Art

As a research-oriented artist, Yan Sun works on paintings that encompass a wide range of art styles and subject matter, ranging from expressive to trompe l’oeil, and from landscape to portraiture. Sun’s paintings are showcased in solo exhibitions at art centers, galleries, and museums such as the Hayden Museum of American Art, Zanesville Museum of Art, Canton Museum of Art, and Museum of East Texas. Additionally, some of his paintings have become part of these museums’ permanent collections. His artworks are also selected for numerous regional, national, and international juried art exhibitions, with many of them receiving awards.

Sun is the recipient of The William Oxley Thompson Award for Excellence in Teaching (2001) and The William Rainey Harper Award for Outstanding Scholarship (2008) of Muskingum University. To recognize the contributions of Sun to the museum and its community, Zanesville Museum of Art named its “Diverse Cultures” gallery the “Yan Sun Diverse Cultures Gallery.” In addition, Hayden Museum of American Art published Sun’s paintings in two books: Life*Time*Space – Paintings by Yan Sun (2004) and Yan Sun – Cross Culture, Cross Century (2007).

Courses

• Drawing I and II
• Art and Design Now
• Painting I and II
• Advanced Studio Class