YANG Xifa

Biography

Born in Tianjin, China in 1963, YANG Xifa is currently the Associate Professor of the Department of Oriental Arts at Nankai University and a member of the Chinese Artists Association. In 1989, Xifa obtained his Bachelor degree from the Painting Department of the Tianjin College of Fine Arts. In 1998, he received his Master degree at Wang Xuezhong Art Research Institute, Tianjin University. Xifa then completed his PhD at Nankai University, China, in 2009. Xifa has been to Australia several times to exchange academic experiences with foreign artists, dividing his time between Wollongong and Nankai University. Xifa’s work draws on his trans-cultural experiences, contrasting aspects of Chinese tradition to Western ideas and culture. He has exhibited in the Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery in the Scattered Memories and Extinct Memories exhibition and Wollongong City Gallery in the Midway Exhibition.