Xueyi Bai
Diploma, Shanghai Teachers College and Shanghai Fine Arts University
Member Chinese Calligraphy Association, Council of Shanghai Youth Calligraphy Association
Xueyi spent twelve years as a Chinese calligraphy teacher at the Shanghai Children's Palace where she published two text books - one for primary and one for secondary students. Each year she organised thousands of children to enter calligraphy competitions and mounted exhibitions of children's work. She was awarded a gold medal for Chinese Calligraphy Teaching for Children in China in 1990. In Sydney she continues to teach and her calligraphy is also sought after for private commissions.
Liwanna Chan
Doctorate of Fine Arts Candidate University of New South Wales
Grad Dip UNSW, MA and BA Macquarie University, Art Dip National Art School
Liwanna's wide ranging and extensive art background gives her a unique perspective on teaching Chinese ink painting. Her own practice encompasses a range of media including oil, acrylic, watercolour and pastel. With ink painting she emphasises the close connections with calligraphy and the significance of a single brush stroke. She has taught art courses at universities, TAFE colleges and regional art galleries. She also works as a Community Ambassador at the Art Gallery of New South Wales offering tours in Mandarin and Cantonese language
Franz Cheung
BA Fine Arts and Certificate of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Franz has an in-depth knowledge of Chinese art history and performing arts, particularly Peking opera. In his native Hong Kong he worked for many years as a teacher of art and design at the high school level. He is a practicing artist and tutor of ink painting, calligraphy and seal carving. He is interested in communicating Chinese culture through looking at the history of script and artefacts and investigating the role of traditional arts in daily life.
Yayoi Maloney
Member, Chado Urasenke Tankokai
Yayoi has been involved in Japanese tea ceremony (chado) for more than 40 years, many as a teacher in Sydney. She was involved in the construction of the Gallery's tea room in 1990 and through tea ceremony demonstrations at the Gallery has informed and inspired many designers, ceramists, architects and students of Japanese culture and language.
Hiroko Nagafuchi
BA Fine Arts Joshibi University of Art and Design
Hiroko specialises in ink painting, called sumi-e in Japanese. She has many years experience teaching painting in Tokyo including running her own sumi-e school. She also mounted several solo exhibitions. In her own work she is concerned with how the traditional art of sumi-e may find a place amongst the different sensibilities represented in Australia. In addition to painting, Hiroko is a creative craftsperson with a deep awareness of traditional Japanese practices.
Fergus Tam
MA Visual Arts University of Sydney
Fergus started his formal training at the National Normal University in Taiwan before moving to Sydney. He uses the concepts of traditional Chinese ink painting to express Australian landscapes in a contemporary way. Fergus has gained awards in Chinese calligraphy in Taiwan and Hong Kong has held several exhibitions in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Sydney. He teaches art to children and adults in his own studio and has recently acted as curator for a cultural exchange program and art fair in China.
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