About Me
Alva Gao
April 1982 Joined Guangzhou Association of Youth Artists and was elected Council Member of the Association
September 1984 Was admitted into Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts as student at Industrial Art Department
January 1987 Was admitted into China Association of Artists, Guangdong Branch
July 1988 Graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art for the Bachelor's Degree of Arts
July 1988 Began to work as an Art Designer in Guangdong Native Produce Import & Export Group
September 1988 Invited to be a Faculty Member of Department of Art of South China Amateur College of Literature and Arts
1990 Admitted into China Institute of Lacquer Picture panting
July 1991 Visited Canada as an Artist
October 1992 Moved to Toronto as a Landed immigrant
1997 Became Canadian citizen
Present President of Alva De Blue House
Major Exhibitions and Awards in Canada & U.S.A.
2006 "The Glory of Peace" - Happy Life AlvaGao Art Award
2005 "The Glory of Peace" - Winter Symphony AlvaGao Art Award
Angus Glen Community Centre, Markham, Ontario
2004 "The Glory of Peace" - Golden Autumn
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, Ontario
2003 "The Glory of Peace"
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, Ontario
2002 Group Show of Chinese Canadian Artists Association in Toronto, Ontario
1999 National Oil and Acrylic Painter's Society Exhibition 1999 in U.S.A.
1998 Art Expo in New York, U.S.A.
1998 Annual York Region Juried Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario
1996 Won the Merit Award in U.S.A. Oil painting - "Innocence 2" at National Oil & Acrylic Painter's Society Exhibition 1996
1996 Won Merit Award in U.S.A. Watercolour painting - "Roses with Still Life 2" at Niagara Frontier Watercolour Society National Exhibition 1996
1996 Won the Mia Second Place Award in U.S.A. Watercolour Painting - "The Violet Apples" at the Montana Interpretations 1996
1996 Won the Manhattan Arts International Award-of-Excellence 1996 5th Annual Art Competition in U.S.A. Watercolour painting
1996 Watercolour painting - "Flowers-4" was displayed at the Adirondacks, National Exhibition of American Watercolours
1994-97 33rd, 34th, 35th and 36th Anniversary of Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
1992 Group Show at Scarborough Civic Centre, Toronto, Ontario
1991 Individual Show at Sing Tao Gallery Toronto, Ontario
Major Exhibitions and Awards in China
November 1983 Awarded the 2nd Prize of the show Oil painting - HARVEST IN A MOONLIGHT LIT EVENING was at show of Exhibition works: New looks in Guangdong Countrysid
September 1984 Won the 2nd Prize of the exhibition - The 1st Festival of Art in Guangzhou Oil panting - INNOCENCE was included in Exhibition of Art work
Selected to Guangdong Exhibition of Arts - Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China
December 1985 Won the 2nd Prize of the first Guangzhou Academy and "Hong main: prize" Oil panting - ADVERSARY
1987 The Blue Bird brand design was chosen and used by Guangzhou Video tape publisher
June 1988 Lacquer screen RHYTHM OF THE AUTUMN was displayed at Exhibition of Graduation.
September 1988 Works 1988 and were selected to Exhibition of Experimental works in Folk art Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
1989 Awarded the Excellence prize
Lacquer painting - SINCERE at Guangdong Exhibition of Art Work 1989
SINCERE was also selected to the 7th National Exhibition of Art Work 1989
1989 Lacquer panting - SUMMER took part in Guangdong Exhibition of Art Works 1989
1989 The packing design for the "Double Happiness" Candles of Guangdong Native Produce Import & Export Group won the Silver prize of the third "Middle-South Chain Star Packing & Decoration design Prize." And won the First Prize of Guangdong Province Packing Design Prize 1989