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A Brief Introduction to Dai Chengyou

ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES AND WORKS

Dai Chengyou--A celebrated Traditional Chinese Painter·Member of Chinese Artists Association ·Vice President of Artists Association of Jilin ·Vice President of Artists Association of Changchun·

ProfessorNortheast Normal UniversityChina·Affiliate Professor of Indiana University at South BendUSA

1973

Series of oil painting awarded works of excellence at Jilin fine Arts Exhibition

1975

Young Workers in the Oilfield won second prize at Jilin Fine Arts Exhibition

1980

The Golden TimeDancing won first prize at Changchun Fine Art Exhibition

1982

The Jubilant Orchard and other four pieces exhibition of Five Societies of Fine Arts

1983

Attended All China Forum of Fine Artand thesisOn the Five steps in Section Teaching of Professional Fine Artswas published by China Fine art Publishing House.

1984

Harvesting Yellow Tobacco Leaves selected forSelections of personage paintings by China’s young and mid-career painters”;

1985

The Hiding Dragons and Lying TigersThe Feelings of Changbai Mountain exhibited in Hongkong and later published inThe National Conditions and Social Customs of the Northern Country”;

1986

Early SpringOld Farmer published inDai Chengyou’ Artistic Worksby the People’s Fine Art publishing House of Tianjin.

1987

The Feelings of Changbai MountainThe Flown-over RockThe Clouds and Fog of Yellow Mountaincollected and sent abroad for exhibition by China’s Exporting Exhibition CompanyCold Air through the Chilly Hillside treesSisters won works of excellence at the Joint Exhibition of the Three Northeastern Provincesand later exhibited in the former Soviet UnionLao Zi on his Westward JourneyThe Interpretation of Li Qingzhao’s PoemPu Songling exhibited in HongkongSingapore and later selected forPictures of Changhai Mountain”;Representing Jilin provinceattended Traditional Chinese Painting Forum organized by the art committee of China’s artists association and his thesisThe Realistic Tendency of the Development of Traditional Chinese Paintingwas published in Traditional Chinese Painting”,a professional journal

1988

In Songhua Lake and three other pieces exhibited at Modern Traditional Chinese Painting Exhibition in Japan

1989

Strolling in the snow exhibited at the 8th National Fine Arts Exhibition and entered into Selections of all China Traditional Paintings Selected forNames of China’s Celebrated Painters of Fine Artand Contemporary Traditional Chinese Painters”;

1990

20 scenery paintings in traditional Chinese styleexhibition and all collected in Japan.At the invitation of Indiana University at South Bend(IUSB)came to teach traditional Chinese painting and brought with him fifty paintings ready for exhibition .East-west Gallery of Contemporary ArtChicagoIllinois selected four portraits in contemporary style for a six week exhibition

1991

Parenteau StudiosChicagoIllinoiscollected twelve landscapes and other paintings in traditional Chinese style.The Four Seasons(four landscapes in traditional style)Emperor Qin on His Eastward Journey About 30 pieces in traditional and contemporary style exhibited and acquired for private collections in the Midwestern United States.Interdependent Changchun University Exhibition1st awardListed in Dictionary of Famous Contemporary Chinese Calligraphers and Painters”;

1992

Farmer collected by Yearly Chinese PaintingsAncient Figure 2nd Chinese Painting Exhibition.Promoted to be professor of Fine Arts Dept. of Northeast Normal University

1993

Selected into Biographies of Chinese Artists”;Thesis Painting Studio Methodologyawarded provincial excellent teaching results

1994

Eight Yangzhou Unique Fighting Chanting Poetry exhibited in Guowen Memorial Museum in Taibeiawarded silver medal.Received special subsidy from the government which was distributed by the State CouncilSnow prairie the 8th National Fine Arts Exhibition

1995

PublishedDai Chenyou Painting Album20 paintings exhibited in Korea(Exhibition of paintings from four countries around east Asia)10 paintings exhibited in the capital of Malaysia(Ten famous Chinese professors painting exhibition)

1996

Elected as the Deputy President of Jilin Province Fine Artists AssociationMaidservant collected in The Paintings of Famous Contemporary Chinese Calligraphers and Painters.Elected as the Deputy President of Changchun City Fine Artists AssociationChinese & Korean Painting ExhibitionGold Medal

1997

The Deep Affection between Father and Son collected in Celebrated Calligraphy & Painting WorksNadamu-mongalian Sports Meet collected in Chinese Painting Exhibition of the Three Provinces in the Northeast”;Emperor Qin on His Eastward Journey Chinese Fan Cover Exhibition special award

1998

Old Photo Painting Exhibition of the Three Province in the Northeast interpretation of the Poetry in Tang Dynasty collected by Yellow Crane Tower in WuhanLi Qingzhao exhibited in Los Angeles in the U.S.A.book Reviews on the Entrance Exam Papers for the major of Fine Arts

1999

Invited by Bonasoal(UK) Co. Ltd to UK as visiting scholar40 paintings exhibited in London and LiverpoolInterviewed by BBC radio stationPhoenix Star TVDagong Daily in Hongkong and Xingdao DailyPaintings published in Fine ArtsVol.11;“Fine Art Observation Vol.10Frontier Snow and Wind exhibited in the 9th National Fine Arts Exhibition

2000

Paintings published in Fine Artists Vol.5 and Five Arts Journal in JiangsuVol.8To be invited by IUSB as visiting scholar again in August.

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