Tang Shou-Nam was born in Hualien, Taiwan in 1966. He illustrated the “Echo Children Encyclopedia” series under the Echo Publishing Company Limited in 1985. He also contributed to the illustration of “Children’s Taiwan” and “Picture Book of Chinese Fairy Tale” series in 1988. Since 2003, he has begun to publish his own picture books under the name of “Tang Tang”, including the best-selling “Short-eared Rabbit” followed by “Short-eared Rabbit Got Zero Mark” and “Short-eared Rabbit and Elephant Sasa”, a total of more than 10 books in this series, with the copyright sold in various countries. He has also published illustrations such as “Youngsters Read The Journey to The West”, “The Star Regional Governor” and “The Little Sky Vice Minister”. Tang Tang has also repeatedly participated in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy on behalf of Taiwan. Starting 2009, Tang Tang stepped into creating contemporary art. He started holding solo exhibitions regularly since 2010. It was his first attempt to present his ceramic works in 2016 and his artworks have been widely recognized since and collected by both individuals and art museums.
1966
Born in Hualien, Taiwan
2005
“Joint Exhibition of 30 Illustrators about 10 Thousands Kilometers Illustrations”, Italy
“Group Illustration Exhibition of Tang Shou-Nan, Chang Shuang-Feng, Tai Ling-Chih and Hsia Shao-Chih”, AKI Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2006
“The Magic Pencil Exhibition” Joint Exhibition of UK and Taiwan Contemporary Illustrator, Taipei Story House, Taipei, Taiwan
2008
“The Fortunate Color Pencil” The Joint Picture Books Original Paintings & Sketches Exhibition of Laima and Tang Tang, National Taiwan Library, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
Art Taipei, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Asia Hotel Art Fair, Grand Hyatt, Seoul, Korea
The 1st Young Art Taipei, Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
“My Micro Cosmos” Joint Exhibition, Planet 6 Art, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
“Monogatari – The Beginning of a Story” Solo Exhibition, Jia Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Art Taipei, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
“The Story Teller” Joint Exhibition of International Illustrators, Aurum Glory Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
The 2nd Young Art Taipei, Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
2011
Art Taipei, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
Art Taipei, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Art Tainan, Tayih Landis Hotel, Tainan, Taiwan
“Cross Realism” Joint Exhibition, Da Xiang Art Space, Taichung, Taiwan
2013
“Little Mona Lisa” Solo Exhibition, Kaohsiung Children’s Museum of Art, Kaohsiung, Taiwan “Innovation & Re-creation” Selected Works from the NTMoFA Young Artist Collection, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
“Utopian Childhood: I’m Just a Child” Solo Exhibition, Jia Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2014
“Art & Poem Hand in Hand” Solo Exhibition, Kaohsiung Children’s Museum of Art, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2016
“B612: The Glimmer of Forgetting” Solo Exhibition, Yesart Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2017
“The Age of Innocence” Chang Li-Yeh and Tang Tang Duo Show, Rich Art Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
2018
“Fly Me to the Moon” Joint Exhibition, Yu-Hsiu Museum of Art, Nantou, Taiwan
2019
“Migration” Solo Exhibition, Yesart Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
“Read a Book to Take an Adventure” Joint Exhibition of Tang Tang and Yuta Nishiura, HZ Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
“Subtropical Gardens: Painted Ceramics of Our Era”, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics
Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
“Photo Book” Solo Exhibition, Hua Shan Din by Cosmos Creation, Taipei, Taiwan
Childhood in Ceramic Exhibition
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8.7.2021 – 3.10.2021
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