Artist | Educator | Visionary

Meet Steven Zhou

Steven Zhou is a celebrated artist, educator, and entrepreneur whose artwork bridges Eastern and Western artistic traditions.

With a career spanning decades, marked by numerous exhibitions and accolades, Zhou has established himself as a vital voice in contemporary art. His paintings have graced galleries from New York to Los Angeles.

Beyond his own acclaimed paintings, he founded the Red Yellow and Blue Art School in the United States in 1998. Over the years, the school expanded to eight branches in New Jersey, Long Island, Flushing, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Elmhurst.

This educational institution has nurtured many generations of art students, many of whom gained admission to America’s most prestigious art programs, while adult learners applied their skills in new career roles.

Steven’s Artistic Journey

Early Training & Career

Steven Zhou began his formal art education studying oil painting at Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Department of Literature and Art.

He further refined his skills through advanced studies at the Shanghai People’s Art Theatre, where he deepened his understanding of spatial composition and visual storytelling – techniques that would later become hallmarks of his painting style.

1974

Started Life-long Love for Art

1998

Founded Red Yellow and Blue

Art schools across the Northeast USA

1999

First US Solo Oil Painting Exhibition

2000

Foray into Art Curation

Hosted three exhibitions of ancient Ming and Qing Dynasty Chinese doors and windows in the USA

2003 – 2006

Expansion of Art Businesses

Expansion into the Red Yellow and Blue Art Gallery & Supplies Company

2008

Solo Landscape Oil Painting Exhibition

2012 – 2013

Expanded into Multidisciplinary Education

Founded the Red Yellow and Blue Music School, Dance School, and Chinese Education Center.

2022

Intl Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition

Held in Fukuoka, Japan

2024

Intl Art Exhibition

Held in Kurume City, Japan

2025

New York Exhibitions, USA

1. Art Exhibition of Fine Works by the Chinese Overseas Artists Association
2. Into Pollock: International Academic Art Exhibition of Chinese and American Artists