Huang Kuen-Po

Born in Taoyuan, Taiwan in 1974, Huang Kuen-Po graduated from the Fine Arts Department of National Taiwan Academy of Arts in 1998 and obtained a master’s degree from the Fine Arts Institute of the National Taiwan University of Arts in 2006. In 2012, Huang graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of Taiwan Normal University with a Ph.D. in Arts. He is currently a full-time professor of the Department of Fine Arts of National Taitung University and an adjunct professor of the Department of Fine Arts in National Taiwan Normal University.

Focusing on Western art, Huang mainly creates oil paintings and printmaking, particularly still lifes and portraits. His artworks are meticulous and lifelike in classical realism. While depicting the external image of an object, they strengthen the presence of aesthetic purity and embody Huang’s feelings and thoughts within. Through the presentation of realism, Huang returns to the fundamental pursuit of human nature and emotional exploration. He thinks that art can be simply about visual pleasure and sensation. His wish is to make viewers experience exactly what he has felt and noticed through light, shadow, brightness, darkness and the composition.

He said, “Classical realistic paintings focus on creating the ideal base color tone through layering. This technique is irreplaceable and difficult to create by any other medium”. The characteristic of oil paint is that it can be repeatedly changed and added in order to create different textures. The process of creating an oil painting is complicated and long as it requires hard work. Yet it is also the most interesting and enjoyable part for Huang. By recording reality through realism art, he finds the joy of artistic creation. His works are presented in numerous museums in Taiwan and collected by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and Chimei Museum.

1974
Born in Taoyuan, Taiwan 

1997
“Life” collected by CHIMEI Museum, Tainan, Taiwan
Awarded The 9th CHIMEI Museum Scholarship, CHIMEI Museum, Tainan, Taiwan
Honorable Mention Award, Printmaking Section, The 52^nd Taiwan Province Fine Arts Exhibition, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan

1998
Graduated from the Fine Arts Department of National Taiwan College of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan  
“Alternative War” collected by Cultural Affairs Department, Tainan County Government, Tainan, Taiwan 
“The Frog Prince” collected by Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Awarded First Prize and Nanying Award, Printmaking Section, the 12^th Nanying Arts Exhibition, Tainan, Taiwan
Awarded Gold Medal, The 16th R.O.C Printing Exhibition, Taiwan Society of Printmaking, Taiwan Awarded 2nd Prize, Printmaking Section, The 15^th  National Arts Exhibition of R.O.C, National Taiwan Art Education Centre, Taiwan

1999
Awarded 3rd Prize, Printmaking Section, The 54th Taiwan Province Fine Arts Exhibition, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan 

2002
Hyperrealism – The Charm of Fine Painting, Celebrated Art Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2006
Graduate School of Plastic Arts, Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan University, MFA , Taipei, Taiwan

2009
Flowers and Stories Oil Painting Solo Exhibition, Elsa Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2010
Still / Life – Oil Painting Solo Exhibition, Hall 1 of Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan

2011
“Who am I ?” collected by National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

2013
The Extending of Sense and Sensibility- Oil Painting Solo Exhibition, Pro-partner Limited, Taipei, Taiwan

2016
See / Unseen – Oil Painting Solo Exhibition, Elsa Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2017
The Mountain Seen is no Mountain Being – Oil Painting Solo Exhibition, National Taipei ArtEducation Center, Taipei, Taiwan

2019
Daily / Miscellany – Oil Painting Solo Exhibition, Lin-Feng Gallery, Taitung, Taiwan

2020
The Monochrome & Daily – Printmaking Solo Exhibition, NTTU Gallery, Taitung, Taiwan

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