The Modern Impressionist Magazine Workshop Retreat will be held at the elegant and historic Chateau Alois. Beautifully positioned on the banks of the River Bocq in Belgium. And only 3 kilometers from the gorgeous little town of Ciney and just a short drive from Calais and Brussels. Chateau Alois is comprised of a main castle and two wings surrounded by a courtyard and has a number of large reception rooms and outdoor pavilions for relaxing, dining and enjoying these enormous grounds. This one of a kind experience will be hosted by Modern Impressionist Magazine. You will be able to get to know the members of the magazine and immerse yourself in an inclusive week long painting workshop retreat with one of the world’s top artists and instructors, Jove Wang.
All of the bedrooms are quaint and luxurious and have en-suite bathrooms. Chateau Alois was once home to an important Bishop and dates back to the 12th century. Its ten hectares (25 acres) of grounds incorporate an extensive parks, ponds and a river with many century old trees.
You can enjoy painting its streams, architecture, interior and old growth trees and forests.
Jove Wang was born in Jilin China in 1962. At the tender age of seven, he apprenticed with the master oil painter Gang Gu, subsequently studying at Jilin School of Art for three years and graduating in 1982. He was accepted into the most prestigious art institute of China, Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now known as China Academy of Art), and graduated as an honor student in 1988. In 1990 he immigrated to the United States where he soon met with success. Immersing himself in the art study and exploration of old masters, he has established a career that has garnered him national recognition.
Artists' Choice Award, 24th Annual Plein Air Painting Invitational of LPAPA (Laguna Plein Air Painters Association), 2022
Best of Show and Artists' Choice Award, 22nd Oil Painting Competition of American Impressionist Society, 2021
Best of Show, Annual All-Member Online Exhibition of American Impressionist Society, 2021
Best Artist Award, 9th Annual Figuraive Online Art Competition, 2019
Collectors' Choice Award, LPAPA 19th Annual Plein Air Painting Invitational, 2017
Guy Rose Award for Best Multi-Figurative Composition, Gold Medal Award, 98th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibitonb of Calfornia Art Club, 2009
Gold Medal Award, Japan Artist Association at Tokyo National Museum, 2008
Best of Show and Artists' Choice Award, Carmel Art Festival, 2001
Grand Prize, Best of Mission Award, and Best Design/Architecture Award, Plein Air Tucson 2000 Exhibit, 2000
First Place, Viewpoint 2000 Exhibition of Cincinnati Art Club, 2000
Best of Show, 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Oil Painters of America, 1999
First Place, Figurative Category, 89th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition of California Art Club, 1998
Best of Show, 88th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition of California Art Club, 1997
2024 - Solo Exhibit "Spirit of the American West", American Legacy Fine Arts Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2024 - 14th National Exhibition of Fine Arts China, "Shepherd", selected and showed in Shenzhen
2022 - Solo Exhibit "The Great American West", LPAPA gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 - 108th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibistion of California Art Club, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2017 - 106th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibistion, Autry Museum of American West, Los Angeles, CA
2015 - "Chinese Figurative Realism in the 21st Century" exhibition, William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art, California Lutheran University, CA
2013 - Solo Exhibit "Soul and Sentiment", Shengshi Sky Art Museum, Beijing, China
2013 - Solo Exhibit "Instinct & Feeling", Malibu Lumber Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011 - Solo Exhibit "Jove Wang in Europe", American Legacy Fine Arts Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2004 - Solo Exhibit " Journey through China 2004", New Masters Gallery, Carmel, CA
2003 - Solo Exhibit "Vision of a Master", Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2003 - Solo EXhibit "Jove Wang's Paintings", Bakersfield Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
2003 - 9th Annual Plein Air Event of California Art Club, San Juan Capistrano, CA
2002 - Solo Exhibit "Journey through China 2002", New Masters Gallery, Carmel, CA
2002 - Solo Exhibit, Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2002 - 92nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibit of California Art Club, CA
2002 - Solo Exhibit "Lost But Not Forgotten: Life along the Yangtze River", Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena, CA
2001 - Solo Exhibit "Journey through France", Gallery Americana, Carmel, CA
2001 - Solo Exhibit "A Spiritual Journey through China 2001", Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena, CA
2001 - 91st Annual Gold Medal Exhibit of California Art Club, CA
2000 - Solo Exhibit, Scotch Mist Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2000 - 90th Annual Gold Medal Exhibit of California Art Club
1999 - “On Location in Malibu”, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, CA
1999 - International Travel Expo 1999 Modern Art Festival, Korea
1999 - Solo Exhibit, California Art Council, Sacramento, CA
1997 - "Impression of Pasadena", Pasadena Historical Museum, CA
1997 - "East Coast Ideals-West Coast Concepts" of California Art Club, Carnegie Art Museum, CA
1995 - Solo Exhibit, Taipei, Taiwan
1994 - Asia Invitational Art Exhibit, Korea
2003 - Bakersfield Museum of Art acquired painting for permanent collection
1999 - Mission San Juan Capistrano acquired painting for permanent collection
1998 - Bowers Museum acquired painting for permanent collection
1995 - Portrait Commissioned by Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor
1993 - Portrait Commissioned by Bishop Roger Mahoney, added to the permanent Collection of his Titular Church in Rome Italy
1992 - Portrait Commissioned by Bishop Roger Mahoney, added to the permanent collection of the Archdiocesan Catholic Center in Los Angeles
2024 - Judge of September-October 2024, Modern Impressionist Salon
2023 - Judge of 2023 Easton Plein Air Painting Competition, MD
2022 - Curator of 2022 Easton Plein Air Painting Competition, MD
2018 - Demo for a thousand audience at Portrait Art Expo, Miami, FL
2016 - Demo for a hundred audience at Plein Air Convention & Expo, Tucson, AZ
2001 - Judge of Plein Air Tucson 2001 Competition, AZ
Signature Artist of Californian Art Club
Signature Artist of Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Featured in:
Plein Air Magazine, October-November 2024, "The Spirit of the American West", by Kelly Cane
Inside Art, March 2024, “Good Paintings Have These 3 Things in Common”, by Christopher Volpe
Outdoor Painter, October 2023, “Inspiring Artist: Jove Wang”, editorial by PleinAir Today
Inside Art, 2022, ”It’s Opposite Day”, by Christopher Volpe
Art of the West Magazine, November/December 2018 issue, “Art Must Have Soul”, by Mary Nelson
Art of the West Magazine, March/April 2015 issue, "One on One", by Vicki Stavig
Plein Air Magazine, March 2013 issue, “Artistry in the Land of Opportunity”, by Molly Siple
Plein Air Magazine, Summer 2011 issue, ”Spontaneous Responses to Well Known Locations”, by M Stephen Doherty, editor-in-chief
Pasadena Star News, February 25, 2011, ”Jove Wang’s Brush Blends Cultures”, by Michelle J. Mills
Pasadena Scene Magazine, February 2011 issue, ”Jove Wang’s Brush Blends Cultures”, by Michelle J. Mills
American Artist Magazine, January 2011 issue, “Jove Wang: Itinerant Inspiration”, by Allison Malafronte
American Art Collector Magazine, April 2009 issue, "Striking Gold"
Art of the West Magazine, May/June 2008 issue, “Life is My Teacher’, by Mary Nelson
American Artist Workshop, summer 2007 issue, ”Jove Wang: Thinking Big, Painting big“, by Molly Siple
American Art Collector Magazine, October 2006 issue, ”Jove Wang: Collectors Find Beauty and Serenity in these Depictions of the Simple, Rural Life”
Southwest Art Magazine, October 2002 issue, "Where Life and Art Meet", by Molly Siple
American Artist Magazine, 2022, "Five Artists to Watch"
Southwest Art Magazine, 1999, "Artists to Watch"
“Master Jove Wang: Expressive Cityscapes”, DVD, Streamline Publishing, Inc, 2023
“Master Jove Wang: Essential Drawing Skills”,DVD, Streamline Publishing, Inc, 2017
“Master Jove Wang: Painting Expressive Portraits”, DVD, Streamline Publishing, Inc, 2017
“Instinct & Feeling — Jove Wang’s Oil Painting”, book, 2000
American Legacy Fine Arts Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Studio B Gallery, Easton, MD
Beck Fine Art Gallery, Wilmington, NC
Highlands Art Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Immersive 7 day workshop with award winning master impressionist Jove Wang
Immersive 7 day workshop with award winning master impressionist Jove Wang
Immersive 7 day workshop with award winning master impressionist Jove Wang
Immersive 7 day workshop with award winning master impressionist Jove Wang
Immersive 7 day workshop with award winning master impressionist Jove Wang
Immersive 7 day workshop with award winning master impressionist Jove Wang