Yen Shui-long

Who was Yen Shui-long?

Yen Shui-long, a Taiwanese painter and sculptor, was born in Xiaying in Tainan County. He began to study abroad in the Tokyo School of Fine Arts since 1922, and graduated in 1927.

In 1929, Yen went to France to study arts. Between 1933 and 1944, he returned to Japan, worked on advertising design and applied arts. Yen resided in Taiwan again later, and became a teacher of Tainan Technical College.

Yen made a series of mosaic art works after 1961. And he also created many art works that contain some motifs about Taiwanese aborigines. In 1984, Yen resigned from Shih Chien College of Home Economics. In his old age, Yen worked mainly on painting, drawing, other visual arts and his personal exhibitions.