Fang Zhaoling

Who was Fang Zhaoling?

Fang Zhaolin was a Chinese painter and calligrapher. Born in Wuxi, Jiangsu she lost her father when she was very young. With the support of her mother Fang began studying calligraphy and painting. In her teens, the young artist was sent to the U.K. to pursue her studies. She studied under great artists like Chang Dai-chien and attended both the University of Hong Kong and Oxford University in the U.K.

Fang continued to work throughout her 80s and, in 1996, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Hong Kong. In 2005, Fang and her family donated more than 40 of her works to the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.