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Chao Chung-Hsiang

(Chinese, 1910–1991)

Chao Chung-Hsiang

Racing I, 1990

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Chao Chung-Hsiang

Eye in the Sky, 1982

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Chao Chung-Hsiang

Love, 1982

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Chao Chung-Hsiang

Sunrise behind the Bamboo, 1988

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Chao Chung-Hsiang

Glow of Life , 1985

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Chao Chung-Hsiang

Nesting, 1970–1979

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Chao Chung-Hsiang

Black Splash 9, 1980–1989

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Biography

Timeline

1910: Born in Henan, China
1920: Started studying painting with his father
1923 - 1924: Studied at the Department of Art, Henan Teachers Normal School
1939: Graduated from National Institute of Art, Hangzhou
: Exhibited at the First National Art Exhibition of Fine Arts in Nanjing and won watercolour figure painting prize
1940: Appointed leader of painting, Northwest China Artefacts Survey Group
1941 - 1947: Appointed Head of the Department of Fine Arts, Northwest China Training League
1948: Left China for Taipei
1951 - 1955: Served as Associate Professor of Arts, National Normal University and concurrently at College of Politics and Combat, Taipei, Taiwan
1956: Received a scholarship from the Spanish Government and left Taiwan to study in Madrid
1957: Became a permanent member of the National Art Association of Spain
1958: Toured Paris and Europe for six month and left for New York, USA
1959: Won the Non-Member Award at the 92nd annual exhibition of the American Watercolour Society
1972: Won the Creative Artists Public Service Program Award, New York State
1974: Selected by the Israeli Government to submit 30 works to appear in its educational film “Art Around the World”
1980: Selected by Viyella Fabrics, New York City to provide its colour of the year 1982
: Returned to exhibit in Taiwan for the first time since 1965
1984 - 1989: Travelled between Taipei and New York
1984: Established a studio in Taipei
1989: Moved from New York to Hong Kong, then to Chengdu, China, finally to Taiwan
1990: Came to Hong Kong, where he showed his works to Professor Michael Sullivan and Laurance Tam, Curator, Hong Kong Art Museum. He finally settled in Taiwan in November
1991: Died in December in Taiwan

Exhibitions

2013: Essence of Contemporary Chinese Art by Alisan Fine Arts, Art Basel in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2012: Important Contemporary Chinese Artists, by Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong International Art Fair, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2009: Alisan Fine Arts at the Hong Kong International Arts & Antiques Fair, Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Centre, Hong Kong
2008: “Hong Kong Art: Open Dialogue Exhibition Series II- New Ink Art: Innovation and Beyond”, curated by Mrs Alice King, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2007: 3rd Shanghai Ink Biennial, “Exploration: New Ink Art Shanghai”, Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2006: “20th Century Chinese Landscape Painting”, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2004: Chao Chung-hsiang Travelling Exhibition 2004 “Love of the Cosmos: The Art of Chao Chung- hsiang” curated by Alisan Fine Arts, Museum of History, Taipei; National Art Museum of China, Beijing; Shanghai Art Museum; Enrico Navarra Gallery, Paris; Hong Kong Arts Centre
2000: 2000 “Beyond the Millenium: Paintings by the Contemporary Master Chao Chung-hsiang,” Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong
1999: 1999 “Pioneers of Chinese Abstraction – New York School: Chao Chung-hsiang, John Way; Paris School: Chu Teh Chun, Zao WouKi,” Asia Art Centre, Taipei; Tainan; Pun Art Gallery, Tainan City; New Age Gallery, Taiching, Taiwan
: “Chao Chung-hsiang’s Paintings – a Selection,” Chinese Painting Academy, Shanghai; Inaugural exhibition, Westlake Art Museum of the Jiejiang Provincial Museum, Hangzhou, China; Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
1998: “China 5,000 Years - Innovation and Transformation in the Arts,” Guggeheim Museum, New York, NY, USA
1997 - 1999: “Asian Traditions - Modern Expressions,” The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Los Angeles Fisher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA; The Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Marugame Genichiro Inokuma Museum, Japan; Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan; Akita Senshu Museum, Japan.
: “Chao Collectors’ Club and its Selected Works by Chao,” Colorfield Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
: “Chinese Roots: Works from Mainland and Chinese Overseas Artists,” Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
1997: Solo exhibition “Chinese Roots: Western Approach,” New Vision Gallery, Taiching, Taiwan
: “The Fifties – New Visions Of Eastern Abstraction in Paintings by Artists of the Chinese Diaspora,” New Vision Gallery, Taiching, Taiwan
1996 - 1997: “Milieu - Part II,” Asian American Arts Center, New York, NY, USA. In conjunction with this show a Panel discussion on “Abstract Expressionism and its Others” was organised on December 13, 1996.
1996: International Asian Art Fair, Alisan Fine Arts, New York, NY, USA
1995 - 1996: “Twentieth Century Chinese Painting: Tradition and Innovation,” Travelling exhibition: Hong Kong
: Museum of Art, Hong Kong; Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; The British Museum, London, UK; Museum fur Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne, Germany
1995: Tresors Art Fair, Singapore
: Solo Exhibition, Notices The Gallery, Singapore
: Solo Exhibition, Dimensions Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
: “Beauty of Abstract Paintings” Lung Men Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
: “The Empire of the Dragons: 4000 years of Chinese Art” Aarhus Kunst Museum, Aarhus,Denmark
: Tresors Art Fair, Singapore
1994: “The Art of Chao Chung-hsiang,” Godfrey Far Eastern Art, London, UK
: “Retrospective Exhibition,” Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, Taiwan
: Taipei Art Fair, Taiwan
: Solo Exhibition, Cherng Piin Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
: Tresors Art Fair, Singapore
1993: “Chao Chung Hsiang: East-West Synthesis” Gallery 21, Singapore
1992: Solo Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, (organised by Alisan Fine Arts with the publication of his monograph), Hong Kong
1991: Solo Exhibition, Miao Li Cultural Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
1985: Solo Exhibition, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
: “Modern Chinese Paintings, Abstract Expression of the Brush” Warwick Arts Trust, London, UK
1984: Solo Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1981: Solo Exhibition, Chinese Culture University Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
: Solo Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York, USA
1980: Gallery 80, Toronto, Canada
: Spring Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1978: “Ancient Heritage, New Directions.” New York, NY, USA
1977: Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows, New York, USA
: “International Artists’ 77” Exhibition, New York, NY, USA
: Nassau County Fine Art Museum, Long Island, New York, USA
1976: Solo Exhibition, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
1975: Solo Exhibition, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York, USA
1973: Solo Exhibition, Russell Sage College, Albany, New York, USA
: Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, New York, USA
1972: Solo Exhibition, Parrish Museum, Southampton, New York, USA
1971: Norwalk Museum, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
1970: Solo show, Hemingway Gallery, New York, NY, USA
: First International Art Show, New York, NY, USA
: Contemporary Chinese Artists Group, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, USA
: Atrium Gallery, Port Washington, New York, USA
1968: Contemporary Paintings Show, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
1967: Contemporary Galleries, New York City, USA
1966: Stamford Museum, Stamford, USA
1959: 92nd annual exhibition, American Watercolour society
1957: Layetanas Galarias, Barcelona, Spain
: Museum of Sao Paulo, Brazil by special invitation

Public Collections

: Taipei Museum of Art, Taipei, Taiwan
: Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, Taiwan
: University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
: The Art Institute of Chicago, USA
: National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
: Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
: The Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY, USA
: Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
: Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY, USA
: Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
: Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY, USA
: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
: Norwalk Museum, Norwalk, CT, USA
: Queen’s Museum, New York, NY, USA
: Russel Sage College, Albany, NY, USA
: Stamford Art Museum, Stamford, CT, USA

Chao Chung-Hsiang

(Chinese, 1910–1991)

Chao Chung-Hsiang

Chao Chung-Hsiang

Chao Chung-Hsiang

Chao Chung-Hsiang

Chao Chung-Hsiang

Chao Chung-Hsiang

Chao Chung-Hsiang

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Public Collections

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