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Zhong-Yang Huang's parents encouraged him to draw and paint from the age of four. At the age of eight, Zhong-Yang began formal training in traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy. Yang’s instructors and peers were in awe of his talent even as a
young boy. They believed that he would one day go on to become a great artist.
During the Cultural Revolution in China, the government put a halt to any individual creativity, and many writers, artists and academics were forced to work as
labourers. At 15 years old, Zhong-Yang Huang, along with his two brothers and sister, was forced to leave school and work in the fields. For ten years, Yang toiled in the fields for hours every day. Even though he was surrounded by great hardship and
poverty, Yang continued to paint.
Zhong-Yang Huang entered the Guangdong Province Art and Craft Academy where he completed his undergraduate degree at the end of the Cultural Revolution. A Masters Degree followed in 1981 from the Guangzhou
Academy of Fine Arts and until 1984, Yang worked at the Academy as an Instructor. In 1984, Yang had the opportunity to travel to Canada as a visiting student. Yang completed his second Masters Degree from the University of Regina, in
Saskatchewan.
As an artist living in Canada, Yang has the artistic freedom to express himself. He may choose to chronicle the people and places of Chinese history as represented in some of his paintings. Yang’s work is influenced by many periods
of art history: the Pre-Raphaelite School, the French Impressionists, as well as the work of the great Dutch painter Rembrandt. Yang also has a great love for music and enjoys listening to music for inspiration. One of Yang’s favourite musicians is the
late French violinist Ginette Neveu. Neveu died in a plane crash the same year Yang was born. Parallels are evident between Yang and Neveu’s philosophy and are best described by Neveu herself when expressing her goal for her life and music: “Aim high…aim
at beauty”. Yang agrees.
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Zhong Yang Huang
Awards
1981 2nd Prize, Fine Arts Exhibition of Guandong Province for waterclour "Consolation"
1984 Silver Medal, Sixth National Fine Arts Exhibition of China
1989 1st Prize and Award of Outstanding Contribution to Saskatchewan Wildlife, Saskatchewan Wildlife Program
2002 Commemorative Medal for the Queen of England and Canada, Golden Jubilee, awarded by The Protocol Office of the Government of Saskatchewan
Collections
Government of Canada
Government of Saskatchewan
Guandong Fine Art Museum
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Government of China
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Provincial Museum of Alberta
Private Collections in Canada, USA, Taiwan, China, UK
University of Regina
Commissions
1990 Four Large Murals from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum
1993 First major mural in the First Nation Gallery from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum
1994 Portrait of Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor General of Canada, Rideau Hall, Ottawa
1995 Portrait of Roy Romanow, Premier of Saskatchewan from The Government of Saskatchewan
1996 Three Major Murals from the Provincial Museum of Alberta
1997 University of Regina
Education
Guangdong Province Art and Craft Academy, China
1981 Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, China, Master of Fine Art
1987 University of Regina, SK, Master of Fine Art
Teaching
1981 - 94 Instructor, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, China
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