“Here, There, Everywhere,” charcoal on canvas, from Here, There, Everywhere, 1995

“The Basement,” charcoal on canvas, from The Basement, 1994

“The Great Explosions,” charcoal on paper, from The Great Explosions, 1990

“Drawing Installation Class,” charcoal and ink on paper, a drawing class exhibition, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China, 1988 The new art format of installation and performance art were very avant-garde in the 80s in China. This installation class was the first of its kind in China which I taught at the Sichuan Fine Arts[…]

“Clouds and Rivers,” a charcoal drawing on paper, collected by York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1987 “Clouds 2,” a charcoal drawing on paper, 1987   “Above Clouds,” a charcoal drawing on paper, collected by Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1988    

“Corral,” charcoal on paper, from Corral, 1987

“A Distant Place,” ink on rice paper, from A Distant Place, 1985

“Re-educated Youth in the Countryside,” sketchbooks from the Cultural Revolution, 1972-1976 I was one of the millions of youth who were sent to the countryside from 1972-1976. There was no hope for our future, only hard work. Under oil light, I found my inner identity through these sketches in my darkest time. For four years, I[…]