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American artist Mian Situ was born in 1953 in China’s southeast province of Guongdong (formerly Canton) in the capital city of Guangzhou. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Guangzhou Institute of Fine Art, and a few years later earned a Masters in Fine Art. The classes that Situ took in Guangzhou Institute of Fine Art followed the time-honored curriculum established in the academies of 19th century Paris and adopted by Russian art academies where traditional realism developed into Socialist Realism, and became the official style of art in China. One of Situ’s professors at GAFA was Guo Shao-gang, a former student of the Russian master Yuri M. Neprintsev. Mian Situ left China in 1987, since 1998 he has been living and working in Los Angeles, California.

Mian's paintings clearly reflect his upbringing in the rural countryside of his native China. His deep-toned impressionistic paintings of the backcountry often focus on people going about their daily lives in their small villages and farming communities. Mian's artistic versatility is also evident in his exquisite portraiture, as well as his more recent works inspired by western historical themes and American landscapes.

Professional Memberships

Signature Artist Member of the California Art Club

Selected Achievements

2018
Cover artwork for Southwest Art Magazine's June 2018 issue, featuring Flowered Girl.

2008, 2009, and 2010
Gene Autry Memorial Awards at the Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles, including West Purchase Award

2006
David P. Usher Patrons’ Choice Award and the Artists’ Choice Award at the Masters of the American West show at the Gene Autry Museum

2003
Thomas Moran Memorial Award, Artists' Choice Award and Patrons' Choice Award Masters of the American West show at the Gene Autry Museum

2000
Best of Show at the Carmel Art Festival

Artists’ Choice Award for best painting at the CAC 90th Gold Medal Juried Exhibition

Press and Publications

American Legacy Fine Arts presents Mian Situ in Western Art Collector Magazine, June 2023.

Mian Situ’s “Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly” featured in Western Art Collector’s “Collectors Focus; Canyons & Deserts” by John O’Hearn, June 2023

Ancient Puebloans lived in Canyon de Chelly on the Navajo Nation of Arizona over 4,000 years ago. The cliffs of the canyon are about 30 feet high at it mouth …

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Mian Situ in American Art Collector Magazine, June 2022 Issue.

Mian Situ Featured in American Art Collector Magazine June 2022 Issue

Artists revisit how the past informs the present, casting unexpected light on the Chinese-American experience. By Michael Pearce

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Mian Situ in Southwest art Magazine, March/ April 2019.

Mian Situ in Southwest Art Magazine March/April 2019

“YOU CAN’T HELP but get excited if you want to know what’s going on today in traditional fine-art painting and sculpture,” says Elaine Adams, the California Art Club’s executive director, …

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Mian Situ featured in Art of the West Magazine, Jan/Feb 2019.

Mian Situ Featured in Art of the West Magazine, Jan/Feb 2019

For California artist Mian Situ, 2016 and 2017 were banner years. In 2016, he met, courted, and married Gloria. Their romance began on the Internet and Gloria, a resident of …

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Mian Situ on the cover of Southwest Art Magazine, June 2018.

Mian Situ on the Cover of Southwest Art Magazine, June 2018

Gold Medal Exhibition, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles by Kim Agricola THE CALIFORNIA Art Club, one of the oldest and largest fine-art orga­nizations in the country, presents its 107th …

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Mian Situ in Art of the West Magazine Summer 2016 issue.

Mian Situ Featured in Art of the West Magazine Summer 2016 Issue

For many people, “follow your heart” is a naively optimistic slogan on a motivational poster. For artist Mian Situ, it’s a proven life philosophy. “I have a daughter,” he says. …

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American Art Collector Cover

American Art Collector Magazine, April 2016 Issue, Notes ALFA Artists Peter Adams, Jennifer Moses, Alicia Ponzio, Mian Situ and Christopher Slatoff

California Art Club’s 105th annual Gold Medal Exhibition pays tribute to its pioneering artists while showcasing art that pushes boundaries. With more than 200 contemporary-traditional paintings and sculpture on display, …

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Jean LeGassick and Kate Sammons in Southwest Art Magazine April 20163.

Jean LeGassick, Kate Sammons and Mian Situ in Southwest Art Magazine April 2016

More than a century ago, a cadre of prominent painters came together to establish the California Art Club. Today the club continues to thrive as an artistic home to respected …

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Jove Wang And Mian Situ in Art of the West Magazine, March/April 2015.

Mian Situ and Jove Wang Featured in Art of the West, March April 2015

The William Rolland Gallery of  Fine Art at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California, is hosting an exciting exhibition of paintings and drawings by seven contemporary Chinese figurative artists …

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Mian Situ Featured in Southwest Art Magazine November 2014 issue

Mian Situ Featured in Southwest Art Magazine November 2014 issue

Almost 15 years ago, although he was already an established and respected oil painter in his late 40’s, Mian Situ still lived a working life that sometimes made him feel ...

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artistry in the land of opportunity

Mian Situ and Jove Wang in Plein Air Magazine March 2013 issue

Two of the master artists at the Plein Air Convention & Expo will demonstrate the varied styles of painting employed by highly trained Chinese artists who immigrated to America in …

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Mian Situ in Western Art Collector Magazine March 2013 Issue

Mian Situ in Western Art Collector Magazine March 2013 Issue

Award-winning artist Mian Situ returned to his native China last April to gather reference material for his masterful oil paintings.  Wengding, in the Yunnan Province, a well-preserved tourist spot where ...

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Mian Situ Featured in Southwest Art Magazine May 2012 Issue

Mian Situ Featured in Southwest Art Magazine May 2012 Issue

Join the editors of Southwest Art  this month as we celebrate 10 people who make outstanding contributions to the western art world-gallery owners, artists, and museum directors.  We celebrate those ...

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Mian Situ Featured in CAC Newsletter Winter 2011 Issue

Mian Situ Featured in CAC Newsletter Winter 2011 Issue

The California Art Club (CAC) was founded by master artists, and one-hundred years later, continues to count among its membership consummate painters and sculptors.  One of the most prestigious is ...

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Mian Situ Featured in Art of the West Magazine January 2011 Issue

Mian Situ Featured in Art of the West Magazine January 2011 Issue

January 2011: Mian Situ's reflections on the harsh days of the Chinese Cultural Revolution provide the passion and emotion that the California based oil painter finds essential in his work.

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Mian Situ in American Art Collector Magazine April 2009 Issue

April 2009: California Art Club's 98th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition

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Mian Situ Featured in Fine Art Connoisseur July 2006 Issue

Mian Situ Featured in Fine Art Connoisseur July 2006 Issue

January 2006:Intensity of emotion and universality of feeling draw collectors to Situ's work.

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Mian Situ Featured in Southwest Art Magazine January 2000 Issue

Mian Situ Featured in Southwest Art Magazine January 2000 Issue

January 2000: Mian Situ's paintings chronicle his journey from Mao's China to success in Southern California.

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