LIFE WORKS OF CHINESE ARTIST, FAN TCHUNPI, AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART
11/19/2009MANCHESTER, NH - The New Hampshire Institute of Art will exhibit Chinese artist Fan Tchunpi's (1898-1986) work from December 7, 2009 to January 21, 2010 at the Amherst Street Gallery, 77 Amherst Street. The Opening Reception will be held on December 7, 2009 from 5 pm to 7pm.
Fan Tchunpi studied European painting at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She returned to China to pass on European techniques and to learn the Chinese technique of painting with ink and color on paper. Tchunpi's artwork became a union of the artistic traditions of East and West. This exhibition will include photographs, artifacts and artwork from the life of Fan Tchunpi curated by her son, Meng Chi Tsen and daughter-in-law Sue Francis.
All exhibitions and presentations are free and open to the public. For more information on this exhibition and presentation please contact Alison Williams, Gallery Director, at awilliams@nhia.edu. For the entire exhibition and public presentations schedule please visit www.nhia.edu. All buildings are wheelchair accessible.
The New Hampshire Institute of Art offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree along with non-credit Continuing Education and Certificate programs. The New Hampshire Institute of Art is the only independent college of art in New Hampshire and Vermont and is nationally accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and is a candidate for accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Images of Fan Tchunpi's work are available at request.