M.S. in Art Education from Illinois State University
Has also studied at the former Central Art Academy (now a part of Qinghua University) and Luxiun Art Academy
Has published copious works in oil, watercolor, and engravings since youth
Works have won numerous awards
Has published over 20 essays on art history and art theory
Calligraphy
Member of the Chinese Calligraphers' Association
Calligraphy and engraving works have been exhibited numerous times in China and Japan, and have won numerous prizes in China's National Calligraphy Exhibition
Many years of Calligraphy instruction (both as a university professor and as a private instructor)
Published copious essays on Calligraphy theory
Biography and works have been published in nine nationally renowned trade encyclopedias and collections of works
Chinese Language and Literature
B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature
Has published over 80 essays and stories in over thirty publications in China and the United States
New book: The America in My Backyard, 我家后院的美国. Knowledge Publishing, 知识出版社, Beijing: 2003
Biography published in The Famous Figures of the Contemporary Artistic Circles in China, 中国当代艺术界名人录, published by Chinese Social Sciences Literary Publishing, 社会科学文献出版社