Vice Chairman of OCAA
Steve Wenshi Chan is a self-taught artist and print maker. Steve uses his own unique way of construction and carving techniques to bring out the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. In 1984, he and his family immigrated to Oregon, where he has created many oil paintings and wood-carved prints inspired by the beauty of the state’s scenery and its special cultural heritage. The oil painting, “Fall Color”, was selected for an international art exhibition in 2005.

Steve has been interested in printmaking from a young age and has a passion of closely observing hard-working laborers in their unique environments. While in China, he created successful prints such as “Entering Mountain”, “River Flowing Upwards”, and “Village Transformer Station”. These prints were selected for exhibition in the Guangdong Art Exhibition. The “Village Transformer Station” was selected by the Chinese Cultural Department for exhibition in seven European countries in the 1970s.

Beginning in 2007, he focused primarily on printmaking. Since his printmaking debut in the U.S., he has garnered many awards and accolades. In 2014, his paintings and prints were selected to represent Oregon in a cultural exchange with China in an art exhibition in Tianjin, a major Chinese city with a population of 11 million. In 2021, he was one of the featured artists in the International Calligraphy & Painting Artists Association magazine. In 2022, he won a prestigious award from Japan Institute of International Art. Many of his works have been acquired by artists, collectors, and admirers all over China and in the U.S.

Membership & Office:
- Vice Chairman of Oil Painters and Printmakers of Oregon’s Chinese Artists Association
- Member of Japan Institute of International Art
- Member of the International Calligraphy & Painting Artists Association
- Member of Oil Painters of America and Print Arts Northwest