Chin-Lung Huang
Chin-Lung, Huang is a Taiwanese painter, professor of at National Taiwan Normal University, NTNU.
Huang grew up in Donggang, Pingtong, a fishing village in southern Taiwan. He has loved painting since his childhood and has been especially skilled in portraying fishing boats and harbor themes. Topped with his personal passion and talent, his solid training in painting during student years has earned him numerous awards. In his senior year at university Huang has already won the first prize of the National Art Exhibition and a permanent exemption from prior screening for watercolor works. After graduation he has won the Medal of Chinese Literature and Arts from the 38th Chinese Writer's & Artist's Association 中國文藝協會 and the Golden Goblet Award from the Chinese Art Society for his work in watercolor.
In recent years Huang has been inspired by the fluid and transforming nature of globalization to use the oriental philosophy familiar to him as his creative source. His paintings demonstrate a unique style rich in oriental charms. The ethereality, elegance, whimsicality, and capriciousness demonstrated in his solo exhibitions “Oriental Lyricism,” “Summit Images of Taiwan,” and “Eastern Wind” embody the sentiments of the Orient.
Huang is currently the President of the Chinese Asia-Pacific Watercolor Association and the Honorary President of Taiwan International Watercolor Society. Huang has held 15 solo exhibitions from 1992 to 2016 and participated in numerous co-exhibitions in Taiwan and abroad.
He has published catalogs including “An Album of Huang Chin-Lung’s Paintings”, “An Album of ‘the Language of Flowers,’” “An Album of ‘Drifting Mind, Love for Hometown: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition,’” “An Album of ‘Constructive Images of Fishing: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition’” “An Album of ‘Constructive Images of Fishing: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition,’” “An Album of ‘Glamour of Color, Rhythm of Ink: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition,’” “An Album of ‘Flowing Color of the Invisible Ink,’” “An Album of ‘Lyricism: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition,’” “An Album of ‘Oriental Lyricism: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition,’” “An Album of ‘Summit Images of Taiwan: Huang Chin-Lung's Thematic Solo Exhibition,’” and “An Album of ‘Eastern Wind: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition.’” He has also produced “The Art of Watercolor,” a DVD set of six discs with the Chinese Television System, 中華電視公司 and HotSound Co., 2016"Abandon/ Gain: East-West Artistic Encounter", He has also published books on the techniques of watercolor including “Analysis of Watercolor Techniques” and “Analysis of Sketch Techniques.”
Positions
- professor, the College of Arts, NTNU.
- Honorary President, Taiwan International Watercolor Society
- President, Chinese Asia-Pacific Watercolor Association
- Honorary Member, Australian Watercolour Institute
- Visiting Scholar, Pennsylvania State University
- International Jury Member, American Watercolor Society, 2012
Exhibitions
- 2016 "Abandon / Gain: East - West Artistic Encounter" Chin-Lung Huang Solo Exhibition
- 2011 "Drifting Beauty: Falls and Flowers" Chin-Lung Huang Solo Exhibition"
- 2009 "Eastern Wind: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition" Seoul
- 2008 "Summit Images of Taiwan" Thematic Solo Exhibition
- 2006 "Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition in 2006"
- 2005 "Lyricism: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition"
- 2002 "Flowing Color of the Invisible Ink" Solo Exhibition
- 2000 "Glamour of Color, Rhythm of Ink: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition"
- 1999 "Constructive Images of Fishing: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition"
- 1998 "Conversation between Transparent and Non-transparent: Huang Chin-Lung's Watercolor Solo Exhibition"
- 1997 "Drifting Mind, Love for Hometown: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition"
- 1993 "World of Flowers" Thematic Exhibition
- 1992 The First Solo Exhibition
Publication
- 2017 “Nude Languages in the Art of Chin-Lung Huang”
- 2016"Abandon/ Gain: East-West Artistic Encounter"
- 2011 "The Taiwan Artists 100 Years- Chin-Lung Huang"
- 2011 An Album of "Drifting Beauty: Falls and Flowers"
- 2009 A Picture Book "Albert's First Flight"
- 2009 An Album of "Eastern Wind: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition"
- 2008 An Album of "Summit Images of Taiwan: Huang Chin-Lung's Thematic Solo Exhibition"
- 2006 An Album of "Oriental Lyricism: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition"
- 2005 An Album of "Lyricism: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition”
- 2005 DVD Set of "The Art of Watercolor"
- 2002 An Album of "Flowing Color of the Invisible Ink"
- 2000 "The Watercolor"
- 2000 An Album of "Glamour of Color, Rhythm of Ink: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition"
- 1999 An Album of "Constructive Images of Fishing: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition"
- 1997 An Album of "Drifting Mind, Love for Hometown: Huang Chin-Lung's Solo Exhibition"
- 1996 "Analysis of Sketch Techniques"
- 1993 An Album of “the Language of Flowers”
- 1992 "Analysis of Watercolor Techniques"
- 1992 ''An Album of Huang Chin-Lung’s Paintings''