Pinnacle Art Achievement, Backbone of China: Talk on Pan Tianshou and His Art

Lecture by Zhiyuan Cong

Organized by The Renwen Society, China Institute
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
100 Washington Street, New York, NY 10006

Born 120 years ago in Zhejiang, PAN Tianshou is considered one of the most celebrated Chinese modern artists, together with such celebrated names as WU Changshuo, QI Baishi, and HUANG Binhong, known as the "Four Great Masters of Chinese Ink Painting of the 20th Century."

At this lecture, Professor Cong will relate Master PAN Tianshou's art career and focus on the characteristics of his paintings and art achievements. A short film produced by CCTV on Pan's life and works will also be shown.

Professor Zhiyuan Cong is the Director of the Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University, Chairman of the Chinese-American Art Faculty Association. He has had more than 30 solo international art exhibitions at various prestigious institutions, including the National Museum of China, UN Headquarters, and Indianapolis Art Museum. He has been invited to give talks and speeches at more than 150 universities and museums.

Professor Zhiyuan Cong studied and taught at Nanjing Art Institute for 12 years. The predecessor of the Institute was the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, where PAN Tianshou taught. Professor Cong studied with famous painter and founder of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts LIU Haisu, and XIE Haiyan; both were close friends of PAN Tianshou. The edifying and inspiring influences by these masters provided Professor Cong with an in-depth understanding of PAN Tianshou's artworks.