Chinyee
Chinyee (1929 – June 2, 2023) was a Chinese-American Abstract Expressionist painter. She emigrated to the United States to study at the College of Mount Saint Vincent and went on to earn her MFA from New York University.[1] In the mid-1960s Chinyee became involved with the United Nations, working in New York City, the Belgian Congo, and multiple other overseas UN missions.[2]
Biography
[edit]Chinyee was born in Nanjing, China in 1929. She had her first solo show at the Mi Chou Gallery in 1965.[3] In 1997 her work was included in the exhibition Asian Traditions, Modern Expressions: Asian American Artists and Abstraction, 1945-1970 at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.[4] In 2007 the Shanghai Art Museum held a retrospective of her work entitled A Lyrical Journey, Chinyee's 50-Year Retrospective.[5] In 2023 her work was included in the exhibition Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-1970 at the Whitechapel Gallery in London.[6] Chinyee died in New Jersey on June 2, 2023.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Living Color: Profile of Chinyee". Art Asia Pacific. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Chinyee". Art Net. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Chinyee". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Chinyee". Alfa Art Gallery. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Chinyee's 50-Year Retrospective: A Lyrical Journey". Asia Art Archive. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Action, Gesture, Paint". Whitechapel Gallery. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Chinyee (1929–2023)". fondationvincentvangogharles on Instagram. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Chinyee, 1929–2023". Alisan Fine Arts. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
