 WAIHANG LAI, A.W.S. Waihang Lai is known for his watercolor, oriental brush painting, and computer art. He has mastered, with skill and imagination, the delicate technique involved in watercolor. In his paintings, each contact between brush and paper is an expressive conveyance of emotion. In this electronic age, he brings the same depth of perception to the computer, which he views not only as a powerful sketchpad, but also an innovative artistic tool to explore and translate ideas into breathtaking imagery. A signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, and the Hawai'i Computer Art Society, Lai is included in Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who in American Education. Mr. Lai is a graduate of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and earned his M.A. degree in art from Claremont Graduate University in California. He taught at Arizona State University, Tempe; Mauna Olu College, Hawai'i; and retired in 2004 after thirty-four years of teaching at Kaua'i Community College, University of Hawaii.
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| Chronology | |
| 2004 |
- One-man-show of Watercolor, East and West at Kauai Museum Mezzanine Gallery, Hawaii - Retired in June after thirty-four years of teaching at Kauai Community College, University of Hawaii. |
| 2003 | -Solo exhibit of watercolor at Kauai Museum -Exhibited in the membership shows of Kauai Watercolor Society and Kauai Oriental Art Society at Kauai Kukui Grove Center, Hawaii |
| 2001 | - Solo exhibit of watercolor. East and West at Art and Soul Gallery, Kauai, Hawaii. |
| 2000 | - Lecture-demonstration at Chiba Keizai College and Okinawa Christian Junior College in Japan. |
| 1999 | -Included in Who's Who in America. |
| l998 | -Painting exhibit at Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center Gallery. |
| l997 | -Lecture-demonstration on Chinese calligraphy and painting at Kauai Museum. |
| l995 | -Included in Who 's Who in the World -Included in Who 's Who Among Asian Americans. |
| l994 | -Computer painting, ''Feeding Time'', used as the cover of Makalii, a journal of the University of Hawaii Community Colleges. |
| l993 | -Received the NISOD Excellence Award for outstanding
contributions in teaching and learning from the College of Education, the
University of Texas at Austin. -Solo exhibit of watercolors at Kauai Museum -Listed in Who 's Who in American Education. -Conducted a seminar on the 'New Dimension in Chinese painting'' and demonstrated how to use the computer as an artistic tool at the Center for Chinese Studies, University of Hawaii. |
| 1992 | -Recipient of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award. -Solo exhibit of computer painting at Kauai Museum -Illustrated "The Tao of Practice Success", a book published in Honolulu. -Lecture and demonstration of Chinese Painting at Nara College of Fine Arts, Japan. |
| 1991 | -Selected as a member of the Hawaii Computer Art Society. |
| 1990 | -Exhibited in the Art Faculty Exhibition of the University of Hawaii Community Colleges at The Contemporary Museum's Honolulu Advertiser Gallery. |
| 1989 | -One-man-show of his art works was held during the Chinese Bicentennial Art Exhibition. "Li River", a 37-foot long scroll, was featured at Kauai Museum. -Solo exhibit of watercolor at Kilohana Galleries. |
| 1985 | -Solo exhibit of watercolor and Chinese painting at Princeville Galleries. |
| 1976 | -Included in Who 's Who in the West. -Elected as the president of the Kauai Oriental Art Society, an organization he had founded. |
| 1975 | -Watercolors selected for the "Four Watercolor Artists of Hawaii", a traveling exhibit in the islands, sponsored by the Honolulu Academy of Arts. |
| 1974 | -Elected as the president of Kauai Watercolor Society, an organization he had founded. |
| 1973 | -Included in Who 's Who in American Art. |
| 1972 | -Solo exhibit of Chinese and watercolor painting at Kauai Museum. "Traveling", a 17-foot long scroll, was the highlight in the show. |
| 1971 | -Included in Bibliography of the Contemporary Chinese Painting Artists, published in Hong Kong. -Solo exhibit of watercolor at Kauai Museum, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. |
| 1970 | -Joined Kauai Community College as an art faculty member. -Watercolor exhibited at Edward-Dean Museum, Cherry Valley, California. |
| 1969 | -Painting titled "September" exhibited in the Watercolor USA at Springfield Art Museum, Missouri. |
| 1968 | -Selected as a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, New York. -First Place in watercolor at the 46th Maui Art Festival, Hawaii. -Taught at Mauna Olu College, Maui, Hawaii as an assistant professor. |
| 1967 | -Graduated from Claremont Graduate University, California, with a M.A. degree in art. -"The Watercolors of Waihang Lai", published in California -Solo Exhibit of Watercolor Painting, East and West at Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona. -Taught watercolor and drawing at Arizona State University, Tempe as a visiting professor. |
| 1966 | -"The Chinese Landscape Paintings of Waihang Lai", published in California. -First Place in watercolor at the Rowland Heights Spring Festival of Fine Arts, California. -Demonstration and lecture on Chinese painting at California State College in Los Angeles . -Selected as a signature member of the Philadelphia Water Color Society. |
| 1965 | -Chinese painting, "Red Persimmons", used as the cover of Lutheran Women magazine, April issue, published in Philadelphia. -Solo exhibit at UniQ3 Gallery, Pomona, California. -Chinese painting, "Plum Blossoms", used as the cover of Lutheran Women magazine, May issue, published in Philadelphia, U.S. -Designed a cover for World Encounter magazine, April issue, published in Philadelphia, U.S. |
| 1964 | -Graduated from Chung Chi College, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, with a B.A. degree. |
| 1963 | -Solo exhibit of Chinese painting at Carroll College, Wisconsin. -Solo exhibit of Chinese painting at Claremont Graduate University, California. |
| 1962 | -Attended the International Student Conference as a Hong Kong delegate in Tokyo. -Solo exhibit at the University of Redlands, California |
| 1959-62 | -Received Honorable Mention at the Hong Kong University Art Exhibition three years in a row |
| 1960 | -Graduated from St Paul¡¦s Co-educational College. |
| 1958 | -Work exhibited at the Hong Kong Art Festival |
| 1939 | -Born in Hong Kong |
Waihang Lai (¾¤ºûÃô): wlai@hawaii.com