Paul Cheng

Oil Painters of America (OPA) Signature Member

Paul Cheng was born and grew up in Guangzhou China and studied at Guangzhou Fine Art College China, one of the most prestigious fine art colleges in China. He received his BFA degree from and taught at the same school. His paintings have exhibited at different fine arts competitions in China, Australia and the United States and has become an award-wining artist. Paul Cheng was featured in Southwest Art Magazine in April 2013. He has worked for some main entertainment companies as a Sr. visual development artist, art director and an Sr. illustrator of gaming companies in Australia and the United States. These projects he has worked were either nominated for Oscar Best Animation Feature Film or won Oscar Outstanding Achievement in Character Design in an Animated Feature Production and an Emmy award.

FINE ARTS EXHIBITIONS/AWARDS/HONORS:

Oil Painters of America 2023 Western Regional Exhibition

Oil Painters of America’s 32nd Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (2023)

Oil Painters of America 2022 Western Regional Exhibition

Oil Painters of America’s 31st Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (2022)

Oil Painters of America’s 30th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (2021)

Oil Painters of America 2021 Western Regional Exhibition

Oil Painters of America 2019 Western Regional Exhibition

The Virtuosos of OPA Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils 2019

Oil Painters of America’s 27th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (2018)

Oil Painters of America 2017 Western Regional Exhibition

Oil Painters of America’s 26th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (2017)

OPA 2016 Juried Salon Show of Traditional Oils

Oil Painters of America 2016 Western Regional Exhibition

Mountain Oyster Club 46^th Annual Contemporary Western Art Show & Sale(2015)

Oil Painters of America 2014 Western Regional Exhibition

'Seascape Honorable Mention’ on Oil Painters Of America’s 23rd Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (2014)

Greenhouse Gallery Salon International 2014

Western Art and Landscape Show-2/2014 (Greenhouse Fine Art gallery),

Holiday Open House and Group Show-12/2013 (Concetta D. Gallery),

'Finalist'- BoldBrush Painting Competition (November 2013),

‘Honorable Mention’ (OPA Online Showcase - Spring 2013),

Oil Painters of America’s 22^nd Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (2013),

Top 60 Greenhouse Gallery Salon International 2013

'Finalist'- BoldBrush Painting Competition (August 2012),

‘Honorable Mention’ at OPA Online Showcase Competition (Summer 2012),

OPA 2012 Western Regional Exhibition

Oil Painters of America’s 21^st Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (2012),

'Finalist'- BoldBrush Painting Competition (January 2012),

'Finalist' - Raymar Competition(December 2011),

Oil Painter/Exhibitor of Laguna Festival of Arts, CA(2012),

17^th CAC Exhibition “Eternal Light” (2009),

Paul’s work hangs in private collections throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Jersey so on.

Bibliography:

“Artist Focus: Paul Cheng” by Froala Editor, American Art Collector magazine, November 2021 Edition

https://www.americanartcollector.com/issues/193/paul-cheng

"The spirit of art " by Bonnie Gangelhoff, Southwest art Magazine, April 2013.

http://www.southwestart.com/articles-interviews/emerging-artists/paul-cheng

Animation Film and TV Credits as Visual Development Artist

"The Book of Life" (3D Animation feature -2014)

"Free Birds " (3D Animation feature -2013)

"Pink Panther" (TV Series -2011)

“Back At The Barnyard” (3D TV series_Nik, Won 2009 An Emmy Award -2009)

“Barnyard”(3D feature film_Paramount -2006)

“Tarzan II”( 2D direct to video -2003)