YING TIANQI

Ying Tianqi 

 

1949

Born in Wuhu City, Anhui Province, China

1964

Graduated from Wuhu No. 8 Middle School

1967

After a period of illness, started to sketch and do oil painting

1985

Worked at the Wuhu Federation of Literary and Art Circles as the vice executive director of the Fine Arts Association

1986

Visited Xidi Village for the first time and had a strong desire for creation

1979

Awarded 1st Prize at the Fine Arts Exhibition of Youth in Anhui Province for his watercolor Fishing Tidings

1989

Awarded the Bronze Prize for the work Xidi Village Series No. 2 and No. 11 at the 7th National Art Exhibition presented by the Ministry of Culture

1991

Awarded Gold Prize for Xidi Village Series by the Japan-China Print Awarding Foundation, outstanding prize at Beijing-Taipei prints exhibition

1992

Awarded the Bronze Prize for Xidi Village Series at the 11th National Prints Exhibition

1994

Two Xidi Village Series prints were selected for the 8th National Art Exhibition, awarded Superb Work Prize

1996

Xidi Village Series awarded Superb Work Prize