Represented by the Jeunesse Gallery in Vancouver, Shaoli Wang was born in Qingdao, China, and grew up in the aftermath of China's Cultural Revolution. She trained as an art teacher and graduated from the Department of Fines Arts of Qingdao Normal College, specializing in children's book illustration, gouache and oil painting. She was named one of the ten best young artists of Qingdao for two consecutive terms before immigrating to Canada in 1995. Her illustrations for Bamboo in 2006 made her a finalist for the Christie Harris B.C. Book Prize for best illustrated children's book.
Shaoli Wang has since illustrated the Shu-li series of chapter books for ages 6-9, written by Paul Yee, as well as Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook (Tradewind $24.95), with texts by Paul Yee and recipes by Judy Chan, which won the 2015 Gourmand Award for best Canadian cookbook. Yee provided original stories as well as his own interpretations of Chinese folklore; each story was followed by a recipe for a traditional Chinese dish.
RESUME:
1988
Graduated from Department of Fine Arts, Qingdao Normal College specializing in children's book illustration, gouache and oil painting
1989
City of Qingdao Children and Young Adults Art Education Award
1991
First City of Qingdao Ten Best Young Artists Award
1992
China National Fine Arts Exhibition
Province of Shandang Art Exhibition, Silver Award
China National Children and Young Adults Art Competition Best Teacher Award
1993
Nine Painters Group Show, Central Fine Arts College, Beijing
Second City of Qingdao Ten Best Young Artists Award
Province of Shandang Children's Creativity Essay Competition, First Prize
1994
China National Best Art Teacher Award
1995
China National Fine Arts Exhibition
China National Children and Young Adults Art Education Award
Immigrated to Canada in September
1996-1999
Annual solo exhibitions, International New Year's Festival, Plaza of Nations, Vancouver
1997
Solo exhibition, Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Gardens, Vancouver
2006
Illustrated Bamboo
2007
Illustrated Shu-li and Tamara
2008
Harmonious Dichotomy - Solo exhibition, Yaletown Gallery, Vancouver
2024
Illustrated The Three Sisters (Tradewind Books $24.95) 9781990598265
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Shaoli Wang has since illustrated the Shu-li series of chapter books for ages 6-9, written by Paul Yee, as well as Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook (Tradewind $24.95), with texts by Paul Yee and recipes by Judy Chan, which won the 2015 Gourmand Award for best Canadian cookbook. Yee provided original stories as well as his own interpretations of Chinese folklore; each story was followed by a recipe for a traditional Chinese dish.
RESUME:
1988
Graduated from Department of Fine Arts, Qingdao Normal College specializing in children's book illustration, gouache and oil painting
1989
City of Qingdao Children and Young Adults Art Education Award
1991
First City of Qingdao Ten Best Young Artists Award
1992
China National Fine Arts Exhibition
Province of Shandang Art Exhibition, Silver Award
China National Children and Young Adults Art Competition Best Teacher Award
1993
Nine Painters Group Show, Central Fine Arts College, Beijing
Second City of Qingdao Ten Best Young Artists Award
Province of Shandang Children's Creativity Essay Competition, First Prize
1994
China National Best Art Teacher Award
1995
China National Fine Arts Exhibition
China National Children and Young Adults Art Education Award
Immigrated to Canada in September
1996-1999
Annual solo exhibitions, International New Year's Festival, Plaza of Nations, Vancouver
1997
Solo exhibition, Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Gardens, Vancouver
2006
Illustrated Bamboo
2007
Illustrated Shu-li and Tamara
2008
Harmonious Dichotomy - Solo exhibition, Yaletown Gallery, Vancouver
2024
Illustrated The Three Sisters (Tradewind Books $24.95) 9781990598265
[BCBW 2024]
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Three Gourmand Awards
News item (2015)
Held in Paris last year, the Gourmand Cookbook Awards is an international event that was staged this year in Yangtai, the most northern major city in China. So when B.C. publisher Michael Katz learned his Tradewind title Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts-A Literary Cookbook had won three Gourmand awards, he had a good problem on his hands. Who could accept the prizes on behalf of co-authors Paul Yee (texts), Judy Chan (recipes) and Shaoli Wang (illustrations)? Through a professor at UBC, he managed to hook up with an agreeable English teacher at Yangtai University, Peggy Macdonald from Nova Scotia, who happily accepted the task of attending the banquet. Launched earlier this year at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens in Vancouver, Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts won for best book for Chinese cuisine in the world as well as best cookbook from Canada and best children's food book.