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PROFILE
1971
Artistic talent recognized by middle-school teacher. Taught to paint propaganda paintings and copy portraits of Chinese Leaders
1974
Enrolled in Tianjin Arts and Crafts School to learn dying and weaving. Began to show an interest in Chinese painting and received lessons from his aunt
1977
Graduated from Tianjin Arts and Crafts School
1978
Went to paint in the mountains in Yanqiang County North of Beijing and lived with farming families there
1979
Enrolled at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts - Department of Painting
1980
Went to paint in Shexian County - Heibei Province
1983
Graduated from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts and became a teacher there
1984
Lectured in Lhasa for one year at the Art Department, University of Tibet,
Traveled extensively in Tibet
1985
Enrolled at Nanjing Arts Institute to continue his studies
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1990
Invited to exhibit and lecture in the US by the University of Philadelphia
1996
Atrium Gallery, Vienna, Austria
Hanshi Gallery, Beijing, China
2000
Lars Bohman Gallery, Sweden
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1985
"EXHIBITION OF EXPLORATORY CHINESE PAINTINGS", Tianjin, China
"EXHIBITION OF 4 ARTISTS", Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China
1989
"CHINA MODERN ART EXHIBITION",
China Art Gallery, Beijing
1990
Invited to exhibit and lecture in the US by the University of Philadelphia
1996
"'96 EXHIBITION OF 15 ARTISTS",
Hangzhou, China
"THE ART OF INK AND WASH PAINTING", toured in
Germany: Berlin Art Museum; Hale Museum; TTT Art Centre
1997
"INK AND WASH EXHIBITION", Singapore
"GRAND EXHIBITION OF CHINESE ARTS", Beijing, China
"INK AND WASH PAINTINGS BY EIGHT ARTISTS", China
1998
"ACADEMIC ART EXHIBITION OF PAINTERS
IN THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE STYLE", China
"STARS OF THE CENTURY CHINESE ART BIENNIAL", Ontario,
Canada
"TWO ARTIST EXHIBITION", Beijing and Tianjin,
China
2000
"NEW CHINESE ART EXHIBITION",
Liu Hai Shu Gallery, Shanghai
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