Born in Guangdong’s
Mao-Ming district in 1935, Au Ho-Nien was inspired by Lingnan School’s
renowned master, Chao Shao-Ang and taught early the open-minded
approach of that school at his seventeen. The Lingnan School aims to
incorporate foreign influences into arts in an attempt to mould a new
and vital mode of painting. After almost half a century, Au is now
himself one of the great masters of Lingnan School Paintings. Besides
being a master painter and calligrapher, he is also an accomplished
seal carver and a connoisseur of Chinese art. His works are exhibited
all over the world for the past forty years and are highly prized by
public and private collectors.
The Art of Chao Shao-An
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