Born in China and educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Xiang Zhang settled in Plano, Texas where he paints with bold impressionism the life of the cowboy from frequent visits to a... Read full biography
Born in China and educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Xiang Zhang settled in Plano, Texas where he paints with bold impressionism the life of the cowboy from frequent visits to a ranch in the Panhandle. He also paints numerous pictures of female figures, thinking it important to... Read full biography
Born in China and educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Xiang Zhang settled in Plano, Texas where he paints with bold impressionism the life of the cowboy from frequent visits to a ranch in the Panhandle. He also paints numerous pictures of female figures, thinking it important to balance the two subjects. As a child, he and his family were forced to move to the country by the Cultural Revolution of Chairman Mao. He studied anatomy from an exiled medical professor and then after... Read full biography
Born in China and educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Xiang Zhang settled in Plano, Texas where he paints with bold impressionism the life of the cowboy from frequent visits to a ranch in the Panhandle. He also paints numerous pictures of female figures, thinking it important to balance the two subjects. As a child, he and his family were forced to move to the country by the Cultural Revolution of Chairman Mao. He studied anatomy from an exiled medical professor and then after the Cultural Revolution, was able to get a formal education at the Academy of Drama in Beijing. This training combined theater and fine art and gave him a solid designer background and earned him a full scholarship to Tulane University in New... Read full biography
Born in China and educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Xiang Zhang settled in Plano, Texas where he paints with bold impressionism the life of the cowboy from frequent visits to a ranch in the Panhandle. He also paints numerous pictures of female figures, thinking it important to balance the two subjects. As a child, he and his family were forced to move to the country by the Cultural Revolution of Chairman Mao. He studied anatomy from an exiled medical professor and then after the Cultural Revolution, was able to get a formal education at the Academy of Drama in Beijing. This training combined theater and fine art and gave him a solid designer background and earned him a full scholarship to Tulane University in New Orleans. There he designed for the Mardi Gras and theaters and then moved to Dallas where his wife got a job in je... Read full biography
Xiang Zhang - Artist Info
About Xiang Zhang: Books
Books & Publications (3)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Great American Artists Exhibition Exhibition and Sale (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Editor
67 pages (color)
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition