Ink Painting from the East: An Exhibition and Symposium of Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting

The Shanghai William Chinese Art Foundation Distinguished Visiting Artist Series

11/10/2017 – 11/16/2017

Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University, co-organized with China National Academy of Painting, Institute of Art Research of China National Academy of Painting, Art News of China, Sino-American Culture Arts Foundation and New York Gallery of Chinese Art.

Chinese contemporary ink painting aims to demonstrate how traditional ink art renews and recreates itself through the integration of contemporary life and theme. This exhibition and symposium are part of the International Advocate for Chinese Ink Painting organized by China National Academy of Painting. China National Academy of Painting is a non-profit national art institute with emphasis on art creation, art research, art education, art collection, cultural promotion and exchange, bringing together the best artists in the Chinese art field.

“Ink Painting from the East: An Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Ink” includes 54 artworks created by 28 renowned and active Chinese contemporary ink artists; they present the highest academic and aesthetic art achievement in China. The symposium is to discuss Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting: Art Appreciation and Re-evaluation in a Cross-Cultural Context from both the American and Chinese perspectives.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate New York Gallery of Chinese Art on its grand opening. The New York Gallery of Chinese Art is an art gallery that focuses on traditional and contemporary Chinese arts. This is a collaboration, under the guidance of the Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University, is a pivotal window to introduce Chinese arts in New York City—the art world capital. We sincerely thank Mr. Ip-Wing Kong for his contribution and efforts promoting and supporting Chinese art.

Directors of the Organizing Committee

Xiaoyang Yang, President of China National Academy of Painting
Daryl J. Moore, Dean of College of the Arts and Communication, WPUNJ

Associate Directors of the Organizing Committee

Xiaoling Zhang, Vice President of China National Academy of Painting and Dean of the Art Institute
Ip-Wing Kong, Director of the New York Gallery of Chinese Art
Sam R. K. Zhu, Chairman of the Sino-American Culture Arts Foundation
Zhiyuan Cong, Director of the Center for Chinese Art at WPUNJ

Exhibition Curators and Symposium Host

Xiaoling Zhang, Zhiyuan Cong and Yi Wang, Researcher at China National Academy of Painting

Symposium

Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting: Art Appreciation and Reevaluation in a Cross-Cultural Context Symposium

11/10/2017, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at William Paterson University Library Auditorium, Wayne

Host

Zhiyuan Cong

Speakers

Daryl J. Moore, Dean of College of the Arts and Communication, William Paterson University
Xiaoling Zhang, Vice President of China National Academy of Painting
Kristen Evangelista, Director of William Paterson University Galleries
Jin Sun, Professor, Beijing Normal University
Robert C. Morgan, American Art Critic
Ming Chen, Researcher at China National Academy of Painting
Richard Vine, American Art Magazine Editor

Exhibition

Ink Painting from the East: An Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Ink Paintings

11/10-16/2017, 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. at New York Gallery of Chinese Art, New York, NY 10002

New York Gallery of Chinese Art Grand Opening and the Exhibition Opening Ceremony

11/10/2017, 6:00-9:00 p.m. at New York Gallery of Chinese Art
91a Allen Street, New York, NY 10002

Exhibition Curators

Xiaoling Zhang, Yi Wang

Participating Artists

Baolin Jiang, Dakai Du, Quanzhon Guo, Quan Liang, Guo Shi, Ming Zhou, Lizhu Zhang, Zijian Liu, Wei Zhao, Yun Liu, Yong Sun, Xiaoyang Yang, Rongsheng Lin, Jinxing Zhou, Hui Chen, She Liu, Lianbin Ji, Jialin He, Gang Liu, Shunyu Lu, Lijun Fang, Shi Fang, Gang Liu, Qiang Li, Yinan Qiao, Xiang Fang, Yidan Zhang, and Xiaofeng Shao.

11/09/17