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Gu Gan Biography
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1942 |
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Born in Hunan Province, ChinaStudied traditional Chinese painting at the Central Fine Arts Institute, Beijing, China
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1962 |
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Sent to work in a factory for ten years during the Cultural Revolution
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1966 |
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Editor at the People's Literature Publishing House
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1975 |
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Studied painting and calligraphy with Ye Qianye, Huang Miaozi and Zhang Zhengyu
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1978 |
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Elected member of the Research Academy for Traditional Chinese Painting
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1978 |
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Won seven prizes for nationally outstanding works of art
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1985 |
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Chairman of the Society of Modern Calligraphy and Painting
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1993 |
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Honorary Adviser of the International Calligraphers' Society
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1993 |
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Lectured on modern calligraphy at the University of Bonn and the Fine Art Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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Present Senior Editor of the Fine Art section of the People's Literature Publishing House
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Member of the Chinese Fine Artists Association
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Member of Council of China Tea and Zen studies
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2006
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Recent Paintings by Gu Gan, Goedhuis Contemporary, New York
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2005
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INK, Goedhuis Contemporary, New York
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2004
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Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, USA
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2002
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Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, USA
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2001
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China without Borders, Goedhuis Contemporary at Sotheby’s, New York, USA
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1998
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Michael Goedhuis, London, UK
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1997
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British Museum, London, UK
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1997
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History Museum, Vienna, Austria
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1992
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Museum for Far Eastern Art, Cologne, Germany
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Selected Collections
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
British Museum, London, UK
Museum for Far Eastern Art, Cologne, German
Museum of the Society for the Chinese Olympic Games
National Fine Art Museum, Beijing, China
The Olenska Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
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