ZHONG CHENG

Yang Shan-Shen was born in Chiqi, Guangdong Province. He was considered the “Last Masters of the Lingnan School” In 1930, he moved to Hong Kong and in 1933, he began to paint professionally. He was greatly influenced by Gao Jianfu, the masters of the Lingnan School, he provided guidance to Yang and the two form a strong friendship. In 1935, he travelled to Japan and enrolled in the Domoto Art Institute in Kyoto, where he studied with the well-known painter Domoto Insho. In 1941, due to the Chaos in Hong Kong, he moved to Macau. Alongside Gao Jianfu and Feng Kanghou, they established the “Painting Association.” In 1945, he returned to Hong Kong, and established the “Today Society Painting Association” in Guangzhou. In 1970, he established the “Spring Wind Painting Association” in Hong Kong, and was awarded an honorary degree from the Chinese Academic Research Institute. Since 1988, he spent most of his time in Vancouver and Hong Kong. In 1999, he was awarded “Fellowship for Achievement in Visual Arts” by the Hong Kong Art Development Council. In his late years, Yang donated a masterpiece “Pine and Moon” to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. In 2000, with his superb achievement and contribution to the arts, he was awarded a SBS from the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Yang’s work has been extensively exhibited in Hong Kong, China and overseas.