Artist Michael Warren Exhibits at UCLA Luskin Center Art Gallery

Artist Michael Warren stands in front of his artwork on display at the UCLA Luskin Center Art Gallery

Artist Michael Warren is a fine art photographer, former UCLA basketball player and actor, who currently has one of his artworks on display at the UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center which is located at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). LABA team members TV host Joey Zhou, founder of LABA, and Harrison Engle, co-chairman of LABA, were joined by Julie Ping Shen, co-founder of The Beverly Arts and CEO of the JMK & M3 Modeling Media Academy to see his artwork and congratulate him on being a part of the art gallery exhibition. Gavin He, Chairman of the LABA Hong Kong and Macau Regional Executive Committee, attended by video conference as well as artists Jie Geng, LABA Overseas Envoy, Chun Liu, and Xioauyin Tan. Warren received a LABA Icon Award in 2023 and became a LABA advisor in 2024.

The UCLA Luskin Conference Center was built with a generous donation from Meyer and Renee Luskin, former UCLA graduates and philanthropists. It opened in August 2016 and was designed to serve as a meeting place for the exchange of new ideas, insights and key discoveries in all fields of scholarship and exploration. The art collection includes artwork created UCLA alumni and faculty members, many who have been prominent leaders in the contemporary art world. The Luskin art collection spans photography, painting, giclée printing, screen-printing, lithography, photographic printing on tin, mixed media, woodcut printing and sculpture. The art collection is displayed on the first two floors of the building and the gallery is open to the public.

TV host Joey Zhou, founder of the Los Angeles Beverly Arts, artist Michael Warren, Julie Ping Shen, CEO of the JMK & M3 Modeling Media Academy, and director/filmmaker Harrison Engle

Artist Michael Warren and director/filmmaker Harrison Engle with artist Chun Liu attending by video conference

Chun Liu is a first-class artist in China and a prominent figure in the contemporary art world. Her exceptional contributions to the fusion of Chinese and Western artistic styles have earned her widespread recognition both domestically and internationally. Liu has received many honors and awards for her artwork which incorporate a commitment to innovation while honoring the traditions and heritage of Chinese culture. She recently had an exhibition of her artwork called "Dedicated to the Artistic Conception of Spring - Chun Liu Painting Art Exhibition" which was held at the Literature and History Museum in Beijing, China.

Artist Michael Warren with Gavin He, Chairman of the LABA Hong Kong and Macau Regional Executive Committee, attending by video conference

Gavin He serves as Chairman of Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Trade and Industry Association (www.hcfsme.org) – High Technology Development Committee and Chairman of the 2022-2024 Los Angeles Biennial International Arts Festival (www.thebeverlyarts.com) – Beverly Arts Hong Kong and Macau Regional Executive Committee. He once worked in the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, focusing on Cross-Strait cultural exchange, and was also awarded “Ambassador of the Cultural Exchange” regarding Cross-Strait relationship contribution, and served as the executive deputy secretary general of the Central Asian Buddhist Association, and the deputy secretary general of the Overseas Security Committee of the China Asia Economic Development Association.

Artist Michael Warren and director/filmmaker Harrison Engle with artist Jie Geng, LABA Overseas Envoy, attending by video conference

Jie Geng is a contemporary artist born in Shuangliao City, Jilin Province, China in 1964. He currently lives in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province, China. As an artist, he specializes in contemporary Zen ink painting, oil painting, and sculpture creation. He has written many articles on art that have been published in academic and professional publications, both at home and internationally. He is Vice President of Liaoxi Regional Culture Research Association of Bohai University, member of French National Artists Association, member of the Association of Artists and Sculptors of the Kingdom of Spain, member of French Century Art International Cultural Exchange Association, and Honorary citizen of Saint-Rémichevres, Paris-Versailles region, France.

Director/filmmaker Harrison Engle and artist Michael Warren with artist Xiaoyin Tan attending by video conference

Xiaoyin Tan is a highly regarded artist in the field of contemporary Chinese art. His paintings are like passionate symphonies, allowing people to feel the vitality and passion of life through the interweaving of color, shape, and line. His world is a world full of colors, emotions, and vitality. Since childhood, Tan has been deeply influenced by traditional Chinese culture, and it is the essence of these traditions that has provided a rich inspiration and profound heritage for his painting creations.

Director/filmmaker Harrison Engle, Julie Ping Shen, CEO of the JMK & M3 Modeling Media Academy, artist Michael Warren, and TV host Joey Zhou, founder of the Los Angeles Beverly Arts (LABA), at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center Art Gallery.

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