Biography

Yun Wei is a representational painter who uses traditional oil painting techniques in all of her work. Yun was born in TianJin, China. After graduated from TianJin Academy of Fine Arts with a concentration in oil painting, she began teaching at the Fine Art High School of TianJin. From 2003 to 2008, she worked as a professional artist for several galleries in New Zealand and Australia. In spring of 2008, she moved to the United States and then traveled with her family around the world for a few years. She currently has a studio in Eastvale, California. Yun has been inspired by the Dutch Golden Age still life artists such as Willem Kalf and Willem Claeszoon Heda since high school. Throughout Yun’s art career she has always been so obsessed with the traditional painting technique. Every time she stands in front of a master’s painting she always try to see and think deeply through the layers of the painting. Yun believes that the beauty of art is emotional so she strives to paint elegance and calmness into her work using objects such as antique china, musical instruments, and arranged flowers. As time passes, Yun hopes that the message and effect of her work will be preserved.

Education
1996-2000 TianJin Academy of Fine Art
1992-1995 Fine art High School of TianJin
Exhibitions
2025 The OPA 2025 Western Regional Exhibition
2025 20th Cowgirl Up Show and Sale, Desert Caballeros Western Museum
2025 22nd Miniature Masterpiece Show and Sale, Phippen Museum of Western Art Museum
2025 114th Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club
2025 55th WAOW National Exhibition and Sale
2024 113th Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club
2024 The Nature of Art, Huntington Library, California
2024 OPA National Exhibition, Mark Arts Center, Kansas
2024 Art of The Cowgirl, Queen Creek, Arizona
2024 54th WAOW National Exhibition and Sale, Phippen Museum of Western Art Museum
2024 21st Miniature Masterpiece Show and Sale, Phippen Museum of Western Art Museum
2024 Women’s Work, Cowgirl Artists of America, A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art
2024 Cowgirl Up Show and Sale, Desert Caballeros Western Museum
2023 The OPA 2022 Western Regional Exhibition
2023 Tree’s Place Gallery Summer Show
2023 American Master Show, OPA, Illume Gallery, Montana
2023 Hollywood 100 years Celebration Show, California Art Club
2023 112th Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club
2023 Cowgirl Up Show and Sale, Desert Caballeros Western Museum
2023 Richardson 75 Small Works 2023, Wisconsin
2023 18th Cowgirl Up Art Show 2023, Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Arizona
2023 LPAPA Strong Postcard Auction, LPAPA Gallery, California
2023 OPA National Exhibition, Reinert Fine Art, South Carolina
2022 California Art Club Monumental Miniatures, California
2022 The OPA 2022 Western Regional Exhibition
2022 Where in the World are We, Illume Gallery West, Montana
2022 Less is More, The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, California