Wang Yani Biography1975 -

By Allie Tay

Wang Yani

• Born in 1975• Grew up in Gongcheng – a small town in

southern China• Born child prodigy – self taught, with the

talent to paint• Simply loves to paint, loves to paints monkeys

and cats

Wang Yani

• 2 ½ years old – brought by her father to his studio where he paints

• 4 years old – her first art exhibition in Shanghai

• 6 years old – completed over 4,000 paintings• 8 years old – one of her 4-year-old paintings

was made into a Chinese postage stamp

Little MonkeyAge 3

5 ¾ x 6 ¼ in.

Scratching an Itch for MotherAge 4

Age 5

• Her father always encouraged her• paints from memory•Has a big imagination

Wang Yani

• To encourage her to paint freely – her father quit his career, her brother was discouraged to paint

• 14 years old – had a one-person show at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.

• Toured countries in Asia, Europe, North America

Wang Yani

• More interest in nature as she grew up• Paints other subjects including people• Uses special writing brushes, ink, paper, and

different pigments