Xiaoyang Galas

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There is so much darkness and sorrow in this world. I no longer want to paint the dark side... I would like my art to be a contribution to the beauty of this world... I want it to be heart warming for all people... I would like my art to be a message of peace...

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1973 Born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

1993 Sketch "Torso" displayed at the Exhibition of Chinas University Students exhibited nationwide, China.

1993-95 Studied at oil-painting department of Sichuan Fine Arts Academy.

1994 Paintings "Day with night", "Autumn" and other Oil Painting Exhibition, some other paintings collected by galleries in Taiwan & Hong Kong.

1994 Wrote script for "Qing Long Zhen Woodcut" art television program, broadcasted on CCTV, Chinese Educational TV, Sichuan TV & Chongqing TV stations.

1997 Painted a series of landscape paintings in Yunnan, wrote prose "Yunnan Travels" along with each paintings. The entire series was collected by a Taiwan Gallery. Series "Flowers" collected by a gallery in Hong Kong. Wrote script for art television program "If the Sky Had Feelings", broadcasted on CCTV, Chinese Educational TV, Chongqing TV & Sichuan TV stations.

1998 Commenced post-graduate studies majoring in Chinese ArtHistory and Art Critic at Sichuan Fine Arts Academy.

1999 Some academic theses and oil-paintings published in various magazines & newspapers. "Qing Long Zhen Woddcut" and "If the sky had feelings" art television programs awarded 2nd & 3rd prizes by Chinese Ministryof Education.

2000 Painted landscapes oil-paintings in China & France.

2001 Completed the thesis named "Vanished Views --- Art of Ming and Qing Dynasty Rooted in the Classical Life and Psychological Mood" got the Master diploma for Chinese Art History and Art Critic from Sichuan Fine Arts Academy, Sichuan, China.

2002 Personal oil-paintings show "Cross Villages ----- From China To Europe", Rentes Genevoises, Geneva, Switzerland. "Spiritual Diaries" show, Gallery Leda Fletcher, Chinese Contemporary Art, Geneva, Switzerland. Personal exhibition, Gex, France. Personal exhibition, Nyon, Switzerland.

2003 Oil painting named "Sunshine, sea and village" has been published in the Travel Guide Corsica with all languages, Dorling Kindersley, London. Personal exhibition "Echo of Nature  from China to Leman", Gallery Zabbeni, Vevey, Switzerland. Personal exhibition "Colour and Poetry", Clinique de Genolier, Switzerland.

2004 Collective exhibition "Spring colors", Clinique de Genolier, Switzerland. Collective exhibition, Galleria Luna, CA, USA.

August 2005 Personal exhibition, Château de Fonbonne, Evian, France.

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