China's celebrity painters

Vivian Chow (Zhou Huimin), is a Hong Kong-based actress and songstress. Despite that she says she's just an amateur, painting for fun, Chow's paintings are professional to some people. Her painting Old Man from Xinjiang won the New Vision Award in an exhibition. [Photo/cri.cn]

Among celebrities around the globe, painting seems to be the preferred form of visual art. It is said that there seem to be more celebrity painters out there than sculptors or even photographers. In China, there is an amazing array of celebrities who create paintings. Among them are singers, actors, TV hosts and celebrities in other fields. As with all artists, the talent, skill and style of celebrity painters varies from person to person. Here we list some of these multi-faceted stars in China, in no particular order. Pick your favourite!