Guan, born in Anhui, China, has been an art professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead since 1998. Besides his teaching and painting, he has conducted painting workshops and presentations around the country. His paintings are exhibited at prestigious galleries and art centers throughout the United States and China, including the China National Art Gallery, the China Academy of Fine Arts Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and The Fraser Gallery in Washington, DC, among many others. During the past 20 years, Guan has been featured in more than 200 professional exhibitions and received more than 30 awards. His art has been published in numerous art magazines and is also in many permanent collections in both the United States and and China. Learn more about Guan at his website: https://www.zhiminguan.com/