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Gallery Talk Plus - From Shanghai to Ohio: Woo Chong Yung (1898–1989)
Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 1–3 p.m.
Reservations required.
Members: $10
General public: $20
Tickets will be available one month prior to the event date.
Join us for an engaging Gallery Talk Plus event featuring a captivating gallery discussion led by Curator of East Asian Art, Hou-mei Sung, PhD. This special program, held in conjunction with the exhibition From Shanghai to Ohio: Woo Chong Yung, will also showcase dynamic taiji (tai chi) performances by Master Sen Gao and exquisite brush painting demonstrations by artist Yufeng Wang, PhD. Experience the rich cultural heritage and artistic mastery as the fluid movements of taiji and brush painting beautifully mirror each other in these unique and immersive presentations.
About the Artists:
Master Sen Gao
Master Sen Gao started his training in Wushu (Chinese martial arts) at the age of six in his native province of Shandong, China.
As a young boy, he was selected to perform all over Western Europe with the Shaolin Monks due to his talent and skill. To further develop his Wushu career, he later joined the Liaoning professional Wushu team where he received national recognition and won countless medals.
Master Sen Gao specializes in Wushu and taiji. He is a seventh degree black belt in wushu and a nine-time world champion in weapons and forms. Learn more about Master Gao’s performances.
Yufeng Wang, PhD
Yufeng Wang, PhD, is a professor and a Chinese brush painting artist based in Dayton, Ohio. As a teenager, her love of traditional Chinese art was inspired by renowned artists Sun Qifeng and Fan Zeng in Tianjin, China. Dr. Wang’s artwork aspires to create a sense of peace and harmony in nature and humanity. Her paintings have received many awards including the Dayton Painters and Sculptors Award and the Burnell Roberts Purchase Award. Dr. Wang’s work is in the collection of numerous institutions including Sinclair College and Wright State University. She has taught brush painting at the Dayton Association of Artists, Dayton Metro Public Library, Dayton Miami Valley Schools, Wright State University, Sinclair College, the Dayton Business and Technology High School, Dayton Woman’s Club, and the 2022 Dayton Art in the City Event. Dr. Wang was the featured artist in the March 2023 Art Exhibition at the Springboro Performing Arts Center. Learn more about Dr. Wang.
image credit: Woo Chong Yung (C.Y. Woo) 吳仲熊 (1898–1989), Landscape, 1970, hanging scroll, ink on paper, CAM, C.Y. Woo Collection, donated by T.H. Wu, 2015.324
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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2522382-0
