Zhang Huaicun

Zhang Huaicun, born in December 1972, Tu Ethnic Minority, British Chinese. Member of the Chinese Writers Association. Artist, author of children's literatures. Member of the Royal Society of British Artists.[4]

Her Publication including Pencil Tree, One Snowflake, The Oasis in My Heart, The Red House, On the Train of Autumn, Space of Freedom, Huaicun and Her Friends, Listening to the Flower Bloom, Huaicun's Chinese Painting and Calligraphy. Held art exhibitions in Hong Kong, Macau, Seoul, Tokyo, New York City, Paris and other cities successfully. Translated The Sun on the Tree, My Name is Bob, BBC Nation's Favourite Poetry about Childhood and other English illustrated books and poetry selections. Her most recent books including: On the Train of Autumn and The Habitat for Fairy Tales. She lives in London now.[5][6]

• In October 2003: Art exhibition was held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.[12]
• In October 2004: Pencil Tree Seminar jointly held by the creative research department of China Writers' Association, writers' Publishing House, Guangdong writers' Association and Shantou writers' Association.
• In 2004, Solo art exhibition held in Seoul, South Korea.[13]
• In March 2005, Solo art exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.[14]
• In May 2007, She participated in the sixth senior seminar for young and middle-aged writers and children's literature writers class hold by Lu Xun Literary Institute.[15]
• In August 2007, essay Falling in love with Lu Xun Literary Institute was collected by Lu Xun Literary Institute.[16]
• In November 2007, she represented Guangdong in the National Youth creative Congress.
• In July 2008, she won the title of National Charming Poet.
• In July 2020, On the Train of Autumn won the Bing Xin Children's Literature Award.
• In 2020, she won the Literary and Artistic Contribution Award from the Federal Government of the United States.[17]
• In April 2021, Three large-scale ink paintings by Zhang Huaicun are on display at the RBA Annual Exhibition 2021.[18][19]
• In July 2022, British Chinese artist Zhang Huaicun's solo exhibition "Huaicun's World Blossom" was initiated at the Mall Galleries in London.[20][21] It was hosted by the Royal Society of British Artists, and attracted more than 300 people from all walks of life in China and the UK.[22][23]
  Alongside the display of 58 traditional Chinese ink paintings, 23 oil paintings and illustrations from her children's books,[24] a collection of handmade brushes, pigments and Seals and stamps made from jade etc. will also be exhibited.[25][26]
• At the opening evening exhibition on 11 July 2022, Mr Davies on behalf of the RBA, awarded the Whistler award to Zhang in recognition of her artistic achievements.[27]

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