Wang Yuqi (王玉琪)
Wang Yuqi (1958) is from Hebei. From 1977-1979, he worked in the Hebei Provincial Art Department. He started his training as a professional blockprinter at the Drawing Department of the Tianjin Art Academy in 1979, and graduated in 1983. After a few years of teaching, he enrolled in a refresher course in the Oil Painting Department of the Central Art Academy (1985-1987). He now teaches at the Tianjin Art Academy.
Wang is known for his oil paintings. He has been awarded prizes, and some of his works have been included in various collections, including that of the China Art Gallery.
Sources:
Michael Sullivan, Modern Chinese Artists - A Biographical Dictionary (Berkeley, etc: University of California Press, 2006)
Zhongguo meishuguan (ed.), 中国美术年鉴 1949-1989 (Guilin: Guangxi meishu chubanshe, 1993)
