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- Where are you located? 你的居住地區？
- Bay Area, California
- Art medium or relation 藝術體裁或联系：
- Painting/繪畫
- About Me (bio) 個人簡曆:
- Mr. Stephen B.W. Yee, also known as Chih-fu, was born in Hunan Province, China in 1942. Being influenced by his scholarly and artistic family, he has love Chinese paining and calligraphy since his early childhood. After studying with various reputed masters, he has mastered the art of landscape, figure and flowers-and-birds paintings.
As a graduate in Literature and Arts from National Taiwan University, Mr. Yee passed an examination for diplomatic service and was appointed as a consul for many years. He is currently a Master Artist employed by Silk Dynasty Inc., where he developed an internationally renowned, award winning line of Silk wall coverings. He devotes his spare time to the study of classical Chinese painting and is a serious advocator of the past masters from the Tang to he Ch’ing Dynasties.
Through the blending of the traditional art form with western techniques, he brings a new and creative perspective to Chinese arts. His outstanding works have been exhibited in Taiwan, Japan, Hawaii, California and China and received numerous awards and recognition including the purchase award at the AVA 2005 for Triton Museum permanent collection.
He is a honorary fellow of Asia Society of Arts of America and a member of the Fine Arts League of Cupertino, Vice President of Chinese American Art Development Foundation and Vice Chairman of Chinese Arts Association in San Francisco.
- What language do you speak? 你通曉哪些語言？
- English, Chinese
- How did you hear about us? 你如何知道我們？
- Professor Kao
- Are you a member of Chinese Culture Center? 你是中華文化中心的會員嗎？
- I'm interested-please send me the information
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Contemporary Art, Community & Public Space: Present Tense Panel Discussion Part 1
With the great success of the Center’s biennial exhibition, Present Tense 2009: Chinese Character, in collaboration with Kearny Street Workshop, we would like to engage the community in a casual, lively, and fun panel discussion regarding the relationship between contemporary art, community building, and public space as a venue for the arts. Among other topics, we will discuss the impact on artists, the community audience, and how exhibitions like Present Tense can bring new and provocative energy into the public scene.
Present Tense Biennial 2009 is funded Grants for the Arts, Tower International, United Commercial Bank, Zellerbach and San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development
Present Tense Biennial 2009 would like to thank the following organizations for collaborative support:
Community Educational Services, Asian American Women Artists Association, Asia Society, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, Asian Law Caucus,Chinese for Affirmative Action, Chinatown YMCA, Chinatown Community Development Center, and Community Youth Center.
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco Chinatown Heritage Walking Tour July 2009
A brief intro by docent, and comments by walkers after taking the Chinatown Heritage Walking Tour offered by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco.
© 2009 Created by CCC
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My name is Wendy Norwood and I'm the Marketing Manager for the Hilton San Francisco Financial District hotel, where the Chinese Culture Center is located. We are putting together an exhibition and we'd like to potentially hang some of your work, specifically the pieces titled "Waterfalls", "Returning Late", Cranes Dancing" and "Fish in Lilypond". Please let me know if you are interested in participating.
Best regards,
Wendy Norwood
(415) 765-7833
wnorwood@sanfranciscohiltonhotel.com