Steve Hu Art

Born in Macau, China, Steve Hu received his BFA degree from the University of Hawaii.  There was a long pause for two decades of not creating any art until the artist moved to Washington State in the late 1990’s.  Later on in life, Steve has learned oil painting under the mentorship of Austin Dwyer.

 Since growing up in Macau as a teenager, Steve was fascinated and attracted to fishing boats, junk vessels and marine activities in the Macau harbor and surrounding waterways. Nostalgic love of those past memories still lingers in the artist’s creativity and transform into his artwork of maritime themes. It’s the goal of Steve Hu to reveal his love of Asian culture into the western civilization, and his art would bridge the gap of the difference of the East and the West, and transform harmony for the audience to enjoy and appreciate. 

In Hu’s artwork, the artist is able to combine his dedicated work ethic and skill to create art from beauty, richness and love of nature through brush and paint. In Steve’s paintings, the viewers could share the colorful blend of impressionistic romance and occasionally with a poetic touch which depicts the artist’s Chinese cultural heritage.

As a frequent participant in juried exhibitions, Hu’s paintings have won various awards and merits of Honor including the annual calendar competition of the Foss Maritime Company.  Steve Hu’s artwork has appeared in private collections of fine art collectors, business corporations in Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest.  

 Currently Hu is a Charter and Signature member of Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Artists, in addition to American Society of Marine Artists and Evergreen Association of Fine Arts.