ChIANG MING-SHYAN (Jiang , Mingxian)
- 1942 Born in Taichung County,Taiwan
- 1968 Graduated in the fine arts department of the National Taiwan Normal University
- 1974 La Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain (M.A)
- 1988 National art award (Chinese painting )
- 1972-2012 Personal exhibitions in Taiwan, Japan, America,Paris, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing , Guangzhou and Macau for more than 60 times, and invited to joint important group exhibitions in Taiwan and abroad for hundred times
- 1997-2012 Professor of department and graduate institute of fine arts in National Taiwan Normal University
- 2002-2005 Director of department and graduate institute of fine arts in National Taiwan Normal University
- 2005 The Culture Ministry of China plans“Taiwan Master Series”,invited to hold personal exhibition in Beijing National China Art Museum, Shanghai Art Museum and Guangdong Art Museum
- 2005 “Chiang, Ming-Shyan Artwork Academic Symposium” is held in Beijing “National Art Museum of China” including much thesis written by critics and scholars from Taiwan, Japan, China, America and French
- 2010- Deputy director of the Taiwan Academy of Fine Arts
- 2011- Invited to serve as a committee member and researcher on the China National Academy of Painting
- 2011 Adviser of the Chinese Painting Institute
- 2011 Invited by the Counsellor’s Office of the State Council, People’s Republic of China, to work with Song Yugui as one of the two main painters on the new “Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains” project.
- 2012- Emeritus professor of graduate institute of fine arts in National Taiwan Normal University
- 2012 “Famous Modern Chinese Painting-Chiang Ming- Shyan”, Published by Peeople’s Art Publishing House in Beujing
- 2014 Invited to serve as a judge evaluating works of art from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas at the 12th National Art Exhibition, People’s Republic of
One-Man Exhibition
Taiwan
- Taiwan Provincial Museum (Taipei 1972)
- History Museum (Taipei 1979)
- Kaohsiung City Culture Center(1987)
- Taichung City Culture Center (1989)
- Tainan City Culture Center (1989)
- Taichung County Culture Center (1989)
- Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (Taichung 1995)
- Taoyuan County Culture Center (2004)
- National Zhongshan Gallery (2005)
- Taichung, Hsinchu and Taipei Itinerant Exhibition in Taiwan Soka Art Center(2006)
- Tainan City Culture Center(2007)
- Taichung City Culture Center(2009) )
- Taichung County Seaport Art Center(2012)
- National Zhongshan Gallery (2015)
Hong Kong
- Chinese Culture Promotional Center (1987)
Macau
China
- Beijing National China Art Museum (1988)
- Shanghai Art Museum(1988)
- Jiangsu Art Museum(1990)
- Zhejiang Museum(1991)
- Beijing National China Art Museum(2005)
- Shanghai Art Museum(2005)
- Guangdong Art Museum(2005)
- National Museum of China (2012)
- Shanxi Art Museum(2012)
- Zhejiang Art Museum(2015)
Japan
- Tokyo Mikimoto Gallery(four times)(1978-1986)
- Fukuoka Municipal Art Museum(1999)
- Kyoto Governmental Culture Museum (2006)
- Tokyo Shoto Art Museum(2009)
America
- China Culture Center in New York(1974)
- Galeria de Artes Jose Ma Burges in Valladolid(1974)
- Sala Rembranndt in Alicanttte(1974)
- Elia Art Gallery in Madrid(1974)
- Sala de Arte Piquio in Santander(1974)
- China Culture Center in San Francisco(1996)
- Pacific-Asia Museum in Los Angeles(1998)
Spain
- Club URBIS Art gallery in Madrid(1973)
- Galeria de Artes Jose Ma Burges in Valladolid(1974)
- Sala Rembranndt in Alicanttte(1974)
- Elia Art Gallery in Madrid(1974)
- Sala de Arte Piquio in Santander(1974)
France:
- China Cultural Center, Paris(2015)
Major Group Exhibitions
Taiwan
- Successive Non-judged Invitational Art Exhibition (1974-present)
- Chinese Ink Painting – Fifty-artist Invitational Exhibit (History Museum 1979)
- International Inking Painting Exhibition (Taipei Fine Arts Museum 1985)
- 300 Years of Taiwanese Art Exhibition (Taiwan Provincial Art Museum 1990)
- 100 Years of Landscape Painting: A Research Exhibition (Taiwan Provincial Art Museum)
- Development of Painting in Taiwan: A Retrospective Exhibition (Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts 1996)
- Canada As Seen By Taiwanese Painters – A Four Artist Traveling Exhibition (Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts 2003)
- Taipei-Beijing China-Taiwan Masters of Ink Painting, Ten-artist Exhibition (Chung Shan Gallery 2006)
- Cross-strait Doctoral Candidates and Professors Exchange Exhibition (Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, 2009)
- Provincial Exhibition 60th Anniversary Judging Committee Joint Exhibition (Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts 2007)
- Taiwan Normal University Department of Fine Arts and Repin St. Petersburg State Academy of Painting, Professors Joint Exhibition (Chung Shan Gallery 2008)
- Art at the Beginning of the Century – Cross-strait Joint Painting Exhibition (Chung Shan Gallery 2009)
- 1st Exhibition of Academicians of the Taiwan Academy of Fine Arts(Chung Shan Gallery2010)
- A Hundred Paintings for the Hundred years – Invitation Exhibition Featuring Chinese Art Virtuosos (Chung Shan Gallery 2011)
- The Giant Canal – Exhibition Featuring Chinese Art Virtuosos from Both Sides Across the Strait (Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 2011)
- 2nd Exhibition of Academicians of the Taiwan Academy of Fine Arts(Chung Shan Gallery2012)
- Chinese Painting Academic Seminar and Nominee Exhibition (held at Zhongshan National Gallery, Dr. Sun Yet-sen Memorial Hall, and organized with the Art Exchange Office, Ministry of Culture, People’s Republic of China 2013 )
Hong Kong
- East Asian Ink Painting Exhibition(The Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture1987)
- 12 Asian Artists Invitational Exhibition (Hong Kong Cultural Centre 1996)
- Legacy and transition of ink painting-Ten distinguish artists from Taiwan (Hong Kong Cultural Centre 1997)
- Cross-strait Tri-regional Traditional Chinese Painting Masters Nomination Exhibition (Hong Kong Public Library Exhibition Hall 2008)
China
- International Ink Painting Invitational Exhibition (Chinese Painting Research Institue1988)
- New Century Taiwan Ink Painting Masters, Ten-artist Exhibition (National Art Museum of China 2001)
- 100 Years of Chinese Painting Invitational Exhibition (National Art Museum of China 2001)
- First Contemporary Chinese Painting Masters Collection Exhibit (Palace Museum, Beijing 2005)
- Beijing-Taiwan Ink Painting, Ten-artist Exhibition (Beijing Fine Art Academy Gallery 2005)
- The Wonders of the World as Seen through the Eyes of Its Artists – an International Traveling Exhibition (Sponsored by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles 2007-2008)
- First Chinese Masters Scroll Painting Invitational Exhibition (National Art Museum of China 2009)
- Painting from Life: Chinese Master Painters Impressions of Russia, a Traveling Exhibition, Beijing and Moscow (Sponsored by The China Artists Association 2009)
- The First Chinese Landscape Academic Nomination Exhibition (Sichuan Museum 2009)
- The Giant Canal – Exhibition Featuring Chinese Art Virtuosos from Both Sides Across the Strait (Jiangsu Art Museum, Yangzhou Art Museum, WuxiArt Museum, Changshu Art Museum, Suzhou Art Museum 2010)
- Breakthroughs and Exchange – A Circuit Exhibition Featuring Academicians from the Taiwan Institute of Fine Arts (NationalArt Museum of China , Guangdong Museum of Art 2011)
- The Long Scroll Exhibition on the Xinfuchun Mountain Residence by Chiang Ming-Shyan,and Song Yugui (National China Countryl Museum 2011)
- A Centennial Exhibition for Xinhai Revolution (NationalArt Museum of China 2011)
- Dawn in the East – the 30-Year Anniversary Joint Exhibition of the China NationalAcademy of Painting (Beijing Country Museum 2011)
- Majestic Island – The Development of Modern Art in Taiwan (National Art Museum of China 2013)
- Landscape Art Exhibition, China National Academy of Painting (National Academy Fine Arts Center, Beijing, 2014)
- 12th National Art Exhibition (Liaohe Art Museum 2014)
- Five Academies Invitational Painting Exhibition (Tianjin Art Museum 2014)
- Exhibition of Works by Renowned Painters and Calligraphers from Taiwan (Jiangxi Art Museum 2014)
- Chinese Free-hand Brushwork Exhibition, China National Academy of Painting (China Art Museum Shanghai, National Academy Fine Arts Center, Beijing, 2014)
- Chinese Free-hand Brushwork Exhibition, China National Academy of Painting (National China Art Museum, Beijing, 2015)
Europe and North America
- New Trends in Modern Chinese Painting (MuséeCernuschi1981)
- Contemporary Taiwanese Ink Painting –Ten-artist Exhibition (Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco 1996)
- Contemporary Taiwanese Ink Painting –Ten-artist Traveling Exhibition in Central America (Sponsored by Government Information Office, R.O.C. 1999)
- Contemporary Taiwanese Ink Painting –Ten-artist Traveling Exhibition in Eastern Europe (Sponsored by Government Information Office, R.O.C. 2000)
Japan
- Shininten Non-judged Invitational Exhibition (Ueno Art Gallery, Tokyo 2002)
- Taiwanese Masters of Ink and Color Painting–Ten-artist Exhibition (Kyoto Prefectural Museum 2004)
- Taiwan Art – Five Modern Masters Exhibition (Aida Mitsuo Museum, Tokyo 2006)
- Contemporary Taiwanese Ink Painting Masters Invitational Exhibition (Shinbiju Art Museum, Tokyo 2007)
- Art inTaiwan- Exhibition Featuring Academicians from the Taiwan Institute of Fine Arts(Tokyo Shoto Art Museum 2014)
Singapore
- Taiwanese Ink Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition (National Museum of Singapore 2005)
Austria
- Made inTaiwan- Exhibition Featuring Academicians from the Taiwan Institute of Fine Arts(Art Museum of Australia University 2014)
Awards
- 1st place , Taiwan Art Students Chinese Painting Competition (1968)
- 1st place,Taiwan Normal University Department of Fine Arts Chinese Painting Exhibition (1968)
- China Arts Award (1984)
- “National” Arts Award (1988)
Major Collections
Taiwan
- Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts/Taipei Fine Arts Museum/Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts/History Museum/Taiwan Normal University Art Museum/ Central Library/Kaohsiung Cultural Center/Taichung County Council/Taichung County Cultural Center/Chia Yi Cultural Center/Cathay Financial Holdings/ Hwatai Bank/Yuanta Securities/Shun Yet-shen Museum/Taiwan Soka Association Museum/Runtop Art Co. etc.
China
- The Palace Museum, Beijing; National Art Museum of China/Shanghai Art Museum; Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum/Guangdong Museum of Art; Shandong Confucius Art Museum/Zhejiang Provincial Museum/China Federation of Literary and Art Circles/China Artists Association/Ministry of Culture Chinese Fraternal Association/Ministry of Culture International Cultural Exchange Center… etc.
USA
- Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, California/Bower Museum, Santa Ana, California/Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco… etc.
Awards Judging Panels
- “President’s”Culture Awards
- “ National” Art Award, Culture and Arts Foundation
- Taiwan Provincial Art Exhibition
- Taipei Municipal Art Exhibition
- Kaohsiung City Art Exhibition
- Global Chinese Arts Heritage Awards
- Various county and municipal culture bureaus and culture centers... etc.
Collection and Exhibition Judging Panels
- Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
- Taipei Fine Arts Museum
- Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial
- Taiwan Arts Education Center
- Various county and municipal culture bureaus and culture centers… etc.
Review and Evaluation Committees
- Ministry of Education Academic Review Committee (Fine Arts)
- Taiwan, Taipei, Tainan, etc. arts universities administrative development review committees
Major Publications, Videos, and Theses
- Research on Chinese Ink Painting (Eastgate Publications, 1990)
- “The Beauty of Taiwan’s Historic Buildings,” (serialized in Liberty Times supplements, 1998-2000 )
- Talking About Taiwan in Paint, 72 volumes (, FTV culture and arts program,1998-2002)
- Collected Works of Chiang Ming Shyan (, published in Taiwan, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Kyoto, Hong Kong, Beijing, etc. 1970-2009)
- “The Ink Painting Art of Chiang Ming Shyan” (From “Taiwan Art,” an international symposium sponsored by San Francisco State University, March 2003)
- The Challenge and Formation of Style – My Painting Career and Creative Ideal (Published by National Taiwan Normal University Department of Fine Arts Graduate School, 2005)
- Ink Painting Educational Video, 6 Volumes (China Television System, “Art Department,” an educational program, 2005-2009)
- “Carrying on the Heritage – National Taiwan Normal University Department of Fine Arts Graduate School Ink Painting Education Direction and Influence” (Art Forum, No.4, , published by National Taiwan Normal University Department of Fine Arts Graduate School, May 2006)
- Taiwan Ink Painting Education (“A Symposium on Ink Painting Education and Creation,” sponsored by Hong Kong Institute of Education, September, 2006)
- “Ink Painting and Modern Western Painting” (“Art at the Turn of the Century – A Cross-strait Painting Exhibition and Symposium,” sponsored by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, November, 2007)
- “Li Keran and Ink Painting in Taiwan ” (“Li Keran International Symposium,” sponsored by China Central Academy of Fine Arts,November 2007)
- “A Talk on Creative Problems in Chinese Ink Painting” (“The First Cross-strait Four-area Art Forum,” sponsored by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, February 2009)
- “The Art and Teaching Career of Huang Jun-Bi” (“Huang Jun-Bi International Symposium,” sponsored by National Art Museum of China, Beijing, August, 2009)
Scholarly Treatises on Chiang Ming Shyan
- “Chiang Ming Shyan: Empty Mind Deliberations – The Romantic Yearning, Professor Pan Fan, Fo Guang University ( “The Great Taiwan Modern Art Department,” planned by Council of Cultural Affairs, Taiwan, Artist Publishing,Taipei,December,2004)
- “Chiang Ming Shyan – The Aesthetics of Neo-Humanistic Expressionism,” Professor Kuo Wen-Fu, National Taiwan University (Art and Collection Group Publishing, Taipei, December, 2007)
- “Timelessness and Boundlessness in One Body – The Ink Painting World of Chiang Ming Shyan,” Professor Pan Fan, Fo Guang University (“Art of Taiwan Masters,” Chinese, Japanese and English Edition Series, Cedar Culture Publishing Co., August, 2009)
- Huang Xiangling “Chiang Ming Shyan-Ink Art Research,” Masters Degree thesis, Academy of Art and Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing (published by Academy of Art and Design, Tsinghua University June 2014)