Born 1937, Anhui, China
- Graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Oil Painting Department in 1962.
- Committee Member of the Chinese Artists Association and the China Oil Painting Association.
- Deputy Chairman of the Guangdong Branch of the Chinese Artists Association.
- Appointed artist of the Guangdong Art Academy.
- National Artist Grading: 1st Class.
- Professional artist of the Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army.
- Member of the Judging Committee of the various Art Departments of the Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army.
- Winner of the Bronze Medal in the 7th National Art Exhibition, 1989
Born 1958, Guangzhou, China
Ye XianMin is a member of the Chinese Artists’ Association, Vice-director of the Guangdong Watercolour Painting Research Association, Vice-chairman of the Guangdong Youth Artist Association, and Vice Principal of the Guangzhou Painting College.
He has studied under Lee Tze Chiang, Huang Kun Yuan, and his award-winning works have participated in several international and national major exhibitions. At present, the artist has held nine personal painting exhibitions in China, and his works have been selected into the China Modern Fine Arts Collection, the China Fine Arts Yearbook, and the World Chinese Celebrity Directory etc.. He has also published Yieh Hsien Ming Water Painting Collection, Yieh Hsien Ming Oil Painting Collection and Yieh Hsien Ming Works Collection.
Born 1953, Dalian, China
1982 Graduated from LuXun Academy of Fine Arts, Oil Painting Department. Upon graduation, he was appointed the post of Assistant Head of the Art Department, Shenyang Teachers’ University.
In 1984, he was given a teaching post at LuXun Academy of Fine Arts, Oil Painting Department, No. 1 Workshop.
He is currently a member of the Chinese Artists Association, Liaoning Artists Association Council Member, and the Vice President of the ShenYang Artists Association.
Awards:
- 1980 2nd National Youth Art Exhibition
- 1992 Bronze Medal in the National Art Exhibition.
- Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition, Beijing. (Excellence Award)
- Guangzhou Art of the Nineties Exhibition. (3rd Prize)
- 2nd National Watercolour & Gouache Exhibition. (Excellence Award)
- North East Oil Painting Exhibition. (1st Prize)
- 8th National Art Exhibition. (Excellence Award)
Works have been collected by the Chinese Art Museums, as well as collectors from the USA, Japan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.
Born 1950, Beijing, currently residing in London
Biography:
- P.L.A. Art Academy, Beijing
- Wimbledon School of Art
- Royal College of Art, M.A.
Exhibitions:
1971
- The State Exhibition of China (also exhibited in 1981, 1982, 1984 & 1987)
1985-86
- Young Chinese Artists Exhibition in Africa and Canada, Chinese Artists Association.
1988-92
- Orchard Gallery, Singapore
1991
- On Site Exhibition, Henry Moore Gallery, Royal
- College of Art.
- Morley Gallery
1992
- Off Site Exhibition, Cooling Gallery of Art, London
- Transport Department Art Competition.
- Mall Galleries, London.
- Artists’ London, Museum of London.
Commissions:
1985
- The Ancient Sailings, oil painting for the Chinese Scientific Station at the South Pole.
1986-87
- Dioramic painting (60 x 16 m) for the Museum of Beijing.
1986
- The Opium War, oil painting for the Museum of Canton.
1988
- Artist to Mauritius for the portrait of the Prime Minister, commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1990
- Art consultant invited by the Singapore Ministry of Education.
Awards and Scholarships:
1977
- First prize awarded by Navy Academy, China
1991
- Scholarship for travel, awarded by Cit-des Arts, Paris
1992
- Mattews Wrightson Trust Award
- The Worship Order of Painter-Stainers Prize
- The Delfina Studios Trust, two year residence
1993
- Artist-in-Residence, London Museum
Born 1937, Changchun, Liaoning Province, China Song graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Lu Xun Art Academy in 1962, and stayed at the academy to teach. He was the Dean of his department, President of the Academy and vice-president of the Chinese Oil Painting Society.
Song’s works have participated in major art exhibitions, both in China and overseas. He has also held solo exhibitions in Singapore, and his paintings are collected by the Chinese National Gallery, Chinese and foreign collectors.
Born 1956, Jiangsu, Wuxi, China
- Graduated from the Shanghai Institute of Education, Fine Arts Department.
- Presently working the Shanghai Huadong University of Technology, as the Art Editor.
Awards & Exhibition:
1990 3rd Annual Youth Art Exhibition
1991 70th Anniversary of the Communist Party Art Exhibition
Xihu Arts Festival Exhibition
1992 Shanghai Fine Arts Exhibition,
Born 1957, Shenyang, China
Mr Zheng Bo is now an assistant professor and lecturer of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts and a member of the Chinese Artist Association.
In 1983, he graduated from Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts specialising in oil painting. After graduation, he became a teacher in the academy. His paintings took part in many local and foreign art exhibitions, and many of them were collected by local as well as foreign art collectors. A number of his paintings were awarded in the National Art Exhibition. In 1988, he participated in a cultural art exhibition held by the Liaoning Art Gallery. This exhibition is a display of the paintings of 3 artists where they rode along the Yellow River Valley and painted when inspiration hits them.
Recently, he received a major commission to be the chief designer of a huge (54 sq. m) wall mural at The NaQu Hall of the Government Party Meeting Centre in Lhasa, Tibet, entitled “The People of Tibet” (Zangbei Fengqing).
Born 1956, Anshan City, Liaoning, China
1977 Admitted to the Oil Painting Department of LAFA.
1982 Graduated with B.F.A. and has been a teacher in the Oil Painting Department since then. Associate Professor of the No. 2 Studio of the Oil Painting Department of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts.
Member of China Artists Association and China Oil Painting Society.
1984 “When the Spring Breeze Comes” exhibited at the 6th National Art Exhibition received a prize for excellence and collected by China Art Gallery.
1985 “Girl Embroidering Flowers” exhibited at China Youth Exhibition.
1988 “The Call of Spring” exhibited at the art exhibition held by China Red Cross, received a prize for excellence.
1989 “Boy Seeking for Balance in the Dusk” exhibited at the 7th National Art Exhibition, received a silver prize and exhibited in Japan and collected by Shanghai Art Gallery.
1992 “After the Rain” exhibited at 1992 Two-yearly Exhibition in GuangZhou, China.
1993 “Endless Dusk” and “Days with Sunshine” sent to Singapore and exhibited in a four-person exhibition.
1994 “Burning Summer” exhibited at the 2nd Oil Painting Exhibition of China.
1994 “The Beginning of Hot Summer Days” exhibited at the 8th National Art Exhibition.
1995 “A Woman in Red Skirt”, “Winter Without Snow” exhibited at the Joint Exhibition of Fifteen Young Chinese Oil Painters, Nanjing.
1996 “Lonely Trip” exhibited at the 1st Exhibition of China Oil Painting Society.
1997 “My Father-in-law” exhibited at the 100-Year Exhibition of Chinese Oil Portrait.
1999 “Dust” exhibited at Shenyang Dongyu Art Museum Collected Art Work Exhibition.
1999 “Dead Bird” and “Awaiting” exhibited in 1993 Qingdao International Invitational Art Exhibition.
Born 1938, Jilin City, Jilin Province
Graduated from Affiliated Middle School of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in 1959.
Graduated from the Department of Oil Painting of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in 1964 and then worked there as a teacher.
Studied in Paris Academy of Fine Arts in France in 1986, visited 21 countries in Europe and Africa and held painting exhibitions there.
Held a painting exhibition in Singapore in 1991.
Held a painting exhibition in Hong Kong in 1993.
Held a painting exhibiton in South Korea in 1995.
Visited the United States, East Europe and Russia in 1996.
He is now a retired professor and dean of the Department of Oil Painting of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, and a member of China Artists Association.
Born 1979, Shaanxi Province
Graduated from Oil Painting Department, Xi’anArts Institute ln 2003, Participates in the Japanese portraits exhibition His works has been described as “local and contemporary” folk drawings. Inspired by the Northern Shaanxi folk song “Xin Tan You”, his series of oil paintings on the song won the first award in the Shaanxi Youth Oil Painting Art Exhibition.
“Catches Up With Life “,”Blue Flower”, “Family”, “Mother And Child Sentiment”, “Handkerchief With Sheep Stomach”, “Chatting” and many others have been collected by overseas collectors. In 2004, his series on “Xin Tan You” participated in the Shanghai Science and Technology Hall Work exhibition, The China and France Cultural Exchange exhibition, and the exhibition “The Series of Love” in the Bund art hall.
