Yuenan Zhou

Born in 1969, I have been spending over 30 years painting and cultivating young artists.

I have created over 1,000 artworks, which appeared in each year’s Canton Fair, China’s No.1 trade show, from 2000 to 2016, and other renowned trade shows like Messe Frankfurt Ambiente and Las Vegas Market Show. I always sign my paintings with my initials, i.e. Z.Y.N. or ZYN. Chances are if you are a furniture or home decor retailer, or interior design business, you may have come across my artworks somewhere.

An independent artist, I feel fortunate to have been part of China’s most influential artwork exporters like Shenzhen Free Cloud Arts Co., Ltd., Hugo Arts Co., Ltd. and Huahong Holding Group. They are huge and the best of their kind in the world as well as in China. As Chief Designer and Chief Quality Officer, I witnessed how paintings and designs were developed and how they were mass-produced with the right materials, the mainstream color schemes, the right textures and techniques, in a totally standard and organized way, and how they finally went to the hands of huge furniture sellers and top interior designers. I also got the chance to have conversations with major purchasers in Europe, Australia and the US, to learn about what t...