Biographical Notes:

born 1945 in Nanjing ;

graduated from the Nanjing Art Institute in 1982 and taught there after graduation;

currently Vice-director and Assistant Professor in the Nanjing Art Institute.

Major Exhibitions:

between 1989 and 2002 participated in 8 exhibitions within China and 1 in Europe.

Publications:

  • The Artist's Road: Chinese Landscape Painting (1990);
  • The Artist's Road: Chinese Figure Painting (1993);
  • Zhang Youxian's Paintings of Banana Palms (1995);
  • Zhang Youxian's Ink Paintings (1996);
  • Gourd Garden Painting Manual: Figures (1998);
  • Gourd Garden Painting Manual: Landscape (1998);
  • Gourd Garden Painting Manual: Bird and Flower (1998);
  • Lessons in Chinese Painting: Bird and Flower (1999);
  • Fan Paintings by Zhang Youxian (1999);
  • Figure Paintings by Zhang Youxian (2000);
  • Postcards of Works by Famous Chinese Painters - Zhang Youxian (2000);
  • Paintings by Zhang Youxian (2001);
  • Postcards of Works by Famous Chinese Painters - Selected Works by Zhang Youxian (2001)
Album of Works