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Hsia Yan 夏陽 pinyin Xia Yang
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1932
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Hsia Yan was born in Xiangxiang, in Hunan Province, in China.
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1949
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Orphaned very young, he grew up in Nanjing.
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He is a graduate of Nanjing Normal University.
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1951
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He went to study in Taipei, under the leadership of Li Zhong-Sheng, with innovative precepts.
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1955
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Although martial law had been imposed, Hsia Yan and seven other Chinese artists took
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the risk of founding Ton-Fan, in pinyin dongfang huahui 东方画会 Orient Movement,
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the first movement in Chinese art, rather abstract art. Fortunately the regime was unfamiliar
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with avant-garde art, and the group was able to work.
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1957
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He participated in the 1st exhibition of the group Ton Fan in Spain.
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1963
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He went to France and studied at E.S.B.A. from Paris.
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1968
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He moved to the United States and was influenced by American photo-realism.
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1992
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He returned to Taiwan.
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2000
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He received the National Art and Culture Award from the Arts Foundation
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2002
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He moved to Shanghai and continues to explore different styles of Contemporary Art.
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Collections selection
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China
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China Art Museum
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Shanghai |
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Taiwan
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Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
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Kaohsiung
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National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
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Taichung
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Taipei Fine Arts Museum
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Taipei
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He lives and works in Shanghai China.
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Danièle Sicard
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