Country: Hong Kong
About me
Ze Ze Lai is an acclaimed watercolor artist from Hong Kong. She draws inspiration from nature, and her expertise is in painting animals and birds. Ze Ze adopts an impressive range of styles in her art practice. From painting soft and dream-like scenes of small birds in the forests, to her use bold dynamic strokes and granulating textures, she takes her viewers on a journey of imagining the peculiar lives and small moments of the little animals in nature. Ze Ze has received numerous awards for her paintings, her works have been widely exhibited around the world.
Experience
Vice President, IMWA ASEAN Watercolour AllainceVice President, Hong Kong Artists Federation
Former President, International Watercolor Society Hong Kong
Deputy Secretary General, (IMWA) International Masters of Watercolour AssociationConsultant, Hong Kong Teacher’s Watercolor Research Society
Consultant, Yunnan Normal University international watercolor research centre
Founder, International Watercolor Magazine
Chief Editor, The Treasure of Watercolor Masters Book Series
Gallery Director, Rainze Gallery Hong Kong
Signature member of the Society of Animal Artist (SAA)
Signature member of National Watercolor Society (NWS)
Signature member of Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS)
Award
2024 “Around the world-art without borders” International Watercolor Exhbition Laureate Award
2023 First International Top Experimental Art Online Exhiibition Gold Award
2023 Chaoshan Watercolor Exhibition Excellence Award
2023 Golden Bauhinia Cup Morden Ink Competition Silver Award 2023 Wildlife Artist of the Year Finalist
2023 Watercolor International 6 Merit Award
2023 Stieglitz Academy “Art without border” 2nd Place
2022 Stieglitz Academy “Artist View of the World” Bronze Award
2021 IWS Korea International Watercolor Biennale Master Award
2021 Chaoshan Watercolor Exhibition Excellence Award
2021 Albania International Watercolor Festival Best Work Award
2021 Chaoshan Watercolor Exhibition Grand Award
2020 Wildlife Artist of the Year Wings Category Winner
2019 Malaysia Watercolor Online Contest Excellence Award
2019 Genesis of Watercolor, India, Honorable Mention Award
2018 !Premio Tláloc" International exhibition, Mexico Excellence Award
2018 NWWS International Watercolor Exhibition Jury Award
2017 NWWS North West Watercolor Society Special Recognition Award
2017 1st Quito International Watercolor Exhibition 3rd Place Award
2016 Thailand Watercolor Exposition Watercolor Director Award
2016 Society of watercolor artist Juried Exhibition Jury Award
2016 World Watercolor Arts Biennale Thailand Watercolor Director Award
Website: www.zezelai.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeze_lai/
