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Mr. He Yongkun in Paris
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Mr. He Yongkun is an outstanding artist of the Yunnan School and a leading Chinese printmaker and painter. Over the last 20 years his artworks have been exhibited regularly at the prestigious national Chinese print and art exhibitions and have won several prizes. In 1998 the artist was awarded by Yunnan province government as an "Outstanding Professional". Recently several private galleries outside China (Italy, U.S.A.) have been preparing exhibitions of the artist's works.

Affiliations

• Member of Chinese Aritists Association
• Member of China Printmakers Association.
• Member of Chinese Ex-libris Association.
• Vice-chairmen of Yunnan Artists Association.
• Member of Yunnan Prints committee.

A Yunnan Artist Career

Spring in High Mountains, 1984
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Mr. He Yongkun was born in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in January 1953. In 1982 he graduated from the Printmaking Department of Yunnan Arts University. In 1992 he finished additional studies at China National Academy of Fine Arts.

Mr. He Yongkun is now teaching students as a professor and as president of the Art Design Academy of Yunnan Arts University. He is active both as a printmaker and a painter. Over the last ten years the artist has established a reputation as one of China's leading painter and printmaker.

Currently (mid 2006) Mr. He Yongkun's artworks are exhibited in Italy and an exhibition in the U.S.A. is in preparation.

Mr. He Yongkun has a long history of successful participations in national Chinese print and art exhibitions. His printworks have won several prizes. He is one of the few artists in today's China with an exhibition record outside China. His works have been shown in China, the United States, Japan and Europe. In 1998, he was awarded by the Yunnan province government as an "Outstanding Professional".

Awards

Dai Girls in the Shade, 1990
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• 1981 - The print "Bamboo Village" won the prize for outstanding works of the 1st Yunnan New Year Print Exhibition. Another print shown in this exhibition was "Making Brocade".
• 1984 - "Spring of Ailao" was selected for the 6th National Art Exhibition of China.
• 1986 - "Mountain Fruits" was selected for the 9th National Print Exhibition, and was purchased by the Chinese National Gallery.
• 1986 - "In the Depths of Forest" was selected for the 2nd Yunnan New Year Print Exhibition.
• 1988 - "Spring" was selected for the National Small Woodblock Prints & Ex-libris Exhibition.
• 1990 - "Dai Girls in the Shade" was selected for the 10th National Print Exhibition of China.
• 1990 - "Beauty of the Lake" was selected for the 6th exhibition "The Autumn of Gusu" Print Exhibition.
• 1991 - "Riverside" was selected for the 4th Yunnan New Year Print Exhibition.
• 1992 - "Morning Song" was selected for the 3rd Chinese Artworks Exhibition at Yunnan.
• 1992 - "Green Grassplot" was selected for the 11th National Print Exhibiton and won a bronze medal.
• 1994 - "Secret Garden" was selected for the 8th National Art Exhibition of China.
• 1996 - "Streamlet in the Forest" was selected for the 5th Yunnan Provincial Print Exhibition.

Exhibitions

Kumquat Harvest, 1990
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• 1983 - The prints "Bamboo Village" and "Making Brocade" were selected for the annual Chinese Prints Exhibition and shown in Denmark.
• 1990 - "Spring" was shown in an exhibition titled "Yunnan 12 Artists" in Japan.
• 1991 - Exhibition in Taiwan.
• 1991-1993 - Exhibition in Japan. The prints "Spring of Ailao", "Mountain Fruits", "In the Depths of Forest", "Beauty of the Lake", "Morning Song", "Riverside", "Kumquat Harvest", "Go Bamboo" were collected by the Japanese Aioi Hyogo Forest Gallery.
• 1995 - Exhibition in Thailand.
• 1996 - Exhibition in South Korea.

Author: Dieter Wanczura
(June 2006, updated August 2009)

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