Artist Bio

Yuan-Huang Xie, a professional artist living in Philadelphia, United States, is also a well known oil painter and professor in China. He is one of the few in the country who enjoys the Special Lifetime Stipend issued by the Central Chinese Government for his outstanding achievements in art and higher education.

Upon completing his graduate studies in Xi'An Academy of Fine Arts in 1981, his oil painting "The Jubilant Corban Festival" became a permanent collection of the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. In early and mid-1980s, He taught in Xi'An Academy of Fine Arts and Hubei Academy of Fine Arts successively. In 1988, he was selected by the Chinese Ministry of Culture among a few other artists as the first group of visiting scholars ever sent by the Chinese government to Paris to study and work in the International Art City after China opened up to the outside world. He was thrilled by this opportunity to explore the rich art treasures in Europe.

During his stay in Paris,he participated actively in art expos and art fairs and gave academic speeches at artistic seminars. His artworks were juried into the Parisian Exhibition of Artists from Forty Five Nations and Toulouse International Art Fair in France. He also held solo shows in Paris and Lyon and made successful art sales through local galleries.

After returning to China, he began to work as a professor and vice director of the Art College in Hainan University, who had sponsored his European trip. Back in China, he preoccupied himself with art creation and activities. He participated in the juried National Art Exhibitions and National Oil Painting Exhibitions almost every time. In the year 2000, he immigrated to the United States to seek for new inspiration and nutrition for his art.

Throughout his career, Xie has been challenging himself constantly and is forever searching for ways to perfect his artistic skills. His artworks received warm applause from Chinese, European and American collectors and they can be found in public and private collections in different parts of the world.