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Ah Xian 阿仙 pinyin A Xian
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1960
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Ah Xian 阿仙 , whose real name was Liu Jixian, was born in Beijing, in China.
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1980
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Self-taught painter, he became a professional artist and frequented the avant-garde
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movement: the Stars.
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1989
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He was an artist-in-residence at the Tasmanian School of Art at the University of Tasmania.
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1990
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He fled China and moved to Sydney in Australia.
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1997
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He began his first casts in plaster.
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1999
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Eager to work with porcelain, thanks to a grant from the Council of Australia, he went
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back to China, in Jingdezhen, well known for its fine porcelain. He studied technique
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and design, under the guidance of ceramic Masters.
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He made his first porcelain busts decorated with traditional Chinese designs.
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2000
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First Solo exhibition in Melbourne, RMIT Gallery.
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2001
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He won the National Gallery of Australia’s inaugural National Sculpture prize with
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Human human – lotus, cloisonné figure1
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2004
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He explored bronze with his series : Métaphysica. |
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2007
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He explored the properties of cast concrete and began creating a series of 36 busts :
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Concrete Forest.
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2009
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He won the National Gallery of Victoria Contemporary Art Prize : Clemenger Contemporary
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Art Award.
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Collections selection
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Australia
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Adelaide
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Art Gallery of South Australia
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Brisbane
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Gallery of Modern Art
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Canberra
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National Gallery of Australia
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Canberra
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National Portrait Gallery
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Melbourne
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National Gallery of Victoria
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Powerhouse Museum
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Canada
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The National Gallery of Canada
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Japan
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Kagoshima
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The Kirishima Open-air Art Museum
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United States
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New York
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The Asia Society Museum
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exhibitions selection
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1993
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Mao Goes Pop: China Post 1989 Contemporary Art Museum Sydney Australia
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1996
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Above and Beyond: Austral/Asian Interactions Contemporary Art Centre Melbourne
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1999
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3rd Asia Pacific Triennial Brisbane Australia
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2000
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China: a series of works in porcelain by Ah Xian Solo exhibition RMIT Gallery Melbourne
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2001
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China, China: recent works in porcelain by Ah Xian Solo exhibition Powerhouse Museum
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Sydney Australia
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2002
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08.10 16.02 China Reconfigured: The Art of Ah Xian Solo exhibition Asia Society Museum
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New York United States
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2003
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Ah Xian Solo exhibition Queensland Art Gallery Brisbane
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2007
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Ah Xian Sculptures Städtische Museen Heilbronn Germany
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2008
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Ah Xian Solo exhibition Art Museum La Haye The Netherlands
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2009
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Ah Xian Solo exhibition Herbert-Gerisch-Stiftung Neumünster Germany
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2013
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Metaphysica Solo exhibition Queensland Art Gallery Gallery of Modern Art Brisbane
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2013
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4A A4, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art Sydney Australia
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2014
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Dark Heart, 2014 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art Australia
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2016
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28.05 03.10 Naturephysica Solo exhibition Queensland Gallery of Modern Art South
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Brisbane Australia
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2016
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In and Out of Context: Asia Society Celebrates the Collections at 60 Asia Society Museum
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New York United States
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He lives and works in Australia and in China, where he opened a studio, in the Songzhuang
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Artist Communiny Beijing .
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Ah Xian - Red Fish
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