Ru Xu Zhang

Xu Nu, born in May 1945, is a member of the Liaoning Provincial Artists Association, the Liaoning Provincial Watercolor Painting Society, the Tieling Artists Association, the Tieling Veteran Artists Association, and the China International Calligraphy and Painting Art Association.

She has been passionate about painting since childhood, working across landscapes, flowers and birds, and figure subjects. In recent years, she has participated in a variety of art training programs in Tieling, further refining her skills in meticulous brushwork (gongbi) painting. Many of her works have been selected for exhibitions in Tieling, Liaoning Province, and Sichuan Province. Several pieces have also been collected by the Xibaipo Art Museum and the Yan’an Art Center, both significant sites in China’s revolutionary cultural heritage.

Member of Liaoning Provincial Artists Association

Watercolor painting “Apricot Blossom Stream” was selected for the 8th Liaoning Provincial Art Festival Art Exhibition.

In 2010, her painting “Purple Glory” was included in the Black Soil Sentiment painting collection and received an Excellence Award.

In 2011, her watercolor painting “Early Forest” was exhibited at the Youxiang Art Exhibition organized by the China International Calligraphy and Painting Art Association.

She is a member of the Liaoning Provincial Artists Association.

In 2013, her meticulous brushwork (gongbi) painting “Lotus” won the Silver Award at the China Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition held by the Liaoning Provincial Senior Calligraphy and Painting Research Association.

In 2006, her watercolor painting “Years Like a Song” was selected by the Liaoning Provincial Watercolor Painting Society.

Her paintings and watercolors have been featured in numerous publications, including China Biennial Exhibition, China Chonghe Education, Friends of the Elderly, Senior Citizens’ Appreciation, Liaoning Daily, and Tieling Daily.

In 2008, her painting “Flowers and Birds” was exhibited and collected by the Liaoning Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Sichuan Federation of Literary and Art Circles.