Hsiao Chin (Taiwanese, 2023)

Timeline

1935
Born in Shanghai
1951
Entered the Art Department at Provincial Taipei Teacher’s College
1952
Joined Li Chun-shan’s Antung St. studio, commencing formal study of modern art
1956
Participated in the founding of the first Chinese abstract painting movement, the Ton-Fan Art Group (together with Hsia Yan, Wu Hao, Li Yuan-chia, Chen Tao-ming, Hsiao Ming-hsien, Ouyang Wen-yuan, and Ho Kan)
1956
Received a scholarship from the Spanish government and heads to Madrid
1962
Married the Italian painter Pia Pizzo
1967
Awarded Art Award, Province of Milan
1969
Tought painting and drawing at Long Island University’s Southampton College, USA
1969
Awarded Painting Award, Capo d'Orlando
1972
Tought painting and drawing at State University of Louisiana, USA
1975
Awarded medal "Maestri della Pittura Italiana", Marsala
1976
Awarded 2° Premio Internazionale d'Arte, Filottrano
1978
Founded the international Surya movement from Milan together with J. Tilson, G. Robusti and Kengiro Azuma
1984
Awarded medaglia d'oro alla Norwegian International Print Biennial, Fredrikstad
1985
Awarded Premio Acquisto al XIII Premio Nazionale Città di Gallarate, Gallarate
1989
Awarded The First Achievement Award" della Li Chun-Shen Foundation of Contemporary Painting, Taipei
1994
Awarded 1° premio al XXI Premio Sulmona di "Rassegna Internazionale d'Arte Contemporanea, Sumona
2002
Awarded Premio di Belle Arti del VI Premio Nazionale d'Arte e di Cultura, Taipei
2002
Awarded Premio "Do Forni" di Stampe Originali Internazionali, Venezia
Married the Austrian soprano Monika Unterberger

Exhibitions

2008
Hsiao Chin, Salone delle Scuderie in Pilotta, Parma, Italy (solo exhibition)
2007
Spazio Mazzotta,Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
2007
L'universo nel cuore. Hsiao Chin, Associazione Culturale Atrium, Lecce, Italy (solo exhibition)
2006
Glory to the Source. A retrospective exhibition of Hsiao Chin 1955-2005, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China (solo exhibition)
2005
Hsiao Chin 1954-2004. A Journey back to the Source, Zhongshan Museum of Art / Guangdong Museum of Art (solo exhibition)
2004
The Journey of Hsiao Chin's painting 1958-2004, Shanghai Art Museum (solo exhibition)
2002
Recent large size paintings, Mudima Foundation, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
2002
Retrospective exhibit of works on paper from 1958 to 2001, Lattuada Gallery / Giò Marconi Gallery, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
2002
Ceramic sculptures, Oberdan Space, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
1998
Retrospective 1958-1998, Institut Mathildenhohe, Darmstadt, Germany (solo exhibition)
1998
Galerie Di Meo, Paris, France (solo exhibition)
1998
Galleria Il Ponte, Florence, Italy (solo exhibition)
1997
Dimensions Art Center, Taipei (solo exhibition)
1995
The Odyssey 1953-94, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei (solo exhibition)
1995
Hsiao Chin: the Odyssey 1953-1994, Taipei Fine Arts Museum (solo exhibition)
1994
Retrospective exhibition, Beijing Central Art Accademy / Hangzhou Chinese Art Academy (solo exhibition)
1994
China Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China (solo exhibition)
1994
Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China (solo exhibition)
1994
Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
1994
Galleria Torso, Denmark (solo exhibition)
1993
Alisan Fine Art Ltd., Hong Kong (solo exhibition)
1992
Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
1992
Contemporary Gallery, Taipei (solo exhibition)
1992
Contemporary Art Gallery, Taichung (solo exhibition)
1992
Retrospective 1955-92, Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung (solo exhibition)
1992
Hsiao Chin Retrospective Exhibition, Taiwan Museum of Art in Taichung (solo exhibition)
1992
Fondation Sicard-Ipert, Vallauris, France (solo exhibition)
1991
Pulitzer Art Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo exhibition)
1990
Yun-Han International Art Center, Taipei (solo exhibition)
1990
Contemporary Art Gallery, Taichung (solo exhibition)
1990
Galerie Feldmann, Bern, Switzerland (solo exhibition)
1990
Hsin-Tsu, Chin-Hwa National University, Taiwan (solo exhibition)
1990
Galleria Alberto Peola, Turin, Italy (solo exhibition)
1990
Galeria Punto, Valencia, Spain (solo exhibition)
1989
Contemporary Art Gallery, Taichung (solo exhibition)
1989
Lung Men Art Gallery, Taipei (solo exhibition)
1988
Antologica 1959-88 Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
1987
Galleria Ideogramma, Turin, Italy (solo exhibition)
1987
Alisan Fine Arts Ltd., Hong Kong (solo exhibition)
1987
Pulitzer Art Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo exhibition)
1986
Galleria Mercato del Sole, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
1985
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei (solo exhibition)
1985
Galerie Punto, Valencia , Spain (solo exhibition)
1985
The Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture, Hong Kong (solo exhibition)
1984
Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
1983
Galerie Sanatore, Stuttgart, Germany (solo exhibition)
1981
Apollo Art Gallery, Taipei (solo exhibition)
1980
Printmakers Art Gallery, Taipei (solo exhibition)
1980
Galleria Ideogramma, Turin, Italy (solo exhibition)
1978
Galeria Kandinsky, Madrid, Spain (solo exhibition)
1978
National Museum of History, Taipei (solo exhibition)
1978
National Museum of History and Lung Men Art Gallery, Taipei
1976
Galeria Punto, Valencia, Spain (solo exhibition)
1975
Museo Civico d'Arte Moderna, Modena, Italy (solo exhibition)
1974
Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France
1973
Galerie Schubert, Milan, Italy
1970
Galerie Orez, Den Haag, Netherlands (solo exhibition)
1970
Cetenary College, Hackettstown, N.J., USA (solo exhibition)
1970
Galerie Falazik, Neuenkirchen, Germany (solo exhibition)
1970
Galerie Fonke, Gent, Belgium (solo exhibition)
1969
Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
1969
Benson Gallery, Bridgehamptonm, N.Y., USA (solo exhibition)
1969
Galerie Senatore, Stuttgart, Germany (solo exhibition)
1968
The Pollock Gallery, Toronto, Canada (solo exhibition)
1968
Lawrence Stevens Gallery, Detroit, USA (solo exhibition)
1967
Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
1967
Rose Fried Gallery, New York, USA (solo exhibition)
1967
Rose Fried Gallery, New York, USA (solo exhibition)
1967
Galerie Wirth, Berlin, Germany (solo exhibition)
1966
Galerie Falazik, Bochum, Germany (solo exhibition)
1966
Signals Gallery, London, UK
1964
Galerie Internationale d’Art Contemporain, Paris, France (solo exhibition)
1964
Galerie Internationale d'Art Contemporain, Paris, France (solo exhibition)
1964
Galleria dell'Ariete, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
1962
Galleria San Luca, Rome, Italy (solo exhibition)
1961
Galerie Senatore, Stuttgart, Germany (solo exhibition)
1961
Galerie Dorekens, Antwerpen, Belgium (solo exhibition)
1961
Galleria Salone Annunciata, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
1961
Galleria Trastevere, Rome, Italy (solo exhibition)
1961
Galleria San Matteo, Genova, Italy (solo exhibition)
1961
Galerie Hilt, Basel, Switzerland (solo exhibition)
1960
Galerie Senatore, Stuttgart, Germany (solo exhibition)
1959
Galleria del Cavallino, Venice, Italy (solo exhibition)
1959
Florence’s Galleria Numero, Italy (solo exhibition)
1958
Galeria Fernando Fé, Madrid, Spain (solo exhibition)
1957
Museo Municipal de Mataró, Barcelona, Spain