PERSONAL DETAILS

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Full Name: Lin Wanying (Lina)

Nationality: Chinese

Date of Birth: 10 August 1968

Place of Birth: Liaoning Province, Republic of China

E-mail address: lina.elder@tiscali.co.uk

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EDUCATION

1983 - 1986 Graduated ‘Honors Student’ of the City of Shenyang,at the Liaoning Province Experimental Highschool.

1986 - 1987 Crafts & Arts Course at the Qing-yuan Private School of Crafts & Art, Liaoning.

1988 - 1989 Oil Painting, followed one year of Masters training at the Chinese Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing.

1989 - 1993 B.A. in Decoration Design at the Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology ( Arts & Crafts Dept.).

1995 - 1996 Oil Painting, followed an advanced course of mural painting with the Arts Master Marnikov at the National Academy of Fine Arts in St.Petersburg, Russia.

1997 - 1999 B.A. (with distinction) in Philosophy at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.

1999 - 2000 M.A. Masters in Anthropology(C.A.D.E.S.), Catholic University of Louvain.

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FINE ARTS Co-Exhibitions:

1988 - ‘Nude Oil Painting Exhibition’, Cycle shows in North China (Beijing, Tianjing, Shijiazhuang etc.)

1989 - 'International Ink & Water Painting Exhibition’, Tokyo.

1996 - ‘The Third International Modern Arts Exhibition’ at the National Museum of Fine Arts in St.Petersburg.

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FINE ARTS Solo Exhibitions:

1987 - A score of permanent exhibits currently hang in the Shenyang West Station.

1994 - The Chinese Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing.

1994 - ‘The Contemporary Gallery of China’, Beijing.

1994 - The World Trade Centre, Beijing.

1995 - September Gallery, Beijing.

1995 - ‘100 States of Life’ exhibition at the Republic of China’s National Gallery in Beijing.

2001 - "Lina's Dreams" exhibition at the Gallerie Iris in Werchter, near Brussels, Belgium (02/03 - 24/03).

2001 - Oil Painting exhibition at the Chinese-Belgium Cultural Center, Brussels(27/04 - 18/05).

2001 - ‘Lina's World’ opening exhibition at the Celtic Ireland Conference Center in Brugge(09/06 - 31/08).

2001 - 'Lina's World' opening exhibition at my very own Dilemma Art Gallery

in Leuven (24/11/2001 - 01/01/2002)

2002 - 'Lina's Colourful Chinese Calligraphy' again at the Dilemma Art Gallery

in Leuven (02/01/2002 - 21/02/2002)

2002 - Exhibition to celebrate the International Student Day at K.U.L. in the university's Grand Hall, Naamsestraat 22, Leuven (23/02/2002 - 06/03/2002).

2002 - Art Perspectives International's 5th Annual Exhibtion, Cultural Center Papeblok, Tervuren(14/06/2002 - 23/06/2002).

2003 - Solo exhibition at St.Margaret's Hall, Bradford on Avon near Bath, U.K.(21/09/2003 - 28/09/2003).

2004 - More exhibitions on the way........

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