Liu Yong

Liu Yong (born in February 1949), is a Taiwanese-American educator and author who founded the Shui Yun Zhai Cultural Enterprise and funded the construction of over 40 schools in rural China.

Liu's books have been translated into languages including English, Korean, Vietnamese, and Thai. His works are used in school textbooks in mainland China and Taiwan. He has lectured on educational topics in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. A chapter from one of Liu's books for adolescents is a potential topic for the reading-aloud test on the Putonghua Proficiency Test. thumb

Early life and career

Liu Yong was born and raised in Taipei. He later graduated from Cheng Kung Senior High School. He attended National Taiwan Normal University and obtained a bachelor's degree in fine arts in 1972. Upon graduating in 1972, he became an art teacher at Cheng Kung Senior High School. He was invited to participate in the Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition at age 23, and the National Art Exhibition at age 25.

From November 30, 1971, to April 5, 1974, Liu hosted the China Television quiz show "Seconds Count Down". From 1973 to 1977, he worked as a reporter and producer for China Television in Taipei.

In 1978, Liu represented China Television in the U.S. and became the artist-in-residence at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History in Virginia.

Liu's work has been included in auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's in Hong Kong, Beijing, China, and New York.

Selected solo exhibitions 2019: Baoku Jiangxin Art Center, Shanghai, China 2018: Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shenyang, China 2017: Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China 2015: Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy, Beijing, China 2015: Silicon Valley Asian Art Center, Santa Clara, CA 2011: Gallery at National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan 2010: Xi Zhi Tang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 1990: Taipei Arts Center, Taipei, Taiwan 1989: Xin Sheng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 1982: Long-Men Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 1982: Today Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 1981: Chung-Cheng Art Gallery at St. John's University, Queens, NY 1980: Print Gallery, Blacksburg, VA 1979: Washington and Lee University Gallery, Lexington, VA 1978: Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, Danville, VA 1978: Rechenbach's Gallery, Knoxville, TN 1978: People's Market Art Gallery, Greenville, SC 1978: Mall Art Gallery, Norfolk, VA 1978: Quayside Gallery, Norfolk, VA 1977: National Taiwan Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

Selected group exhibitions 2021: Commemorating Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, Gongwang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China 2021: When Literature Meets Aesthetics, Chang Ge Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 2021: Welcoming Spring, Chang Ge Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 2019: Cross-Strait Art Exhibition, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan 2016: Chinese Contemporary Famous Artists, Silicon Valley Asian Art Center, Santa Clara, CA 2016: 100 Years of Chinese Art, Shandong Art Museum, Jinan, China 2014: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), International Conference Center, Beijing, China 2013: The Pacific—Innovation of Chinese Ink Paintings in America, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China 2013: Beautiful Taiwan—Classic Works of Taiwan's Contemporary Artists, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 2013: Beautiful Taiwan—Classic Works of Taiwan's Contemporary Artists, China Art Museum, Shanghai, China 2011: 100 Years 100 Paintings—Taiwanese Contemporary Artists Exhibition, , Taipei, Taiwan 2009: Open Flexibility—Innovative Contemporary Ink Art, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan 2007: The Third Chengdu Biennale: New Trend of Contemporary Ink Painting—Ink Works from Taiwan, Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu, China 1993: Chinese Modern Colour-and-Ink Painting Exhibition, Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg, Russia 1993: Great Contemporary Art Exhibition, Gallery at National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan 1986: 21st Annual Sumi-e Society of America Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY 1984: Overseas Chinese Artists, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan 1978: Chinese Paintings, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne, Germany 1977: Chinese Modern Art Exhibition, Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, CA

Selected public and private collections Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan ROC Knoxville City Hall, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shenyang, China Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne, Germany National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan ROC National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan ROC Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei), Taipei, Taiwan ROC Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, USA Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China Stanley Ho Family Collection Liu Yiqian, China

TV shows China Television quiz show "Seconds Count Down" (Show time: November 30, 1971 ~ April 5, 1974) China Television politics show "Current Event Forum" (1976), received the Golden Bell Award of TV China Television cultural show "Window of Music" (1976), won Best Music Program at the International Film and Television Festival in New York Phoenix Television talk show "Speaking of the World from the Heart" (2008) Taiwan Public Television educational show "Chinese Characters Are Fun" (2015)