Glenis Bebb (Australia)
Glenis Bebb (Australia)Glenis Bebb of Queensland Australia, along with husband Lindsay, owned and operated Bonsai Nursery (Brisbane), a Nationally Accredited Garden Centre in Queensland Australia, where she worked full time for over twenty years. She conducted regular bonsai courses and workshops both at the nursery and as a registered National Demonstrator throughout the country and Internationally. She has also conducted bonsai and horticultural courses for disabled students and their carers.
Glenis has served 20 years on the committee of the Bonsai Society of Queensland, 12 years as President, and 20 Years on the committee of the Association of Australian Bonsai Clubs. She has been active in the organization of National and International Conventions. She has served on the Board of BCI as Executive Director for ten years and as President of BCI since 2015. She travels extensively Internationally both teaching and studying bonsai. She also conducted specialized bonsai tours to Japan. Glen has received several awards for bonsai and their Bonsai Nursery received Garden Centre of The Year in 2004.
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Lindsay Bebb
Lindsay has been practicing bonsai for 47 years, and for 30 years owned and operated, with wife Glenis, a 7-day a week bonsai nursery in Brisbane. He is an international demonstrator, workshop tutor, author, lecturer and judge. He was a Headliner at the World Bonsai Conventions in Washington DC in 2005 Puerto Rico in 2009 and Japan in 2017; a Headliner and a Judge at the BCI International
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convention in Chencun China in 2006, New Orleans in 2009, Yangzhou in 2013 and workshops tutor at BCI Denver 2011; Headliner at conventions in Australia and New Zealand and the All India Bonsai Convention in Vadodara in 2012; lecturer at the ASPAC convention in Singapore and Headliner at ASPAC Taiwan 2009. Lindsay has also been a Judge of many international Bonsai and Viewing Stone contests and exhibitions.Lindsay is currently Chairman of the World Bonsai Friendship Federation (WBFF).
Lindsay Bebb's Works
Enrique Castano
Enrique CastanoEnrique Castano as a second generation bonsai artist, was introduced to Bonsai and the horticultural world at an early age. His love for nature led to his studies in biology, and he subsequently received a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of Rochester (NY) in 1997. He has done post doctoral in Harvard and MCRI in England. He currently is a professor at the plant research center in Merida and uses his educational background to promote Bonsai in the world. Sharing his knowledge in bonsai from esthetics, philosophy and science. He teaches and gives demonstrations in various locations around the world (China, Taiwan, UK, USA, Czech Republic, Mexico, Lithuania). Has written several articles for various magazines. BCI, Bonsai Today, Bonsai Focus, American Bonsai, International Bonsai. His trees were selected by The World Bonsai Friendship Federation and the BCI selected Bonsai on different years. He has also won various prizes including the John Naka award, Chase Rosade Award, Mexico best design award, Awards by Felab, Gold and silver medals in bonsai Olympics of WBFF, 3rd prize; the Isamel Saleh Bonsai Photo Contest, Gold Award Penjing in China, the WBFF Chairman Emeritus award and numerous first place in design award by ofBOnsai. He was part of the editors of Art of Bonsai and Knowledge of Bonsai. In 2010 he was the chairman for FEL
AB and has organize several regional events. His book "Botany for bonsai: The Science Behind the Art", serves as a building block for Bonsai horticulture.
Enrique Castano's Works
David DeGroot
David De Groot is Curator Emeritus of the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way, Washington, United States, where he served as managing curator for 25 years. He is an award-winning designer and author, who has been studying and practicing bonsai since 1972.
His formal study in bonsai was with Yasuo Mitsuya at Tokai-en in Toyohashi, Japan, and in formal bonsai display with Uhaku Sudo at Chikufu-en in Shimozuke, Japan.
His educational journal articles have been published throughout the U.S. and abroad, and he is author of two books published by the American Bonsai Society; “Basic Bonsai Design,” and “Principles of Bonsai Design.”
David travels widely to lecture, and has presented programs on five continents. He has served on the boards of directors for the Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society, the American Bonsai Society, and the Puget Sound Bonsai Association, and currently serves as Secretary for Bonsai Clubs International.
David DeGroot's Works
Moshe Emergui
Moshe Emergui born in 1963 Israel. Moshe is a landscape designer and an international keynote speaker specializing in Japanese gardens and multiple award winner for landscape design.
Moshe started his passion to Bonsai in 2001 and soon began to devote most of his free time to bonsai,
2005 held a bonsai exhibition at the Wilfrid Israel Museum for Asian Art and Studies.
In 2009 Moshe won 1st prize in the KoB-“knowledge of bonsai” competition in the Conifers category.
Over the years Moshe organized international Bonsai seminars and acted as a judge in various competitions of the Israeli Bonsai club, displayed his trees, lectured and demonstrated in the Jerusalem’s Botanical Garden.
Moshe was invited as one of the headliners/demonstrators in BCI 2017 Convention in Taiwan.
Bonsai is a central part of Moshe’s life and he spends most of his free time working on new Bonsai creations.
Since 2006, Moshe has his own studio, Bonsai Art, shop and visitors center where his life’s work is displayed to the public.
Moshe Emergui's Works
Václav Novák
Václav NovákVáclav Novák was born on the 27th January 1952. He completed his studies at the technical college (subject of study; water transport). After finishing school he worked as machine operator on boats on Labe River. Then he worked in the glass factory in Libochovice and later on the boats again. In 1990 he established Bonsai Centrum in his native town Libochovice. He and his partner Karel Kalouš were setting up gardens, operating a nursery and, of course, growing bonsai. Since 1999 he devoted himself only to bonsai growing. He organizes seminars, demos, and exhibits his bonsai trees in the Czech Republic and abroad (England, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland, Slovakia, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, USA, Vietnam, China, etc.).
His interest in bonsai growing arose after the lecture of Mr. Hideo Kato (Japan) which was held in Prague in 1982. At first bonsai growing was only his hobby but later it became also his job. He is also co-founder of Bonsai Club Libochovice. It was founded in 1990. The Czech Bonsai
Association was founded in 1997 on his initiative. He was elected its president on the establishing convention of CBA. CBA was accepted 1998 into EBA. CBA was charged with the arranging of the 19th EBA-ESA congress in 2003. This congress was held in Jihlava.
In May 2004 at the 20th EBA Congress in San Marino he was elected to the EBA board as technical adviser.
You can see bonsai trees of Václav Novák in the catalogue of the 4th World Bonsai Exhibition 2001 from Munchen and also in the catalogue Ginkgo Awards n. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, catalogue Premio Olea 2005 and different Bonsai Magazines in the whole world or www.bonsai-novak.cz.
Václav Novák's Works
Mitsuo Matsuda
B. A. in Agricultural engineering, in Kagawa University - Kagawa, Japan 1997.
Nippon Bonsai Association Official Teacher
Japan Bonsai Growers Corp. Official Bonsai Master
2007 Workshop in Bellingham, MA. USA.
2008 Workshop in Montreal, CANADA.
2011 Demonstration ASPAC Convention in Takamatsu, JAPAN
2015 Demonstration BCI &ASPAC Convention in Guangzhou, CHINA
2016 Demonstration and Workshop BCI convention in Mysore, INDIA
2017 Demonstration Noelanders Trophy, BELGIUM
2017 Demonstration WBFF World Bonsai Convention in Saitama, JAPAN
2018 Demonstration BCI Convention in Mulhouse, FRANCE
2007 33rd Japan Bonsai SAKUFU-ten, Full of flower association award winner (Satsuki-bonsai), Satsuki Azalea (Ohsakazuki).
2011 37th Japan Bonsai SAKUFU-ten, Japan Bonsai SAKUFU-ten Organization chairman award winner. (Literati-bonsai), Japanese White pine.
2012 38th Japan Bonsai SAKUFU-ten, Japan Bonsai Association award winner, Japanese Cypress.
2013 39th Japan Bonsai SAKUFU-ten, Japan Minister of Education, Culture Sports, Science and Technology award winner, Japanese Yew.
2014 40th Japan Bonsai SAKUFU-ten, Japan Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries award winner, Momiji Maple.
2016 42nd Japan Bonsai SAKUFU-ten, Japan Bonsai SAKUFU-ten Organization chairman award winner.(Group -bonsai), Japanese Cypress.
Mitsuo Matsuda's Works
Jack Sustic
Jack SusticJack Sustic’s interest in bonsai began in the mid 1980s while serving in the Military in South Korea. In 1996, Jack was selected as the first intern at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, U.S. National Arboretum in Washington DC and in 2002 was appointed Museum Curator, retiring in November of 2016. He has received formal bonsai training from masters in both the United States and Japan. In 2005 one of his trees was selected as an International winner in the World Bonsai Friendship Federation (WBFF) photo contest and his trees have been exhibited in numerous local and national bonsai exhibitions. A member
of several bonsai and viewing stone organizations he is an honorary member of Nanpu Kai, a study group comprised of John Naka’s students. He served as co-chair of the 5th World Bonsai Convention in 2005 and currently serves as the WBFF North American Regional Director, President of the North American Bonsai Federation (NABF) and Co-President of the National Bonsai Foundation (NBF). Jack keeps busy teaching, traveling and maintaining his own bonsai collection in his home state of Michigan.
Jack Sustic's Works
Luo Minxuan
1956: Born in Zhongyuan Garden Tien Wei Taiwan. His father built the family bonsai nursery in 1947.
1978: Graduated from Tam Kang University from the Chinese literature department.
1980–1998 Won countless prize that’s include: Mini size, Ficus, Juniper, Deciduous , Flower & Fruit…..…
1986: Started Bonsai judging.
1998. 2000, 2002, Taiwan Bonsai Creator Association Grand Prize.
1992: Begin teaching Bonsai in various institutions in Taiwan.
1999: JAL World Bonsai contest Grand Prize.
2001–2006: Bonsai lecturer in Ken Kuo Technical University.
2004–2007: Bonsai lecturer in Pei Tou Community University.
1997-2011: Bonsai demonstration in Taiwan (Friendship Through Bonsai 5th ASPAC 1999, A dream come true BCI 2004)
Malaysia (Persatuan Bonsai Malaysia 10th Anniversary 1997, Kuantan Bonsai Society Malaysia 2002, Pertandingan Bonsai Johor 2004, Persatuan Bonsai Kuantan 2005),
Philippine (The Philippine Bonsai Society Bonsai Lectures 1999, The Philippine Bonsai Society Bonsai Festival 2000, The Philippine Bonsai Society 2008),
South Africa, (Bonsai demonstration in Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Durban, Johannesburg & Pretoria 2004 )
India (Mumbai 2005, All India Bonsai Convention & Exhibition Mumbai/Mysore 2007),
U.S. (Golden State Bonsai Federation Convention Anaheim, California 2005, Mid Atlantic Bonsai Societies Spring Festival 2008, ABS-BCI Bonsai in Bluegrass Louisville 2011)
China, Indonesia (9th ASPAC 2007),
Italy ( BCI-IBS St. Vincent 2008),
Slovakia (International Bonsai, Suiseki & Tea Exhibition Bonsai Slovakia 2009) Poland, Hungary, Austria, Lithuania,
Puerto Rico (WBFF 2009)
Argentina (Seminario International Bonsai 2009)
Mexico (Merida, Yucatan FELAB 2010),
Australia (AABC Ltd Convention Perth 2011 Come Together),
Vietnam,
2007: BCI Artist, Writer & Photographer’s Award.
2007-2008: Chairman of Taiwan Bonsai Creator Association.
2008: Become BCI Member in Good Standing & International Bonsai Instructor.
2008: Taiwan Bonsai Creator Association Grand Prize.
Certre Grand prize (Italy).
Art of bonsai grand prize (USA).
2009: Secretary Chief of 10th ASPAC in Taiwan ,
Technical Consultant of National Bonsai Association of R.O.C Taiwan
2010: Publish book “Bonsai Journey”
2011: “Bonsai Journey” lecture at Ming Dou University & National Bonsai Association of R.O.C Taiwan
Interpreter on bonsai demonstration of 11th ASPAC in Takamatsu Japan.
2012 Bonsai demonstration in Israel.
Malaysia (Malaysia International Bonsai & Stone Exhibition & Competition)
2012-2013: Advertised BCI in Taiwan and recruited 70 new members
Joined BCI Convention committee, help planed the event of “Best of BCI; 50 stones, 50 Trees, 50 Years. 2013”
2013:
Help Taiwan win over the opportunity to Host BCI 217 Convention.
Become BCI Life member.
Bonsai Demonstration in China (Inherit Culture and Be Close to Nature BCI 50 Years Anniversary Yangzhou, 7th WBFF/12th ASPAC Jintan).
Brazil (5 Workshop International Salvador-BA)
Puerto Rico (All About Ficus Seminar)
2014:
Bonsai lecturer in Ming Dou University
Bonsai Demonstration in:
India (The India-Taiwan Friendship bonsai events),
Puerto Rico (FELAB 2014),
Indonesia (Grand Indonesian Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition 2014) Florida U.S.(Open House).
Bonsai Lecture in Trinity University, Texas, U.S.
2015:
Assist on the arrangement of 2017 BCI convention in Taiwan
Bonsai Lecturer in Ming Dou University
Submit 30 pictures From Taiwanese Bonsai Artists to attend 2015 BCI bonsai photo competition!
Assist BCI renew 30 membership in Taiwan.
Mediator of 2 major bonsai demonstration at BCI/ ASPAC Guangzhou China (Sept), Bonsai Seminar in Puerto (Oct.)
2016:
Bonsai lecturer in Ming Dou University
Bonsai Demonstration in
BCI Philippines
Malaysia
Sydney, Australia
2017:
Bonsai lecturer in Ming Dou University
Mediator of BCI/ASPAC in Taiwan
2018:
Bonsai Lecture in National Chiayi University.
Headliner of PPBI Indonesia.
Bonsai Demo & Lecture in Malaysia.
Bonsai School: Over 500 students have been learning bonsai in Lo’s bonsai school Shu College every Saturday From 2008 to present
Luo Minxuan's Works
Deng Wen Xiang
Deng Wen XiangBCI International Bonsai Art Master, Vice President of Sichuan Bonsai Association, Director of Flower Bonsai and Stone Appreciation Branch of Chinese Landscape Architecture Society, Vice Director of BCI Sichuan Communication Center in 2016. Editorial Board of Shuhan Garden Magazine. From 2014 to now, he has served as the executive vice president of Zigong City. In May 2016, he served as a judge and
gave demonstration performances at the first Bonsai Exhibition of Zhoucun Ancient Food in Leshan Central District. In September 2016, he served as the judges of the 8th Sichuan Fine Bonsai Exhibition. In October 2016, he acted as a judge and gave demonstration performances at the first Shuyun Caotang Cup Bonsai Art Exhibition.
Deng Wen Xiang's Works
Liu Chuangang
Liu ChuangangVice Chairman of Bonsai Ornamental Stone Branch of Chinese Landscape Architecture Society
Director of Hainan Leisure Industry Think Tank
Chairman of Hainan Bonsai Professional Committee
President of Haikou Flower Bonsai Industry Association
Director and Founder of Jinyuan Bonsai Museum in Hainan Province
Member of the Sixth CPPCC Committee of Hainan Province
He Gansun, a master of bonsai generation in China, has been engaged in bonsai creation and research
for nearly 40 years. He has created more than 1,000 bonsai pieces and won more than 120 awards at home and abroad. Among them, he has won 9 gold medals at home and abroad. He has explored personal artistic styles such as “rainforest bonsai.” He has visited or participated in nearly 20 countries and regions in international bonsai activities, and has performed dozens of demonstration performances of bonsai creation. Publishing bonsai monographs “Art Sea sets sail,” and “Chinese bonsai art” (co-authored, VCD top and bottom), and “China momentum Bonsai” (co-authored).
Liu Chuangang's Works
Shi Peiyuan
Shi PeiyuanChinese Contemporary Bonsai artists
Deputy director of the Bonsai and Suiseki branch Chinese society of Landscape Architecture
BCI Bonsai Club International, Deputy Secretary of China Region
WBFF, China Executive Committee
Vice president of Chinese Bonsai Artists Association
Vice president and Secretary General of Jiangsu Bonsai Association Federation
Chairman of Sendao Design
Senior Landscape Architect
Art consultant, Wang Jing villa, Huqiu, Suzhou
Suzhou Lingering Garden art consultant
Tutor of master degree graduate of Art College of Soochow University
Shi Peiyuan, supervisor of Graduate School of art, Soochow University. From a young age, he has enjoyed painting, calligraphy, music, bonsai
and learning widely from others’ strong points with dedication. Bonsai award-winning for both Chinese domestic and overseas. Attended international Bonsai creative demonstration and cultural communication frequently, has a deep research on the modern art of bonsai theory, creative, inheritance of traditional culture Chinese and has unique insights. Apply landscape design art to the creation of bonsai. For a long time engaged in art design, interior design, exhibition planning and design, architectural decoration design, landscape design, etc.
Major representative works: Juniper “Qin Qi Gu Guai,” using four Millennium Hanbai which located in Suzhou Taihu Situ temple as the prototype.
Juniper “Aeolus,” won the “Chinese Spirit Treasure Award.”
Shi Peiyuan's Works
Wu Dejun
Wu DejunWu De-jun, comes from Tongbai County, Henan Province, graduated from the Arts Department of He Nan University in painting.
He is the vice president of Henan Bonsai Association, the director of the Creation Committee of Henan Bonsai Association.
Since the last century in 90s, he explored forward in the bonsai creation unremitting diligently. In the long-term practice, he combined painting skill and bonsai modeling together, and mixed central plains culture and personal accumulation into an organic whole. So he created bonsai works with strong regional characteristics and his personal style. He is good at pine and cypress bonsai and others.
Since the last century in 90s, he explored forward in the bonsai creation unremitting diligently. In the long-term practice, he combined painting skill and bonsai modeling together, and mixed central plains culture and personal accumulation into an organic whole. So he created bonsai works with strong regional characteristics and his personal style. He is good at pine and cypress bonsai and others.
Wu Dejun's Works
Zhang Zhigang
Zhang ZhigangZhang Zhigang was born in 1975 in Shouguang, Shandong Province. He is the owner of Huangshan Inspiration Garden. National Registered Architect, Landscape Architect, BCI International Bonsai Master, Chinese Bonsai Master.Now he is deputy secretary-general of the Bonsai Ornamental Branch of Chinese Landscape Architecture Society.
Professor He Gansun, a master of bonsai art in China, has been engaged in bonsai production research for more than 20 years. He has published more than 30 bonsai articles and a monograph "Bonsai of Chinese Trees and Stones".
The work follows nature, pays attention to intention, takes action as the soul, and does not stick to one pattern. He has won the highest prize in many pot exhibitions at home and abroad. His representative works include Spring Tide Rising, Alpine Flowing Water, Dancing Mountain Forest and so on.
Zhang Zhigang's Works
Peng Nianlun
Peng NianlunPeng Nianlun, born in Zunyi, Guizhou in 1957, loved mountains and rivers from his childhood and lived in stone forests. In 1989, he joined the original Zunyi Bonsai Association and is currently the vice
president of Zunyi Bonsai Association. He has participated in bonsai competition many times and won various awards. In bonsai creation, we pay attention to the production of "landscape bonsai" and "water and drought bonsai", and are good at making bonsai representing local landscape characteristics using local materials.
Peng Nianlun's Works
Zhou Yuanyuan
Zhou YuanyuanSince learning bonsai in 2006, she has been fascinated by it. She has a unique way of creating small bonsai and mountain weeds. At the same time, she has done some research on sculpture
bonsai and stone bonsai decorations. She is good at drawing inspiration from primitive nature and seeing great feelings from small scenery.
Zhou Yuanyuan's Works
Wang Hengliang
Wang HengliangWang Hengliang, male, was born in January 1956 in Bengbu City, Anhui Province. His ancestral home is Tengzhou, Shandong Province. Now he is BCI World Bonsai Master, Member of World Bonsai Society, Deputy Secretary-General of Flower Bonsai and Stone Appreciation Branch of Chinese Landscape
Architecture Society, Honorary President of Bengbu Bonsai Association. He was the president of Anhui
Bonsai Association. In 2011, he was awarded the title of "Master of Chinese Bonsai Art" by the Chinese Landscape Architecture Society.
His works of Ligustrum Leaf "Impression of Huangshan", Juniper "Alpine Flowing Water", Elm "Mengbi Shenghui" and Elm "Chaotic Cloud FeiDu" won the Gold Prize of the Third, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth China Bonsai Evaluation Exhibition. In recent years, Wang Hengliang's traditional pine and cypress paintings have been widely praised by the industry for their unique style. In order to spread bonsai culture and cultivate bonsai production successors, Wang Hengliang held several bonsai public welfare halls for seven consecutive years, which enrolled students nationwide and was well received.
"Huifeng Guyun - Wang Hengliang's Bonsai Traditional Chinese Painting Art" is the second monograph published by Master Wang Hengliang.
"Huifeng Guyun - Wang Hengliang's Bonsai Traditional Chinese Painting Art" is the second monograph published by Master Wang Hengliang.
Wang Hengliang's Works
Zheng Zhi Lin
Bonsai artist;
Founder of China Bonsai Exhibition;
Founder of the World Bonsai Art Creation Conference (IPCC);
Bonsai Park website director;
He has been engaged in bonsai art creation for more than 30 years and devotes himself to promoting the healthy development of bonsai art in China. Its bonsai artistic creation style is rigorous and free, and it has a deep knowledge of pine and cypress, miscellaneous wood bonsai. It is not only proficient in large and medium-sized bonsai creation, but also a comprehensive bonsai artist with deep knowledge of sketch bonsai and landscape bonsai creation. The works have won the unanimous favor of the vast number of bonsai people.
Since 1983, he has been engaged in bonsai art creation. With his artistic talent and diligent creation, many works have won the gold medal of Nanjing Bonsai Exhibition in 1986, the gold medal of the first China Flower Exposition in 1987, the gold medal of the second China Flower Exposition in 1989, the gold medal of the first cross-strait bonsai exhibition in 1992 and the gold medal of the seventh
China Bonsai Exhibition in 2008. With his unique artistic aesthetics and excellent production skills, he is often invited to participate in major bonsai exhibitions at home and abroad as judges and on-site creative performances. Mr. Zheng not only has a great love for bonsai art, but also Online registration for 2019 Bonsai Clubs International Convention & The 4th Bonsai Expo of Transportation Tourism Investment Zunyi China will be allowed during the period from March 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019. All registrants shall fill out the registration information truthfully.
Zheng Zhi Lin's Works
Bian Hai
Bian Hai, male, born in 1972, has been taught by Master Song Zhiping and Master Hu Leguo successively. In the mid-1990s, he was engaged in bonsai production professionally. His works were awarded many times in the provincial and national Asia-Pacific bonsai exhibition and published.
Dozens of articles on bonsai production have been well received in the national bonsai professional journals. He held the 6th Bonsai Exhibition in Zhejiang Province, the Sino-foreign Bonsai Creation Exhibition in Baoshengyuan, and the 4th National Bonsai Seminar.
The 13th Asia-Pacific Bonsai Stone Appreciation Conference and other bonsai activities were invited to demonstrate their performances and won the highest award of Group B (Best Creation Award) in the "Dongwo Cup" National Bonsai Creation Competition held in Shanghai.
Bian Hai's Works
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