Born in Guangdong, China
1900 - 1991
Education
1920, College of Fine Arts, Paris, France
1914, Meizhou Middle School, Meizhou, China
1907, Li-Ben Primary School, Meizhou, China 1906 Home school, Meizhou, China
Solo Exhibitions
2007
The Pioneer of Modern Chinese Painting, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, China
2005
Lin Fengmian Solo Exhibition, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2000
Lin Fengmian: A Centennial Exhibition, National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
Lin Fengmian Solo Exhibition, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1999
Landscape: A Centennial Retrospective, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
The Approach of Lin Fengmian, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
1990
Lin Fengmian Solo Exhibition, Seibu Department Store, Tokyo, Japan
1989
Lin Fengmian: A Master in Chinese Contemporary Art, Meizhou City Hall,Guangdong, China
The Art of Lin Fengmian, organized by Chinese Artists’ Association, Shanghai Painting Association, and Zhejiang Art Academy, China
Happy 90th Birthday, Lin Fengmian: A Retrospective, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
1988
The Art of Lin Fengmian, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
1986
Lin Fengmian: 60 Years in Painting, A Master in Chinese Contemporary Art, Seibu Group, Tokyo, Japan
1979
The Art of Lin Fengmian, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
The Art of Lin Fengmian, Musée Cernuschi, Paris, France
1977
Lin Fengmian: Collection of Overseas Emporium, Overseas Emporium Department Store,
Hong Kong, China
1964
The Art of Lin Fengmian, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong, China
1963
The Art of Lin Fengmian, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai; Gallery of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
1961
Lin Fengmian Solo Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
1946
Lin Fengmian Solo Exhibition, French Association, Shanghai, China
1939
Lin Fengmian Solo Exhibition, French Headquarters in French Concession, Shanghai, China
1937
Lin Fengmian Solo Exhibition, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
1936
Lin Fengmian Solo Exhibition, Shanghai Public School, Shanghai, China
1926
Lin Fengmian: First Solo Exhibition, National Beiping Art School, Beijing, China
Group Exhibitions
2021
A Taste of the Masters: An Exhibition of Paintings from the M K Lau Collection, Sotheby's Hong Kong, Hong Kong
A Century of Brilliance: Special Exhibition of Modern Paintings and Calligraphy, Long Museum, West Bund, Xuhui, Shanghai, China
Like Strings of Splendid Beads: Exhibition of Works of Calligraphy and Painting Donated by Qu Geping,Tsinghua University Art Museum, Beijing, China
2018
L'étranger mélancolie, Long Museum, Pudong, Shanghai, China
2015
A Window to the World - Asia’s New Trend, Soka Art Center, Taipei,Taiwan
2014
Pioneers of Modern Chinese Painting in Paris, de Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong
2013
The Warm Rivers of Spring, Soka Art Center, Beijing, China
2010
The Grandeur of Chinese Art Treasures: Min Chiu Society Golden Jubilee, HKMoA, Hong Kong Museum of Art ,Kowloon City, Hong Kong
2008
Art and China's Revolution, Asia Society and Museum, New York ,Upper East Side, New York, USA
2010
Peerless Grace, National Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Tina Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2006
Lin Fengmian, Guan Liang, Wu Dayu: A Group Exhibition, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2003
Lake and Mountain: A Group Exhibition, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2002
The New Wave in Early Republican China — The First Batch of Returning Artists, Lin &
Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1998
Lin Fengmian & Guan Liang: Works on Paper, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1997
National Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts — Cradle of Chinese New Paintings, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1996
The Pioneers of Western Fine Art in Early Republican China 1911–1938, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1988
China, Paris, Seven Chinese Painters, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1963
Shanghai Artists: Oil Painting, Hong Kong, China
Oil Painting and Sculpture, Shanghai, China
1961
Shanghai Painting: Flowers and Birds, Shanghai; Beijing, China
1946
Contemporary Painting in China, Musée Guimet, Paris, France
1945
Contemporary Painting: A Group Exhibition, Chongqing, China
The 4th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China
1936
The 2nd National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China
1934
The 4th National Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition, Association Amicale et de Patronage Franco-Chinoise, Shanghai, China
1930
National Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Staff Exhibition, Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1929
The 1st Exhibition of the Art Movement Society of National Art College, French-Belgian Club, Shanghai, China
The 1st National Exhibition of Fine Arts, New Puyutang, Shanghai, China
1928
The 1st Exhibition of Fine Arts, Art Department Building, General Education Center, Nanjing, China
1925
China Pavilion, International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, Paris, France
1924
Contemporary Art in China, Palace of the Rhine, Strasbourg, France
Awards
1924, Oil painting Groping and Chinese ink painting “The Desire for Life” were selected and exhibited at the Salon d'Automne, Paris, France
1922, Oil painting “Autumn” was selected and exhibited at the Salon d'Automne, Paris, France
Collections
1960, National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
1925, “Drinking Horse and Floods of Autumn” and other works sold to private collectors, China
Pavilion, International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, Paris, France