Collection: Liang, Z.S.

Liang experienced his first great inspiration in this country when he studied and painted the Wampanoag Indian culture at the Outdoor Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He began to focus primarily on painting Native Americans and their traditional ways of life. Liang’s passion for the Indians, coupled with his emphasis on historical accuracy, adds strength and truth to his portrayals.

Among the many awards Liang has received are the 2011 Masters of the American West Purchase Award at the Autry Museum’s Masters of the American West; the 2005 President’s Award for Excellence from the Oil Painters of America; and the Best of Show Award from the American Society of Portrait Artists in 1998.

Liang’s works are in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery—Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; Briscoe Western Art Museum; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and the West Point Museum of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. His work is represented by Trailside Galleries, Jackson, Wyoming, and Scottsdale, Arizona.