A self-taught painter, Ah Xian Known for porcelain, cloisonne and concrete body casts. Xian was the recipient of the National Gallery of Australia’s inaugural National Sculpture Prize () and the National Gallery of Victoria’s Clemenger Contemporary Art Award (). Ah Xian, painter and sculptor, was born Liu Ji Xian in Beijing, China, in
Born in Beijing, Ah Xian Chinese-Australian artist Ah Xian is one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists, and our recent conversation at his home in Sydney’s northern suburbs began with a dramatic announcement by him that he is no longer making the porcelain busts and cloisonné figures that propelled him to overnight success when he won the National Gallery.
Ah Xian was born in Ah Xian (born ) is a Chinese-born artist based in Sydney, Australia. Ah Xian was born in Beijing, China, in While both of Xian's parents worked at universities, Xian worked as a mechanical fitter and in a factory.
Artists and collectives included Ah Xian is known for Sculpture. Born in Beijing, Ah Xian first came to Australia in , as visiting artist at the Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart. Stranded by the events of Tienanmen Square, he sought asylum here, settling in Sydney with his brother and fellow artist Liu Xiao Xian.
In 2003, Australia's National Portrait Ah Xian was born in Beijing in As an artist, he initially trained to be a painter, and from the early 80’s, he was closely involved in avant-garde artistic activities in China. He was involved in violent protests with students and activists in Tiananmen’s Square in June
A prominent leader in Ah Xian (b, Beijing) is one of Australia’s most prominent contemporary artists, known for his striking life-sized sculptures made of materials including cloisonné, porcelain, concrete, fibreglass, bronze, jade and Ox-bone inlay and latex.
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Ah Xian was born in Beijing in and came to Australia in early as a visiting scholar at the University of Tasmania's School of Art, returning to China just weeks before the student demonstrations that led to violent confrontations at Tiananmen Square in June 
In 2003, Australia's National Portrait 6. See, for example, Linda Jaivin, ‘Ah Xian: Recent Works in Porcelain’, ArtAsiaPacific 33, no. 1 (): 28; Claire Roberts, ‘Ah Xian: “China. China”. Recent Works in Porcelain’, in Beyond the Future: The Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, ed. Jennifer b (Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery, ), ; Dieter Brunner, ‘Die Büste Und Die Unsterblichkeit: Ein.