Jie Wei Zhou Works

Jie Wei Zhou

Highlands Ranch, CO

 

Jie Wei Zhou is a master realist whose love and talent for art brought him from Shanghai, China to the United States. Jie Wei Zhou developed an early passion for art in middle school, where his teachers soon recognized his gift. He continued his artistic pursuits with increasing dedication and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Shanghai Normal University. During this time, he extensively studied both French and Russian painting styles and refined his mastery of light and form. Then, in 1991, he earned a Masters in Fine Art from the prestigious Shanghai Drama Institute. Jie Wei Zhou became a renowned artist in China and then achieved his dream of painting in America.  Now a U.S. Resident residing in Colorado.

Education:

  • Masters in Fine Art from the Shanghai Drama Institute
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree from Shanghai Normal University

 

Exhibits:

  • 2023 "From Far East to West: The Chinese American Frontier";  The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art, St. Petersburg, FL
  • 2023 Colorado Governor's Art Show; Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
  • 2022 " Jie Wei Zhou: The Motivation of  Expression"; Trailside Galleries, Jackson,WY
  • 2022 Annual  Fall Group Show; Insight Gallery, Frederickburg, TX
  • 2022 Colorado Governor's Art Show; Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
  • 2021 Annual  Fall Group Show With Focus on Jie Wei Zhou; Insight Gallery, Frederickburg, TX
  • 2021 Colorado Governor's Art Show; Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
  • 2019 Small Works Group Exhibition; Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2019 Decked the Walls: Holiday Miniature Show; Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY
  • 2019 Annual Fall Group Show; Insight Gallery, Frederickburg, TX
  • 2019 Weekend in the West Art Show and Aution; Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO
  • 2019 East Meets West; Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY
  • 2018 Annual Fall Group Show; Insight Gallery, Frederickburg, TX
  • 2018 Holiday Small Works Show; Insight Gallery, Frederickburg, TX
  • 2017 Cultural Portraits; Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY
  • 2016-2018 American Miniatures; Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, AZ
  • 2016-17 Small Works Show; InSight Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
  • 2016 East Meets West; Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
  • 2015 The Storytellers: Artists of the American West; Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
  • 2015 Masters in Miniature Invitational; Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY
  • 2015 High Country Summer; Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY
  • 2015 Deck the Walls-Holiday Miniature Show; Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY

Awards

  • 2021 Colorado Governor's Art Show, "Best of Show"
  • 2019 Weekend in the West Art Show, "Top Award"
  • 2018 BoldBrush March Painting Competition, "Best of Show
  • 2016 Weekend in the West Art Show at Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, “Meininger Quick Draw Award”2014 Weekend in the West Art Show at Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, “Artist’s Choice Award”

Selected Publications:

  • Art of the West  "Heart and Soul" July/August 2018
  • Western art Collector "Candid Views"  July 2017
  • CFM International: The Power of Flight "Health and Prosperity" was represented as China for 2014 calendar
  • Western Art Collector "This boy's Life" February 2008
  • Art of the West "Dreams Realized" May/June 2007
  • American Art Collector Cover "Quiet Afternoon" "Fascinating Glimpse of  Different Cultures on Show in Santa Fe" June 2006
  • Art of  the West "A Universal Language"  July/August 2006

Collections:

  • The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art
  • The Anschutz Collection

Representation:

  • Insight Gallery
  • Broadmoor Galleries
  • Trailside Galleries