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As an adolescent she lived in yangzhou, a city well-known for its culture and knowledge at l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris.
history, where she studied and practiced, and then taught, the techniques She obtained the diploma of D.E.A. from l’Université de Paris vIII in 1992
of photography at the University of Hangzhou. At first she painted in water then she worked on a thesis for a Doctorat d’Etat à la Sorbonne (Paris Iv)
colour flowers and birds, in typical Chinese style. She was guided by great which she obtained in 1998 on the subject of Art and Archaeology of Asia.
masters, such as Wang banzai, Jiang Zhenguang and li Shenghe, members France being the sanctuary of European painting, xintian ZHU adopted
of the Chinese Painting Institute of yangzhou. occidental techniques to enrich her Chinese style.
After having assimilated the essential of their teaching, she created her xintian ZHU exhibited in germany (berlin, Hamburg and Nuremberg),
own style. At Suzhou the artist studied aerography and perfected herself in geneva (Switzerland), bombay and Ahmedabad (India). Also the artist
the domains of photography and peinture au pistolet under the guidance of participated in several exhibitions of Société Nationale des beaux Arts at
Prof. xie xiaosi of the Art Institute and Director of Suzhou Museum. In 1981 Paris. In India the artist received the designation of research Manager at
xintian ZHU was the first painter in China to exhibit her works at beijing the Centre de recherches Culturelles Indiennes in Mumbai and thus she
with success near the connoisseurs as well as the public. could participate in archaeological research work in India. In 2009 the
In 1982 she became Chargé de cours de Muséologie à la section d’Histoire artist obtained la Médaille d’Argent at Carousel du louvre exhibition, the
de l’Université de Hangzhou. In 1986, she came to France to further her second most prestigious award in France.

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