Work by Chun Arthur Wang

Assistant Professor and Fine Arts alumnus Chun Arthur Wang (CCAD 1994) has a solo exhibition at the Muscatine Art Center in Muscatine, IA, through April 21.

The Other Side of the World by Chun Arthur Wang looks at Wang’s recent work, which is often a hybrid of East and West styles. Having lived in China and the U.S., Wang references the Western oil painting tradition in some of his work, while finding inspiration for others in Buddhist and Chinese folk art.

The Muscatine Art Center is located at 1314 Mulberry Ave., Muscatine, IA.

"Rain Again, by Chun Arthur Wang, is on display in his exhibition "Fleeting Dream."

CCAD faculty member and Fine Arts alumnus Chun Arthur Wang (CCAD 1994) has a solo exhibition, Fleeting Dream, at The Ohio State University Faculty Club through April 29.

“The delicacy and understatement of Wang’s vision are coupled with his evident attention to the purely aesthetic aspects of painting,” wrote the Other Paper. “Though his subjects are treated realistically, the paintings are at the same time composed with an eye to more abstract qualities like pattern and geometry. They can be just as highly appreciated on this level.”

“Expressing a desire to preserve and celebrate a traditional culture, Wang is troubled by the pace of change in his native country [China],” wrote fellow faculty member Christopher A. Yates in the Columbus Dispatch. “His paintings document vanishing agrarian lifestyles and are tinged with a romantic air of nostalgia. Referring to Western artists in several works, he seems to long for an idyllic, simple life.”

A reception will be held from 6–8 p.m. on Friday, April 8, To RSVP for the reception, call The Ohio State University Faculty Club at 614.292.2262 by Thursday, April 7.

For more information about Wang, visit his website.

from the series Everyday People by Chun Arthur Wang

Chun Arthur Wang, associate professor, Fine Arts, is one of 14 artists who created portraits for an Ohio Arts Council (OAC) exhibition through April 17.

Here’s Looking at You: Portraits in Ohio is on display in OAC’s Riffe Gallery. Participating artists stretch the idea of what a portrait can be and use a variety of mediums—from photography to charcoal to stoneware to acrylic painting—to create unforgettable portraits.

Admission to the gallery, located in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH, is free. Hours are Tuesday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon–4 p.m. Phone 614.644.9624 for more information.