Ben Xu Artist - Gallery and Studio

Painting and Drawing Classes and Students' Exhibitions

COURSES & FEES:
Live drawing; color pencil drawing; watercolor; oil painting; landscapes; portrait; composition; art appreciation; art history and comparative studies of the Oriental and Western art.

Advanced Class (12 years old and up; 3 to 3-1/2 hours):
Individual: $80; Group of 2 students: $120; Group of 3 students: $150

Beginners Class (6 to 12 years old; 1 to 1-1/2 hours):
Group of 3 students: $60; Group of 4 students: $80

SCHEDULE:
Monday; Wednesday; Thursday. Friday: 3:30pm till night
Saturday: 7:00pm till night
Sunday: 9:00am to 1:00pm

EXPERIENCE:
Teacher of fine arts for 12 years. Instructing in lessons of college level since 1993. Courses are live drawing, color pencil drawing, water color, oil painting, art appreciation, art history and comparative studies of the Oriental and Western art. Two students won prizes in the International Youth Arts Competition in 1996. Some students were admitted to the Rhode Island School of Design, the Parson’ School of Design, Mass Art and the University of Pennsylvania.

Member of the Asian-American Fine Art Association, USA
Member of Color Pencil Association, USA
Member of Watercolor Association, USA
Member of the Chinese Artist Association, Guangdong Branch, P.R. China (1977)

EDUCATION:
MFA candidate - Sam Houston State University, TX, USA
MA - Sam Houston State University, TX, USA
BA - Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, P.R. China

HONORS:
Winner of the Clem Otis Memorial Art Scholarship, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ’96
Winner of Elkins Lake Kuntz-Nelson and Memorial Art Scholarship, ‘95
Honorable Award of the 77th Fine Arts Exhibition of Oklahoma, 1991
Honorable Award of the Asian-American Fine Arts Exhibition of Texas, 1995
Honorable Award of the All Media Arts Exhibition of Texas, 1997
Honorable Award of the Asian-American Fine Arts Competition, 1998
One man show, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, 1997