ZHONG CHENG

Born in Anhui, China, Chin Sung migrated to Taipei in 1949. He attended Taipei Normal School and graduated from its Department of Fine Arts in 1949. In 1957, He joined the Ton Fan (Eastern) Art Association in 1956, and founded the Modern Prints Association in 1957 and became its president, a position he held until 1969. In the same year, Chin’s first solo lithography exhibition was held in Taipei. In 1958, Chin was awarded prizes at the International Graphic Art Association in New York, and in 1959 at the 5th International Biennial Art Exhibition in Sao Paolo. In 1969, Chin migrated to America, beginning to exhibit his works there, primarily in New York. He served as joint chairman of the Artists of Chinese Origin Association in New York from 1980 to 1982. Chin was awarded the National Award of the National History Museum Taipei in 1993 and his works have been collected by the National History Museum Taipei, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Yale U. Library and Harvard University, among other prominent institutions.