About The Aritst

Mingming Bowerson has enjoyed painting for as long as she can remember. A friend of her parents, who was a famous artist, taught her how to draw and oil paint in her early life.

She eventually went on to teach middle school art for two years before she entered college to study Chemistry. She taught High School Chemistry for three years After she graduated from college. Then, she went through a rigorous exam required to gain admission to a graduate school into one of China’s most prestigious electronic universities where she received her Master's degree in electronic engineering. Her Research was published on IEEE International Conference where she spoke, and in audience there were many scientists  from around the world..

Show & Prizes

• Two Works featured in the Best of Worldwide Watermedia Artists Volume I book 2010.


• Final list in the 22nd Annual American Artist's Magazine's Art Competition. Name featured in the December issue of the magazine. 2006.


• Honorable Mention March 2005 -- -New American Gallery, Juried Watercolor From the Garden State II" New Jersey USA


• Three paintings were accepted for display, Apr. - May --- All Mediums, Juried, "Annual State Of The Arts Exhibition 2004", Michigan USA


• Second Prize, Apr. 2004 ---Venice Art Center Florida USA, All Mediums, Juried Art Show.


• Best of The Show, First Prize, Second Prize and Honorable Mention, Mar. 2004 ---Lansing Michigan USA Juried Orchids Art Show.


• Best of The Show, First Prize, Second Prize & Third Prize, Nov. 2003 --- Saginaw Michigan USA Juried Orchids Art Show.

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After Mingming saw so many world renowned scientists in the field at that conference, she dreamt to become a top scientist one day. She gathered the required books that she needed to study for the examination of admission for PhD. But finally she abandoned her dream because she could not part from her little daughter and go away for school. She worked as an Engineer for about 5 years and was named to the position of Director of the electronic ceramic material research center. After a short time, she left her position. This was the time when engineers didn't get paid well and it was a struggle for Mingming to buy her daughter the things that the little girl deserved. Mingming then went to study a fashion design, and opened her own fashion company. She worked very hard and very long hours each day. She did make considerable money at the time, and gave her daughter what she wanted but , as you know, money can't buy everything! That was the time before Mingming came to America to join her husband.

She remembers how astonished she was the first time she saw a watercolor painting that looked just like a photograph. She carefully observed the painting for a long time, trying to determine whether it was a watercolor painting or a photograph.
 She later took watercolor painting courses in a local college, and found herself enjoy watercolor very much. Mingming eventually was able to paint watercolor photo realism herself, but gradually she became tired of it, feeling it was too boring to paint from photos. That was the time when Mingming took a break from painting. She went to a local college to study photography. When she finally went back to painting, after two years, she began to paint still life from life. Mingming believes this is what she truly enjoys. She likes to observe the shapes, colors, lights and shadows through her eyes, not through the camera lens, and that's the exciting part of painting which drives her to paint almost every day.
 
Mingming's daughter, Michyla, who is her pride, enjoys painting as well. Michyla graduated from Notre Dame with double major, Pre Med and Studio Art, in both gaining high honors. Her drawing professor told Mingming that Michyla was THE BEST student she had ever had in her 20 years teaching career. See Michyla's Drawing from high school to college HERE.. Michyla is a doctor now.