Ke Yi is Named Los Angeles Beverly Arts (LABA) Blue Chip Artist
Douglas Ivanovich, LABA Board member, Freda Ou, Chairman of LABA Asia, Harrison Engle, LABA Board member, artist Ke Yi with his certificate, Guo Li (wife of Ke Yi), Sheri Determan, LABA Board member, and TV host Joey Zhou, founder of LABA
Los Angeles, California, USA. 6th March, 2025. Artist Ke Yi is named Los Angeles Beverly Arts (LABA) Blue Chip artist at a ceremony held at the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles, California. The guests included TV host Joey Zhou, founder of LABA, and LABA Board members - Harrison Engle, Paul Ottosson, Karen Han, Douglas Ivanovich, and Sheri Determan. Other guests were Freda Ou, Chairman of LABA Asia, Huajun Zhang, founder of Chuan Ya Wood, an international leader in piano manufacturing, Ling Pang, director of the Chuan Ya Museum, and Guo Li (wife of Ke Yi).
Harrison Engle, LABA Board member, artist Ke Yi with his certificate, and Guo Li (wife of Ke Yi)
Artist Ke Yi was born in Fushun, Sichuan in August 1953. He has worked as a professor, master's degree tutor, and doctoral tutor for interdisciplinary research in literature and music at Sichuan University in China. From 2010 to 2014, he served as the president of Sichuan Conservatory of Music. In 2019, Shinhan University in South Korea awarded Ke Yi a doctorate in education. He is currently the honorary dean of the Violin Art Institute of Sichuan Conservatory of Music and the honorary director of the Guqin Research Center of Sichuan Conservatory of Music. After retiring in 2014, Yi Ke started his oil painting career and formed a unique creative style with "music thinking in painting". As of 2025, he has completed more than 2,200 oil paintings, including "European Refugee Wave", "Soul Returning to Seda", "North Sea Style", "Chasing the Wind", "My Heart Will Go On", etc., as well as musicians and artists series, with themes covering portraits, natural landscapes and humanities and history. Ke Yi's multiple skills and talents that include musician, artist, performer, and educator, construct the image of an "all-in-one artist" who adheres to the essence of creativity in the artistry of his work.
TV host Joey Zhou, founder of LABA, gave a speech and led the ceremony
Harrison Engle, LABA Board member receives gift from artist Ke Li for LABA
Harrison Engle, Freda Ou, Douglas Ivanovich, Karen Han, Huajun Zhang, Sheri Determan, Paul Ottosson, and Joey Zhou
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