He Chengyao 何成瑶

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He Chengyao is an oil painter, photographer, and performance artist, best known for her prominent incorporation of nudity into her work. Born in 1964, she lives and works in Beijing and Chongqing.

Contents 1 Date & Place of Birth 2 Education & Development 3 Art 4 Exhibitions 5 Acquisitions & Auctions 6 References

[edit] Date & Place of Birth

He Chengyao was born in 1964 in Sichuan, China.

[edit] Education & Development

He graduated from the Sichuan Art Academy in 1989. 

[edit] Art

He Chengyao focused initially on oils but now engages predominantly in performance and photography. Often performing semi-nude, much of He’s work is informed by her troubled family background and the mental illness of her mother. Her works are simple and subtle but her direct means of expression – using her own naked body – have generated much controversy in China, where nudity is still a serious issue.^[1]

[edit] Exhibitions

He's oil paintings were exhibited in a solo show at the Qinhao Gallery, Beijing. More recent work, including installations, photographs, and performance art, has appeared in the following group shows: Reality and Possibility, Museum of the Central Art Academy, Beijing; Contemporary Art Group Show, Museum of the Central Art Academy, Beijing; Dialogue-Puzzle: Chinese Contemporary Art, Padua Youth Museum, Italy; The Limits of Bodies, Shangrila Culture and Art Center, Beijing; Psuedo, Museum of the Central Art Academy, Beijing; The 7th NIPAF Asia Performance Art Series and Performance Art Summer Seminar, Shinsyu (Nagano), Japan; Pingyao International Photography Exhibit, Shanxi; and Pusan Biennale 2002, Korea.^[2]

[edit] Acquisitions & Auctions

For a list of collections containing He Chengyao's work, click here.

[edit] References

1. ↑ http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?1207
2. ↑ http://home.earthlink.net/~swelland/clb-artists/id3.html