Events: past, present, upcoming
2020
Upcoming: Sept. 19-30, 2020: Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute: virtual art show: what have artists been making during the Covid lockdown? Please copy/paste in your browser: www.jci-gardena.org
"Living Water Forever”, Virtual art exhibition and Skype presentation as part of Zhining (Ruby H. Wang) East-West Cultural Exchange Association at Huishan Cultural Center, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. Aug. 22.
2019
Terrart a Group Show, Chozenji Temple, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan Nov. 1-6.
2017
ARC Music, UK features my Shakuhachi ink sketch as part of their album cover design for their new CD, Shakuhachi Masters
Year of the Fire Rooster - Lunar New Year Group Show. APC Fine Arts and Graphics Gallery,Torrance, CA
2016
Survivor Art Series, solo show; second anniversary event at Jennifer Diamond Cancer Research Library, USC/Norris Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Winner of the Palm Art Award "Certificate of Excellence" awarded by Art Domain Group, Quedlinburg, Germany
Billy the Bullfrog Finds a New Home: The Illustrations. Madrona Marsh Nature Center, Torrance, CA. Solo show of original illustrations for the children's book by Beth Shibata.
2012
“The Power of the Brush”. Calligraphy and brush painting workshop followed by solo show. En Arts and Crafts, (Silver Lake), Los Angeles, CA
APC Graphics and Gallery - group show, Year of the Dragon—work from the Sebastopol show, Torrance, CA
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA - group invitational show, Year of the Dragon
2011
APC Graphics and Gallery - group show of small works, Torrance, CA
2009
USC/Norris Hospital/Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Los Angeles, CA— exhibit / artist’s talk
2007
Mo Tao: the way of ink - solo show, El Camino College, Schauerman Library, Torrance, CA
2006
www.studioof5rings.com (Cleveland, Ohio) - virtual gallery exhibit
2005
“Lunar New Year exhibition of Calligraphy and Paintings”, Evergreen Books, Monterey Park, California
2004
“Lunar New Year Exhibition of Calligraphy and Paintings”, Chinese Culture Center, El Monte, California
2002
"Entering Spirit and Form” - Individual Show of ink paintings (with Beth Shibata Photography) The Gallery at the Dojo, Lomita, California
2000
“Visual Reflections on Aikido: the way of harmony with the universal life force” - Individual show of Brush and Ink paintings with Beth Shibata Photography - The Gallery at the Dojo, Harbor City, California
1996
Alexander's Fine Arts Gallery, Inc., Tampa, Florida, "The Goddess Within - a woman's group show"
1990
LA Art Expo, Los Angeles Convention Center: with Shelly Art Group, Marina del Rey, CA.
Bank Leumi-le Israel, Encino, California in conjunction with Yad B’Yad Charitable Foundation: Invitational group show
1989
Otis-Parsons School of Design/Wilshire Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, California: Juried group show
The Sculpture Gardens Gallery, Venice, California, group show
Chautauqua Museum Art Gallery, Chautauqua, N.Y, photographic essay.
Representation
2002–2012 En Arts and Crafts, Los Angeles (Silver Lake), California
1999—2009 PaintingsDirect.com, New York, NY
1999-05: Featured artist at Shanghai Diamond Garden Restaurant, Los Angeles, California Gallery at the Dojo, Lomita, California
2002 Guest Artist at Consignments Limited, Los Angeles Antiques Dist., Los Angeles, California 1996-98 Dassin Gallery, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, California
Alexander's Fine Arts Gallery, Tampa, Florida
Gene Sinser Gallery, Larchmont, California
1995 Margaret Crow Gallery, Old Pasadena, California
The Gallery Upstairs, Claremont, California
1994 The Library Foundation of Los Angeles Downtown main branch) - Gift shop (fine art greeting cards)
1992 Courtyard Collections, Century City, California
1991 Gene Sinser Gallery, Larchmont, California
E.S. Lawrence Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
Reviews/Interviews
Rob Thomas review www.artisticallyconnected.com, Oct. 2011
Review by Frank Mundo of Black Ink: Entering Spirit and Form in Westside Today publications, May 2005
Interviewed by Phoenix Satellite Television at Artist Lao Zhu’s one-man show in Monterey Park, California for a special feature airing in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Nov. 11, 2004
The Daily Breeze, Torrance, CA, Feb. 23, 2000, cover story Life/Arts Section
Israeli Community News, Los Angeles, CA, Article / photo by Avi Drori, Dec. 1989.