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Ms. Shao, XiaoCheng

Chair Professor at School of Ethnology and Sociology, Central University for Nationalities of China,
Founder of the embroidery major and full professor at the College of Archaeology and Museology under the Cultural Relic Society of China,
Senior Artist of China,
Member of China Arts and Crafts Society,
Member of Collectors Association of China,
President of Shanlin Art and Painting Institute

Over the years, Ms. Shao Xiaocheng has committed herself to the inheritance, research and education of Chinese embroidery, silk tapestry and traditional Chinese painting. From a child, she has had a deep interest in the traditional Chinese art. Versed in embroidery and accomplished in painting, she has accumulated substantial and mature experiences over the course of more than forty years. She has a talent for paintings of all categories, from landscape, portrait to flower and bird. In the mean time, she is proficient in different styles of embroidery, such as Su Embroidery, Shu Embroidery, Yue Embroidery, Xiang Embroidery, Portrait Embroidery, Crisscross Stitching Embroidery, Gu’s Embroidery, double-sided art embroidery, and traditional folk embroidery. It is actually her high accomplishments in the traditional Chinese painting that enable her to enjoy the ease in the creation of the embroidery artwork, which fully displays her solid art attainments.

Started to learn embroidering from her family at the age of seven, Ms. Shao Xiaocheng could already undertake embroidery work independently when she was nine. From the age of 20, she has devoted herself to the study of traditional culture, reading history, traditional poems and essays and classical literature masterpieces. She also concentrated on the study of famous paintings from well-known painters of different historical dynasties and the famous carved seals in the history. As a diligent painting practicer, she also visited the embroidery research institutes throughout China during her spare time, and learned from folk artisans, which helped her to assimilate the strongpoint of different styles and master solid professional knowledge. After 25 years old, thanks to her profound cultural background and her unique comprehension of the embroidery art, she became adept at attaching historical, cultural and art connotation to her embroidery artwork, and she could perfectly apply the techniques of all famous embroidery styles, such as the four famous embroidery styles, crisscross stitching embroidery, portrait embroidery, archaized embroidery and Gu’s embroidery. Since 1997, she has committed herself to the education, research and creation of traditional embroidery, silk tapestry and traditional Chinese painting. Her students came from all over China, as well as Europe and southeastern Asia. At the same time, special effort was made in the study of the Gu’s embroidery of the Ming Dynasty. After ten years’ research, a conclusion has been reached that the reason why we almost lost the Gu’s Embroidery is not because of the stitching and techniques, but our negligence of its characteristic of integration of traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy, painting and culture, which opens a new door for the renaissance of Gu’s Embroidery. She also did a lot to bring the centuries-old Chinese embroidery culture into universities and in her courses she always emphasizes the interrelation between the traditional Chinese painting and the art of embroidery.

In 2002, she founded the embroidery major at the College of Archaeology and Museology, which runs under the Cultural Relic Society of China. Four years later, with the approval of the Ministry of Education of China, she set up a master program with majors in traditional silk tapestry and embroidery at the School of Ethnology and Sociology of Central University for Nationalities of China, which marked a historical contribution to the exploration, protection and development of the traditional tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

In August 2008, she was invited by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in the United States to participate in the exhibition "Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty". She gave lectures about the embroidery art, and also received interviews by the local medias.

While engaged in the education and research work, Ms. Shao Xiaocheng also spent plenty of time on the personal creation of paintings and embroideries over the years, which has made her an outstanding embroidery artist and painter. She has produced many topping works, which are always among the most wanted by the worldwide collectors. Her works also won many awards and her achievements were reported by many medias.

Main achievements and artworks:

l 1979, designed the painting draft of “Twelve Beauties from A Dream of Red Chamber” for a set of folding screen lacquerwork as invited by the Shanghai Art Institute

l 1983, Gu’s Embroidery, “Landscape Painting of Song Dynasty”, exhibited at Cherry Tourism Festival in Japan

l 1984, Gu’s Embroidery, “a set of four flowers and birds paintings by Hua Yan”, purchased by a merchant from Hong Kong

l 1985, Su Embroidery, “Bronze Ware – Elephant”, collected by a Japanese collector

l 1987, Su Embroidery, “Tile-end”, collected by a Hong Kong collector

l 1992, Gu’s Embroidery, “Calligraphy by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty”, collected by a Japanese collector

l 1994, Crisscross Stitching Embroidery, “Bridge”, outstanding prize of the first national craft competition of China

l 1995, Su Embroidery, “Leading an ox”, exhibited all over the world as the craft collection of the UN 4^th World Conference on Women

l 1995, Gu’s Embroidery, “Flowers and Birds”, and straw patchwork, “Fun of Shrimps”, outstanding craft achievement prize of Jiangsu Province

l 1996, news report with picture on her embroidery by Ta Kung Pao of Hong Kong

l October 1996, special telefilm “Impression of Shao Xiaocheng” produced by Jiangsu Television Station broadcast in North America

l 1997, special report on her arts and crafts by Nantong TV of Jiangsu Province

l 1997, Xiang Embroidery, “Feeding”, exhibited as refined works at the Sixth Art Festival of China

l 1997, Portrait Embroidery, “Young Girl”, ordered and collected by an American Chinese

l 1999, Gu’s Embroidery, “Court Ladies with Head-pinned Flowers”, exhibited at the exhibition for the foundation of the embroidery major at College of Archaeology and Museology, and collected by a German collector

l 2000, Gu’s Embroidery, “A Painting by Lou Shibai”, included in the “Collections of Contemporary Refined Art and Craft Works of China” published by Jiangsu Art Publishing House

l 2000, Shu Embroidery, “Wistaria and Shrimps”, selected for a big-scale auction for international refined art and craft works and collected by a collector

l 2001, Embroidery, “Cologne Cathedral of Germany”, collected by an American German collector named Tony

l 2002, gave instruction to Professor Ma Wen of Stanford University on embroidery knowledge

l 2002, Golden Embroidery, “Old Lion and Young Lion”, presented to the 100 years’ anniversary of Beijing Normal University

l 2002, Crisscross Stitching Embroidery, “Oil Painting - Winter Scenery”, collected by College of Archaeology and Museology under the Cultural Relic Society of China

l 2003, Gu’s Embroidery, “Calligraphy of Mr. Sun Wen – Tian Xia Wei Gong”, collected by College of Archaeology and Museology under the Cultural Relic Society of China

l December 2003, gave instruction to the director of the Archaeology and Museology Institute of Rome as shown in the photo attached

l 2003, Silk Tapestry, “Flowers and Birds of Song Dynasty”, selected for auction and collected by the bidder

l 2004, Gu’s Embroidery, “Calligraphy of Mi Fu of Song Dynasty – About the Mountain-like Inkstone”, bronze prize and refined art certificate of the First Art and Craft Exhibition of Beijing, collected by a Chinese collector

l 2004, Su Embroidery, “Peony”, and Gu’s Embroidery, “Beauty Xishi”, collected by Chunqiu Gugong in Taiwan

l 2004, Silk Tapestry, a copy of “Mynah and Red Leafs” of Song Dynasty, collected by Chunqiu Gugong in Taiwan

l 2005, Yue Embroidery, “Dragon”, exhibited at the First Collection Culture Expo of China

l 2005, Gu’s Embroidery, “Portrait painting of Hua Yan”, included in the Artwork Collections of the ’05 International Academy Seminar

l May – July 2005, gave instruction to Kathy, a scholar of traditional Chinese culture from Canada, on traditional Chinese embroidery, whose embroidery work won the outstanding prize of the ’05 International Academy Seminar

l 2006, Silk Tapestry, a copy of “Camellia” of Song Dynasty, collected by overseas private museum

l 2006, Gu’s Embroidery, “Beautiful Historical Ladies”, collected by overseas private collector

l 2007, Gu’s Embroidery, “Court Lady” of Tang Dynasty, collected by student

l 2007, Silk Tapestry, a copy of “Water Lily and Mandarin Ducks”, collected by student

l 2008, Gu Embroidery ”Loquat and Birds”, Song Dynasty Embroidery·”Parrots with plum blossom”, Song Dynasty Embroidery·”Fairy Riding on Crane”, exhibited in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in the United States and collected by private collector

l 2009, Gu Embroidery “bird in Indus Tree”, exhibited in National Art Museum Of China

Mr. Xiao, Lin

Graduated from the Beijing economical University majoring in economy management

Chair Professor at School of Ethnology and Sociology, Central University for Nationalities of China

Founder of the Silk Tapestry major and full professor at the College of Archaeology and Museology under the Cultural Relic Society of China

Senior Artist of China

Member of China Arts and Crafts Society

Member of Collectors Association of China

Beijing ZhongZhao international auction limited company art consultant (Silk Tapestry appraisal)

Mr. Xiao Lin is an outstanding Silk Tapestry artist, he has more than ten year Silk Tapestry art creation, the education theory and the experience, in to the traditional Silk Tapestry technique craft research in, had a special inventive mind, creates the hollow-stroke in Chinese calligraphy ke, has pulled the silk ke, gathers the color dry pen in an opposite direction and so on the new technology, enabled the ancient Silk Tapestry the archery target to sublimate, his innovation compared the earth to enrich the Silk Tapestry expressive force, also has developed the space for the Silk Tapestry development.

For many years, Mr. Xiao Lin with concentration has studied diligently the traditional culture, the thorough study faces all previous dynasties respectively the famous expert painting, the calligraphy seal cutting and so on, thus for him in the future in the Silk Tapestry work creation, the research and the teaching will accomplish a task with ease the key function.Simultaneously also invested the massive enthusiasmen for the Silk Tapestry appraisal work, the Silk Tapestry passes off fake articles for the real thing newly, by facing the artware market in sufficient old, claims spuriously really, by the poor vacation fine phenomenon, in assumption auction company's Silk Tapestry appraisal period, stands up to the most rigorous test the specialized knowledge with oneself many times to pat the strict earnest check for the Silk Tapestry, the great effort auctioned the market for the standard Silk Tapestry to do very many advantageous work for the auction tripartite benefit.

In 2002 founded the Silk Tapestry specialty for the College of Archaeology and Museology under the Cultural Relic Society of China, in 2006 by the Chinese Ministry of Education to authorize, have set up the Silk Tapestry, embroidery specialized master in the Chinese Central Nationality University sociology and the ethnology institute the graduate student class, the Silk Tapestry and the embroidery this tradition art introduction institute of higher education, founded the beginning of a matter.In order to excavate, the protection, the inheritance, develops the Chinese tradition material with the non-material cultural heritage, trains scarce high-level talented person who our country weaves embroiders the aspect, has made the historical contribution.

Mr. Xiao Lin year to year is unremitting to all previous dynasties Silk Tapestry research, has made the massive investigations and the practice work to the Silk Tapestry inheritance development.Complements one another the aspect in the innovation and the inheritance to study diligently sparely no effort, ke has made very many high-quality goods successfully, many high-quality goods are drafted by ask for the artistic auction, the rate of transaction 100%, collected the market for the Chinese Silk Tapestry art trend to explore an effective new road. At the same time, his work is collected by the domestic and foreign many collectors, participates many times and the prize.

Recently, he started the topic which sent to the Ming Dynasty embroidery in embroiders to do the specialized research, and had certain breakthrough.

Main achievements and artworks:

1998 Silk Tapestry volume Imitated Wu Hufan "Wonderful Stone " to be selected the sixth China industrial art high-quality goods to unfold attains the outstanding award

2000 Silk Tapestry "Three supernaturals" collected the auction by Beijing HanHai Artware Auction Company to compete the patting collection

2001 Silk Tapestry "Blue Bamboo" (Yuan · Zhao Ziang) the personal collector to collect

2002 Silk Tapestry volume "Multi-Scenery Building"(Song · Mi Fu) The creation hollow-stroke in Chinese calligraphy cut silk brocade, the filament silk ke, gathers the color dry pen and so on the new technology to obtain in an opposite direction successfully 2003 Silk Tapestry "In the style of antiquity Flower-and-bird" the first session Beijing industrial art unfolds Wins the copper prize

March, 2004 Silk Tapestry "Imitation Song Person Draws" collects the auction by Beijing HanHai Artware Auction Company to compete the patting collection

May, 2004 Silk Tapestry "Imitation Song Person Draws · Lotus leaf Bird" to collect the auction by Beijing HanHai Artware Auction Company to compete the patting collection 2005 Silk Tapestry Duplicates the museum holding "Camellia" is collected by the Hong Kong collectors

2005 Silk Tapestry "Three supernaturals " (Qing · Ren Xun) the description (Beijing) the international academic seminar and the artistic work collection and participates in the seminar in 05 '

2006 Silk Tapestry Taiwan screen "Phoenix tree Myna" is collected by the Taiwan collector

2007 " Silk Tapestry Art Evolution" an article The description "Educates in China Moves towards" the magazine