Cheng Chung-chuan (, 1931 – 6 January 2024) was a Taiwanese painter, born in

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. She was the granddaughter of

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Lee His-Cin. While majoring in

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, Cheng Chung-chuan joined the , founded by professor Liao Chi-chun in 1957. By the end of the same year, she gave up her studies and decided to reside in Japan with her husband. She did not work on any paintings for more than 30 years until she was nearly 60. After that, she started holding

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s in Japan, then returned to her native Hsinchu in 2003. Back in Taiwan, she joined annual exhibitions of the May Art Society.《鄭瓊娟：滾動生命的燦爛與真實》：鄭瓊娟作，陳淑惠等執行編輯，新竹市，新竹市文化局，2008年出版， Just before her 80th birthday, the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in

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staged her art at an exhibition in 2011. Besides that, a private

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also took place to display her works for the benefit of the mental and physically disabled residents in Hsinchu. In 2013, the

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invited Cheng Chung-chuan to join the group exhibition “Women Adventurers: Five Eras of

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, 1930-1983”. She enjoyed leading a tranquil life and contentedly creating works.《鄭瓊娟：煥發生命情志再創審美自然》：鄭瓊娟作，白雪蘭編，台北市，霍克國際藝術股份有限公司，2005年出版 Cheng died in Taipei on 6 January 2024.

Art characteristics

Cheng Chung-chuan learned painting from several professors at National Taiwan Normal University, such as Liao Chi-chun, Lee Shih-chiao,

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, and Puru. Cheng frequently painted still life portraits, and her

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tended to be realistic. After marrying a dentist, she devoted her attention to the family for several decades. By the end of 1980s, she began to paint again. While living in Japan, Cheng rarely traveled, so the mountains or rivers featured in her works are imagined. Moreover, some of her compositions look like veins or nerves and prove that medical books exert a strong influence on her. Regarding colors, the artist appreciates noble golden, mysterious black, passionate red colors. Her works convey elegance, warmth, and vigor. Being a kind and simple artist, Cheng Chung-chuan considered that she was a fortunate person and aimed to express love and positive ideas to everyone through her sincere creations.

Artworks

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Radiant 162x112cm Oil on Canvas 2007

Celebration 91x72.5cm Oil on Canvas 2001

Tai-Chi VII 50x60.5cm Oil on Canvas 2003

Innocent 45.5x53cm Oil on Canvas 2003

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Artworks

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