Keming Shen
Keming Shen was born in Shanghai, China and graduated from the Shanghai light Industry College in 1982. His major subject was Graphic Design.
After graduation, Keming worked for The Shanghai Art Design Company as a graphic designer and freelanced as an illustrator for a book publisher and 2 Shanghai newspapers. He then taught at the East China Normal University before arriving in Australia in 1988 where he concentrated on commercial artwork.
In 1995 Keming established his own commercial art studio, and then in 2004 he recommenced painting and began teaching at “Jiotto Studio”, specialising in Portraits and Still Life. In mid 2006 he started teaching at Malvern Artists’ Society.
Keming specialises in Oil Painting. He has won many awards, and is accomplished in painting Still Life, Landscape, Portraits and the Human Form. Keming often uses models in his classes as part of a comprehensive approach to learning the art of oil painting.