Winning Chinese art
Wed, December 03 2008
“Winners of the 2008 Juried Awards organized jointly by the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver and the Chinese Canadian Artists Federation, Vancouver (CCAF) will be given special display of their works including their prized pieces at the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum,” said curator Paul Yeung.
The CCAF organizes an annual exhibition of the works of its members. This year, they turned the exhibition into a juried event in four categories: Chinese painting, Western painting. Contemporary art and Chinese calligraphies. Prizes of $250 were given to the winners of each category.
The awards ceremony was held recently. The following winners were selected from the 73 works entered:
• Chinese painting – Ada Chu (first-prize winner); Donna Lui, Lucy Feng, Anna Su and Tim Wu (honorable mentions);
• Western painting – Yang Wu (first-prize winner); Regina Liao, Denis Huang, Peter Teo, Asia Yeh and Benjamin Lin (honorable mentions);
• Contemporary art – Ken Lin (first-prize winner); Ban Wei, Arabel Luk, Bernie Lee, Catherine Dong (honorable mentions);
• Chinese calligraphy – Richard Wong (first-prize winner); Qui-ye Fang, Edward Fontaine, Kinson Lu and Christine Ng (honorable mentions).
A total of 50 pieces, including the prize-winning works, will be shown at the Chinese Culture Centre Museum, 555 Columbia St., Vancouver, until Dec. 14.
