"Art is style; Art is enjoyment; Art is love."
Cheng Lian was born in 1955 Shanghai, China, and graduated from China Academy of Fine Art (known as Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art)
He is a Master Signature Artist and board member of National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society, Signature Artist of Oil Painters of America. Cheng has been invited to be a judge for many art competitions, and give demos and workshops for many art leagues.
As an artist Cheng has traveled to many places in China, Asia, United States, Europe and South America, visited lots of art museums and pay tribute to those art masters in different eras. His art paintings widely collected publicly and privately all over the world.
Over the years Cheng has received many awards from varieties of competitions and been invited giving workshop and demo, here list few:
- Jedge for ART OF THE PASTEL INTERNATIONAL SHOW 2023 in Fayetteville TX Art for Rural Texas
- Best Figure/Portrait Award, 32nd Best of America National Exhibition 2022
- Invited as judge in CISD art competition
- Bronze Medal Award, 2021 Juried Salon Show OPA
- BoldBrush Oct 2021 Finalist
- Award of Excellence, Western Regional Exhibition of Traditional OPA
- Award of best of Signature and Master - Best of America Annual Competition, NOAPS
- Portrait demonstration at NOAPS Best of America SMALL Painting Exhibit
- Merit award – Best of America Annual Competition, NOAPS
- Best narrative award, Best of America, National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society
- Portrait Workshop, Edmonton, Canada
- Portrait demo at Best of America Annual Conference, NOAPS
- Grand judge of Best of America Juried Exhibition, NOAPS
- Invited as judge to Lone Start Art Guild Annual Convention
- Honorable Mention, Richeson 75 International Art Competitions Small Work
- Invited to a portrait demo and mini workshop for Pastel Society of Southeast Texas
- Top 10 Honor Award winner, International Portrait Competition, Portrait Society of America, 2013
- Gold Medal Award, Best of America Exhibition, National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society
- Best Portrait Award, Best of America Exhibition, National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society
- First place in oil, All Media Art Competition, The Artist's Magazine
- Runner up in Best Portrait, and Finalist in Figurative category, International ARC Salon
- Third place award, Finalist in several BoldBrush monthly and year end art competitions