Ah Xian b. 1960

Also known as Liu Ji Xian
  • Artist
A painter and sculptor born in China, sought political asylum in Australia from 1990. Known for porcelain, cloisonne and concrete body casts. Xian was the recipient of the National Gallery of Australia’s inaugural National Sculpture Prize (2001) and the National Gallery of Victoria’s Clemenger Contemporary Art Award (2009).
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Name
Ah Xian
Also known as Liu Ji Xian
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • -
Birth date
1960
Arrival
  • 1989
Training
  • -
Cultural Heritage
  • Chinese
Initial Record Data Source
  • Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
  • Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery History Archive.

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  • Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
  • Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery History Archive.
  • Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
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References [<ExternalResource: Roni Feinstein, 'Ah Xian: A Journey to China,' Art in America (February 2002)>, <ExternalResource: Ah Xian Metephysica, Queensland Art Gallery room brochure>, <ExternalResource: Kathryn Wells, 'Ah Xian, Ancient crafts, contemporary practice - a new language of art', interview, Craft Australia (September 2011)>, <ExternalResource: Rosemary Neill, 'The Face, Ah Xian', The Australian, 21 March 2009>, <ExternalResource: Michaela Bolanda, 'Concrete Busts Cement Artist Ah Xian’s Acclaim', The Australian, 17 September 2009>, <ExternalResource: Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery History Archive>] [<ExternalResource: Roni Feinstein, 'Ah Xian: A Journey to China,' Art in America (February 2002)>, <ExternalResource: Ah Xian Metephysica, Queensland Art Gallery room brochure>, <ExternalResource: Kathryn Wells, 'Ah Xian, Ancient crafts, contemporary practice - a new language of art', interview, Craft Australia (September 2011)>, <ExternalResource: Rosemary Neill, 'The Face, Ah Xian', The Australian, 21 March 2009>, <ExternalResource: Michaela Bolanda, 'Concrete Busts Cement Artist Ah Xian’s Acclaim', The Australian, 17 September 2009>]