Yang Yanping was born in 1934 in Nanjing, China. She graduated with a degree in architecture from Qinghua in 1958 and transferred to the Art Designing Section at the Beijing Art Company in 1966. While a memeber of the Oil Painting Section at the Beijing Art Company Yang Yanping studied traditional Chinese painting on her own. She joined the Fine Arts department of the Chinese History Museum in 1975 and became a member of the Beijing Art Academy in 1980. In 1986, Yang Yanping was awarded a fellowship for culture and education exchange with China at SUNY at Stony Brook, New York and has lived there since. She has exhibited widely since 1978 in China, Japan, the United States, France and Austria, making a total of five major exhibitions in China, one in Japan three in America and one each in France and Austria. Yang Yanping's paintings are part of the numerous private and public collections in China, the United States and in countries throughout Europe and Asia including the British Museum in London and the National Historical Museum in Beijing.
Her many honors include the prestigious Zanders Art Presentation Calendar in honor of the United Nation's 50th Anniversary. Critical articles have been written on the works of Yang Yanping by such noted scholars and critics as James Cahill, Michael Sullivan, Lucy Lim, Joan Lebold Cohen, and Jessica Rawson. (from appraisal 2/10/01, Returning Rains Fine Art)
Biography
1934 Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
1952 Joined the Tsinghua University to study Architecture.
1958 Entered as a professional artist at the Beijing Art Academy
1986 Awarded fellowships from the State University of New York, at Stony Brook.
She lives and works in New York, United States.
1961 Studied at Columbus College of Art and Design, Ohio, United States
1963-64 Received BFA and MFA degrees, Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, USA
1971 Grantee of John D Rockefeller 3rd Fund, stayed in New York to do research on Modern
Art, United States
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 Wucius Wong: Water Thoughts and Mountain Visions, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2018 Mountains. Water. City. Forms, Guancheng Art Museum, Dongguan, China
2017 Wucius Wong: Eternal Water, Sotheby's Hong Kong Gallery, Hong Kong
2016-2017 Ink Innovations and Crossovers: Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by Wucius Wong,
Innovation Gallery, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
2010 Spirit of Sky and Land: Artworks by Wucius Wong, Exhibition Gallery of the Civic and
Municipal Affairs Bureau, Macau
2009 Myriad Visions of Wucius Wong, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
2008 Spirit of Sky and Land:Wucius Wong, Ipreciation, Singapore
2006 At the East—West Crossroads—The Art of Wucius Wong, Hong Kong Museum of Art,
Hong Kong
2000 The Paintings of Wucius Wong, Goedhuis Contemporary, London, UK
Goethe Institute, Hong Kong
1999 Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
1998 Ring of Fire: The Art of Wucius Wong, Kaikodo Gallery, New York, USA
1997 Plum Blossoms International, Hong Kong, Singapore
1994 Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
1991-1992 Ancient Dreams: Paintings by Wucius Wong, Charlotte Horstmann and Gerald Godfrey
Limited, Hong Kong; Godfrey Far Eastern Art, London, UK
1991 Alice R Rogers Gallery, Saint John University, Minnesota, USA
Gallery 456, Chinese-American Arts Council, New York, USA
1990 Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
1989 River Dreams: Recent PaPintings by Wucius Wong, Gerald Godfrey Far Eastern Art,
London, UK
Hanart Gallery Inc, New York, USA
1988 Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1987 Mountain Thoughts, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, USA
1986 Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey, Hong Kong
1983 Hui Arts, Minneapolis, USA
1982 Printmakers Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1980 Gallery Eighties, Toronto, Canada
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Reconstructed Realities, Alisan Fine Arts, New York, USA
ART SG 2025, Alisan Fine Arts, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands,
Singapore
2024 Themes and Variations, Alisan Fine Arts-New York Gallery, New York, USA
2023 2023 Hengshan Calligraphy Biennial Exhibition, Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts,
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Beyond Tradition: The Metamorphosis of Chinese Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Cromwell
Place, London, UK
2023 Ink Asia & Fine Art Asia Special Project: The Aesthetics of Wandering, Alisan Fine Arts,
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Ink Alchemy: Beyond Tradition, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Cynical Playfulness: Visual Representations of Taiwan in Contemporary Ink Art, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Library, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2022-2023 By the People: Creative Chinese Characters, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2022 A Tradition Redefined: Gifts from the Li Family Collection of Chinese Painting, Phoenix
Art Museum, Phoenix, USA
Asia Now - Paris Asian Art Fair, Alisan Fine Arts, Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
Past & Present Landscapes, Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Charting A Kun Island: A Pre-Exhibition of “400 Years of Fort Zeelandia", Tainan Art
Museum, Tainan, Taiwan
2021 Art Taipei, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 Brushless, Alisan Fine Arts-Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Longing for Nature: Reading Landscapes in Chinese Art, Museum Rietberg, Zurich,
Switzerland
Taipei Dangdai Art & Ideas Contemporary Art Fair, Alisan Fine Arts, Taipei Nangang
Exhibition Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2019 Brushing Nature Landscape Paintings, Ink Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Generation Differences: The Mainstream Variation of Taiwan, Tainan Municipal Cultural
Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2018 Beyond Ink, China Art Museum, Shanghai, China
The Voice of the Brush Part 2, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2017 Memories Interwoven and Overlapped: Post-Martial Law Era Ink Painting in Taiwan,
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Corner & Field: Shenzhen Art Museum Contemporary Art Exhibition 2017, Shenzhen
Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2016 The Literati Within, Sotheby’s S|2 Gallery, New York, USA
2015 Anti-Grand: Contemporary Perspectives on Landscape, Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of
Art, Richmond, USA
2014 Visions of the Present: Chinese Contemporary Ink, Hong Kong Convention and
Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2013 Exhibition of Taiwan Artists Originally from Shandong, Shandong Museum, Jinan, China
Noirs d’Encre. Regards Croisés, Fondation Baur, Musée des Arts d’Extrême Orient,
Geneva, Switzerland
2012 Ink: The Art of China, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
International Ink Painting Exhibition, Chung Shan National Gallery, National Dr. Sun
Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 International Paper Art Exhibition, Chung Shan National Gallery, National Dr. Sun
Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 7th International Ink Painting Biennial of Shenzhen, Guan Shangyue Art Museum,
Shenzhen, China
2010 Legacy and Creations: Ink Art vs Ink Art, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Brush and Ink Reconsidered: Contemporary Chinese Landscapes, Arthur M Sackler
Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, USA
2009 Mountains of the Mind: Classic Chinese Stones as Muse for Modern and Contemporary
Landscapes, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, USA
2008 Hong Kong Art: Open Dialogue Exhibition Series II- New Ink Art: Innovation and
Beyond, curated by Alice King, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
A Tradition Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Ink Paintings from the
Chu-tsing Li Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix; Norton Museum of Art, West
Palm Beach, USA
2007 3rd Chengdu Biennial: New Trend of Contemporary Ink Painting · Ink Works from
Taiwan, Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu, China
The New Face of Ink Paintings: Modern Ink Painting Group Exhibition, Central Plaza,
Hong Kong
2006 The New Chinese Landscapes, Arthur M Sackler Museum, Harvard University,
Cambridge, USA
2024-2026 Shanshui: Echoes and Signals, M+, Hong Kong
2024 The Black and the White, the Void and the Solid: Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Art,
Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
Landscape in Motion, Ink Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition
Centre, Hong Kong
Word Play, Alisan Fine Arts, Central, Hong Kong
A New Era of Ink Painting in Hong Kong: 1st Chinese Cultural Festival, Hong Kong
Central Library, Hong Kong
A Decade of Innovation: Chinese Ink Painting Insitute Hong Kong 10th Anniversary,
Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre,
Hong Kong
2023 Floating Island Generation: Taiwan-Hong Kong Contemporary Ink Painting Exchange
Exhibition, Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei; Art Museum of Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Modern Masters from Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Cromwell Place, London, UK
Calligraphy Art: Interaction between Hong Kong and Iranian Artists, Central Library
2021-2022 Individuals, Networks, Expressions, M+, Hong Kong
The Cabinet, Cabinet exhibition space, M+, Hong Kong
2021 Affordable Art, Alisan Fine Arts-Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Ink Dreams: Selections from the Fondation INK Collection, Los Angeles County
Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
Shuimo Hong Kong: Chinese Ink Painting Institute Hong Kong, Members Paintings,
Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
2020 Uniquely Hong Kong: A Celebration of Hong Kong Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Asian Cultural Council Fellows Second Annual Exhibition 2020, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong
Kong
2019 Hong Kong Experience • Hong Kong Experiment, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong
Kong
Hong Kong Waters Korean Mountains: Hong Kong & Korean Art Exchange Exhibition,
Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
Ink Asia, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2018 The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+, M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong
2017 DESIRING: Post 97 Hong Kong Ink Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Different Paths: Explorations In Ink, Sotheby’s Gallery, New York, USA
2016 Oriental Charm: Ink Art in Shanghai and Hong Kong 2016, Liu Haisu Art Museum,
Shanghai, China; Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
Being and Inking: Documenting Contemporary Ink Art 2001-2016, Redtory Museum of
Contemporary Art, Guangzhou, China
Alisan Fine Arts: Celebrating 35 Years of Promoting Chinese Contemporary Art, Hong
Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
2015 A Legacy of Ink: Lui Shou-kwan 40 Years On, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Arts Centre,
Hong Kong
China’s Changing Landscape, Amoso Anderson Museum, Helsinki, Finland
Ink Painting – Two Cities, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Return: Ink Art Exhibition, Central Library, Hong Kong
2014 Contemporary Ink Art Exhibition in Hong Kong, Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art
Academy, Beijing, China
2012 Ink Painting: International Ink Painting Exhibition and Symposium, National Sun
Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
The Origin of Tao: New Dimensions in Chinese Contemporary Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2011 7th International Ink Art Biennale of Shenzhen, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen,
China
Shui Mo Hong Kong: Exhibition of Hong Kong Ink Paintings, National Art Museum of
China, Beijing, China
2010 Legacy & Creations: Ink Art vs Ink Art, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China; Hong
Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2009 6th International Ink Painting Biennale of Shenzhen, Guan Shanyue Art Museum,
Shenzhen, China
Selected Hong Kong Artists, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Ink Painting: Two Cities, Central Library, Hong Kong
Artists from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 11th Nationwide Art Exhibition, Lin Baixin International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Shantou, China
Sixty Years: Art of New China, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Hong Kong‧Water‧Ink‧Colour, Central Library, Hong Kong
2008 Hong Kong Art: Open Dialogue Exhibition Series II – New Ink Art: Innovation and
Beyond, curated by Alice King, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Beyond the Surface: Works of Chinese Abstract Art Exhibition, Macau Museum of Art,
Macau
Asian American Modern Art: Shifting Currents, de Young Museum of Art, San Francisco, USA
Olympic Arts Collection, International Exhibition Centre, Beijing, China
One World: Chinese Paintings of the UN Family, Geneva, New York and Other Cities,
USA
Joint-Exhibition of Shenzhen and Hong Kong Artists, Shenzhen and Hong Kong
2007 Hong Kong Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition 2007, In Celebration of the
10th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return to the Motherland, Artist Commune, Hong
Kong
Chinese Artists Painting Xinjiang, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
China Onward – Chinese Contemporary Art, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art,
Denmark
Contemporary Ink Painting, Doulun Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2005 The Poetic Visions: Poetry, Calligraphy, Painting by Wucius Wong and Pat Hui, Alisan
Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2004 Xin Xie Yi: Selections of New Freehand Chinese Ink Painting by Invited Artists,
National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
4th International Ink Painting Biennial of Shenzhen, Guan Shanyue Art Museum,
Shenzhen, China
Ink Painting Triennial, Jiangxu Art Museum, Nanjing, China
2003 National Oil Painting Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2002 & 2004 Kaleidoscope: Contemporary Hong Kong Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2002 3rd International Ink Painting of Shenzhen: Metropolis Ink Painting, Guan Shanyue Art
Museum, Shenzhen, China
Second International Ink Painting Biennial, Shenzhen, China
2001 Hong Kong Cityscapes: Ink Painting in Transition, Brunei Gallery, The School of
Oriental and African Studies, London, UK
Contemporary Chinese Art from the Khoan and Michael Sullivan’s Collection,
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
2000 Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Arthur Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge,
USA
Exposi de Arte Chiesa Celebra do regresso de Macau Pria, Museu de Arte de Macau,
Macau
20th Century Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing,
China
Selected Awards
1971 John D Rockefeller III Fund Grant, USA
1998 Lifetime Achievement Award, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong
Jos. V Canzani Award for Alumni Excellence, Columbus College of Art & Design, Ohio,
USA
2007 Received Bronze Bauhinia Star Medal by Hong Kong Government
2015 Honorary Artist of the Year, awarded by Asia Society, Hong Kong
Selected Public Collections
USA
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
Minnesota Museum of Art, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis USA
Saint Paul Art Museum, Minnesota, USA
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, USA
Florida A & M University, Florida, USA
City University of New York, New York, USA
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA
Morgan Guaranty Trust, New York, USA
Prudential Insurance, New York, USA
American Express, Washington DC, USA
The World Bank, Washington DC, USA
Ford Motor Company, Detroit, USA
EUROPE & AUSTRALIA
British Museum, London, UK
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Museum fur Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin, Germany
Eastern Art Museum, Hamburg, Germany
Union Bank of Switzerland, Switzerland
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Australia National Trust, Melbourne, Australia
ASIA
First National Bank of Dallas, Singapore
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Guancheng Art Museum, Dongguan, China
Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, Shenzhen, China
Changzhou Art Museum, Changzhou, China
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
M+, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Art Gallery of Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong
Peninsula Group, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong
Standard & Chartered Bank, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Land, Hong Kong
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hong Kong
