ZHONG CHENG

Kao Chiwei was born in Hsinchu, Taiwan. He majored in western painting at the National Taiwan College of Arts, and obtained a master’s degree in the U.S. Kao currently lectures at the National Taiwan University of Arts, and his works explore human circumstances in the contemporary society. Kao displays rich emotional connections and deep concerns for Taiwan’s culture. Kao’s works have been selected for the collections of the Council for Cultural Affairs, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, National Museum of History, National Taiwan Arts Education Center, National Taiwan University of Arts, and Lunghwa University Arts Center. Past exhibitions held by Kao include Kao Chiwei Solo Exhibition (1996, ATHLETIC CLUB, Missouri), Works in America 94-98 (1998, Pacific Cultural Foundation Gallery, Taipei), Years – Kao Chiwei Solo Exhibition (2001, National Taiwan Arts Education Center, Taipei), Forgotten Corners – Kao Chiwei Solo Exhibition (2004, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan), and Walking Man – Kao Chiwei Oil Painting Solo Exhibition (2011, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei). Kao has won the Literature and Arts Creation Award of the Ministry of Education, and the top prize of the Golden Lion Awards in the oil painting category. Kao has publication includes Definition and Development Keys of Contemporary Sketching and Forgotten Corners: Catalogue of Kao Chiwei’s Works.