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Zen is a fourth generation classic Chinese artist. His great grandfather was an artisan entrepreneur who built the customs building in Hankow during the Qing Dynasty. It was one of the first marble stone buildings in the city. His grandfather sculpted statues of Christ for missionary churches as well as tombstones for westerners who were buried in China. He was persecuted during the cultural revolution for his past associations. To repent for these ‘sins’ his son (Zen’s father) was sent to re-education camps. Zen’s father escaped the camps because of his artistic abilities. Instead he was commissioned to paint giant murals of Mao.

Zen’s grandmother was a renowned silk embroiderer who broke with tradition and refused to bind her feet. She also disobeyed feudal laws and learned to read and write.

Zen grew up in a house full of art books (some of them banned), paint brushes and sculpting tools. His family escaped to Canada after Tiananmen Square incident as political refugees.

Today, Zen strives to honour his cultural lineage. He tells stories that matter with his artistic skills and talents. 

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Sculpture of Guanyu – Protector of Home and Business 24″ tall, white plaster casting.

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Zen holds two degrees and a film diploma from prominent Canadian institutions. He is a professional engineer and a member of the Director’s Guild of Canada.

His art has been exhibited in the Art Gallery of Saskatchewan, OCADU Art Gallery and World Wildlife Foundation Gallery among others. He has won the Saskatchewan Fine Art Award, Guelph Comic Art Award and UW Anime Competition. His sculptures has be selected by the Castlegar Sculpture Walk three years in a row.

His documentary films has premiered in Toronto four times to high acclaim. Since then they were shown in numerous cities to tell stories of marginalized people and cultures. Zen’s writing was published in National Geographic Magazine. Today he writes a blog with focus on social change and creative freedom. He has more than 500 followers worldwide.

When he’s not creating art Zen volunteers as a firefighter, performs lion dances and teaches cooking, calligraphy and Chinese Art to people in the community.

Zen tells stories that matters to people who give a damn.