font> <BR><BR> <b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#050592" size="2">Individual Exhibition-</font></b><br> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2008 Gallery ADMIN, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2007 Fine Art gallery, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2005 Fra Angelico Art Foundation, Chicago</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">1998 The Chinese culture center, St. Louis</font></LI> <BR><BR> <b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#050592" size="2">Thesis Exhibitions-</font></b><br> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">1998 M. F. A., Fontbonne University gallery, St. Louis</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">1997 M. A., Fontbonne University gallery, St. Louis</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">1982 B. F. A., Taiwan museum, Taipei</font><BR><BR> <b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#050592" size="2">AWARD:</font></b><br> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">1998 "Award of excellence", "The Golden Mean", Art St. Louis</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">1981 "Award of excellence", National Taiwan College of Arts, Taipei</font> <BR><BR> <b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#050592" size="2">ART INSTRUCTOR:</font></b><br> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">University of Missouri -St. Louis, 2002-2011</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">Fontbonne University, 2005-2006, 2010-2011</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley 2001-2011</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, 2001-2007</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">St. Louis Community College at Meramec 2004</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">St. Louis University, 2002</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">Language 2 Academy, San Jose, 2001</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">Jewish Community Center, St. Louis, 1998</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">Form & Color studio, I-Lan, Taiwan 1993-1996</font> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM), Taipei, 1984-1985</font> <BR><BR> <b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#050592" size="2">DEMONSTRATION / WORKSHOPS: </font></b><br> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2009 Chinese Brush Painting class, Missouri Botanical Garden</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2009 Traditional Asian Brush-painting Demonstration, St. Louis Art Museum</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2009 Chinese Brush Painting Workshop, Missouri Botanical Garden</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2008 Chinese Watercolor Class, Michaels Art Class</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2007 Traditional Asian Brush-painting Demonstration, St. Louis Art Museum</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2006 Chinese Watercolor Performance, Missouri Botanical Garden</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2005 Chinese Watercolor Performance, Missouri Botanical Garden</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2005 "Voices: Asian Artists Clayton High School Gallery St. Louis, MO</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2005 Asian Celebration, St. Louis Art Museum</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2004 Arts Education Programs, Missouri Arts Council Artist in Residency</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2003 Chinese Watercolor Performance, Missouri Botanical Garden</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2001 Chinese Watercolor Demonstration, Rossman School</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">2001 Chinese Watercolor Performance, Missouri Botanical Garden</font></LI> <li type="square"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#000000" size="2">1997 Chinese Watercolor Performance, Franklin College of Indiana</font></LI> </li> </ul> </tr> <!--- End the action---> </table> </center> <!---bar---> <center> <table border="0" bgcolor="#BB9E85" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#BB9E85" width="100%" height="20" class=white align="right"> <font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,geneva" size="2" color="white"> <center> <a href="http://www.grace-lin.com" class=white>Home</a> | <a href="http://www.grace-lin.com/painting_1.htm" class=white>gallery I</a> | <a href="http://www.grace-lin.com/painting_2.htm" class=white>gallery II</a> | <a href="http://www.grace-lin.com/links.htm" class=white>Art Links</a> </font></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#A56855" width=100% height="1"></td> </tr> <tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr> <td width=100% height="100%" align="center" VALIGN="top"> <FONT COLOR="#715238" 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