Wenlu Pei is a Chinese artist. He was born in 1944 in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in Southwestern China. He taught himself how to paint when he was young, and his work was first published in the newspaper at the age of 18. He has been devoted to art for more than fifty years. Wenlu Pei has participated in many Chinese national, international and solo exhibitions and has received various awards. He is a member of the China Artist Association as well as a visiting professor at Yunnan Arts Institute.

Wenlu’s main focus is painting portraits and sceneries from around Yunnan Province and capturing the life of its residents, including Tibet, Miao, Naxi and Huayao Dai ethnic groups. He uses a variety of techniques such as oil painting, watercolor painting and traditional Chinese watercolor painting.

Wenlu currently lives in Yunnan and regularly travels to Novi, Michigan to visit his family.  Opening scheduled for September 7, 2018 at MICA Gallery.

Solo exhibitions:

2017 Pei Wenlu New Works Exhibition, Caiyun Gallery, Kunming, China

2016 Highland, Yunnan Nationalities Museum, Kunming, China

2001 Pei Wenlu Solo Exhibition, Jobe, Japan

Award:

Khan Festival, Excellence Award, National Art Exhibition, Beijing, China

Website: https://wenlupei.wordpress.com/  (a new page will open)