ZHONG CHENG

Born in Hualian, Taiwan, Yang graduated from Taiwan National Normal University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and completed his masters in the Oil Painting Department of Osaka University of Arts in 1981. Yang's painting was awarded at Sino-Japanese Exchange Exhibition in 1982, the Print Festival of Museo Municipal de Ferrol Spain in 1986, International Biennial Print Exhibition in 1989 for the “CCA Chairman Awards”, International Biennial Print Exhibition in 1991 for the “National Culture and Arts Foundation Awards”, Nanjing 3rd Edition Exhibition “Special Awards”, Taiwanese Art Association “ZTE Awards” in 1988, and many more honorable mentions. His first solo exhibition was held at Taipei Lion Gallery in 1987. In 2009 the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts held the “Yang Cheng-Yuan: A Retrospective Exhibition”. His artworks are in the permanent collection of Japanese Tagawa Museum of Arts and other important museums.