Icefields in Jasper 30"x36" acrylic $3900	Athabasca Falls 24"x30" acrylic on board $2900	Creek in Summer 10"x12" acrylic on board $980	Autumn Creek 30"x36" acrylic $3900
Four Seasons Suite - Spring 8"x10" acrylic on board $900	Four Seasons Suite - Summer 8"x10" acrylic on board $900	Four Seasons Suite - Fall 8"x10" acrylic on board $900	Four Seasons Suite - Winter 8"x10" acrylic on board $900
	Colours Field 18"x24" acrylic $2000	Silver Seasons 16"x20" acrylic $1650

Biography

Born and raised in Jinan, China, Yuan Cheng Bi’s career as an artist began in his home country. Under the guidance and encouragement of his father, Bi began practicing art at age five. At the tender age of eleven, Bi was taken under the wing of one of China’s most prestigious art professors to learn landscaping, watercolour and oil. This mentorship would go on for another ten years and prove to be a great factor in Bi’s later successful career in art.

By 1975, Bi had already established himself as an accomplished art instructor in Jinan’s local art club. In 1979, Bi moved on to attend the ZiangXi Art University, earning himself a Bachelor Degree in Art. Bi’s renowned gift for art continued to blossom in ZiangXi as during the four years he attended the school, he consistently found himself as the top student not only in his classes, but in the district. Dozens of Bi’s pieces were collected by the University’s Art Museum to display.

After graduating in 1983, Bi went on to work in landscaping and sculptural design at Shandong Architectural Company. In 1985, Bi’s sculpture titled ‘Teasing Swan’ received second place in a provincial art competition and was recreated in marble, standing two meters tall for the City of Jinan’s Central Park.

Bi’s success in sculpture continued on the next year when he was chosen out of over 100 competitors from around the nation to design the sculptural landmark for Shandong Stadium – the province’s largest sports facility. The finished product was a metal and concrete sculpture standing 30 meters high, symbolizing the unification of common people through sport. His work for the city continued on in 1989, for China’s National Day, where Bi designed a fountain standing in Jinan Center Square filled with water lilies, the city’s official flower.

With his rising career in sculptural design, the Province of Shandong gave Bi the nation’s highly distinguished and recognized title as Chinese Art Master in 1987.

Emigrating to Canada in 1990 was a big step for Yuan Cheng Bi, who presently lives in Edmonton. Bi started his own art studio in 1992 and has found his prominent work in original oil and acrylic painting as well as in mural painting. For the last ten years, Bi has painted over 50 murals throughout Alberta.