About

Shen Ming Cun is a Professor of Art at Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, specialising in European Classical painting.

His own paintings focus on capturing, distilling and representing the unique traditions, costumes and heritage of the minority tribes of Southern China, especially the Miao, the Dong, the Zhuang and the Yao.

The respect that Shen Ming has for these people is clear in his work as he preserves in paint the realities of their lives. In his figurative pieces he focuses on the ornate costumes worn for religious festivals, weddings and holiday celebrations. He has an empathy for the …