This is a general introduction to my life of art history studies and teaching, and also my art creation, from the traditional and modern.

1. 《波麗露不再來》 No More Bolero
傑洛 · 裘林 GERARD JOLING
Arthur Kao, 2014

2. Left ： The opening ceremony of solo show in
2009 at the Silicon Valley Asian Art Center.
Right ： My photo, 2013.
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3. I. Growth Period ， 1942-1969
Brief Resume:
. 1942 ： Born middle Taiwan in a farmer’s family.
•1948 ： Started elementary school education. Everyday took about
two hours back and forth to school because of no transportation
facility at that time.
•1954 ： Went to a business school in Changhua.
•1957 ： Entered Taichung Normal School, a school with no tuition.
•1958 ： First time using brushes to paint ink painting.
•1960 ： Served as an elementary school teacher at the Chungming
Elementary School in Tainchung. Continued to practice painting and
participated in various exhibitions and won many awards.
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4. * 1963 ： Entered the Foreign Language and Literature
Department of National Taiwan University. In the
following four years, other than studying English and
Chinese literature, continued to do painting.
* 1967 ： April, held a solo show at the University
Gallery. May, Graduated from National Taiwan University
and started one year military service.
* 1968 ： After military service, entered the graduate
school of art history program at the Chinese Culture
University.
* 1970 ： January-August, served as a staff at the
National Palace Museum. May, graduated from the
Chinese Culture University. Thesis was A Study on the
Mahayana Buddhist Sculpture. August, went to the
University of Kansas for PhD Program.
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5. Painting Creation ：
I got in touch with the art of painting after I entered the
Taichung Normal School. The first year I learned drawing
and watercolor in the regular classes. The second year
(1958) I learned Chinese ink painting, mainly imitating
and studying the ancient styles of landscape painting.
After graduation in 1960, I got a teaching job at the
Chungming Elementary School. As the school is close to
the Normal School, I took opportunities to get Mr. Lu’s
instruction.
After I went to the National Taiwan University in 1963, I
continued my studio work when I had time.
Many paintings were done for an art dealer. I also
participated in exhibitions and got many awards. Today, a
few paintings are still in my collection.
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6. Boundless Land (portion). Ink and light color on paper ，
whole scroll 13.75”x274”. 1961-62 。
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7. Boundless Land (portion). Ink and light color on paper,
whole scroll 13.75”x274”.1961-62 。
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8. A Girl Fishing. Ink and light color on paper ， 14.5 x 27”.
Ca 1964. 8

9. Spectacular Scene. Ink and light color on paper.148“ x
53”.1965-66.
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10. Clear Hymn of River and Ocean, portion. Ink and light color on
paper, whole scroll 17.50“ x 318”, 1969-70.
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11. Clear Hymn of River and Ocean, portion. Ink and light color on
paper, whole scroll 17.50“x318”,1969-70.
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12. II. Challenge Period ，
1970-89
Brief Resume ：
• 1970-73 ： Studied art history at the Kansas University. 1972,
held a solo show at the 7 East 7th
Gallery, Kansas, 辦個展。
1973 Held a solo show in the University Gallery .
• 1974 ： Took a part-time job, teaching Asian art history at the
Kansas City Art Institute.
• 1975-79 ： Served as an assistant professor at the Kent State
University, Ohio. 1978, held a solo show at the Center Gallery,
Parma, Ohio 。
• 1979 ： Finished the dissertation The Life and Art of Li Kan and
got PhD. (August) Hired by the Chinese University of Hong Kong
to teach art history. The following five years served as a
professor at this university.
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13. • 1982: Published the book Five Dynasties and Northern Song
Painting.
• 1984 ： April, held a solo show at Hong Kong Art Center.
June, starting one year vacation. Taking the opportunity, I
went to the Princeton University as a visiting scholar. 。
• 1985 ： August, went back to teach at Kent State University,
and continued for the following 4 years. Published The Study
of Western Zhou Bronze Vessels.
• 1989: (August) Hired by San Jose State University, and was an
art history professor here for the following 22 years.
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Painting Creation ：
This period I immigrated to the United States, nine
years later moved to Hong Kong, and then moved
back to the United States five years later. In the
United States I have moved between many states,
either studying or working. Nowhere is not full of
challenges, but this also provided me with
experiences for my life.
As the main duty in the period was research and
teaching, painting was only for leisure time. Most of
the works were in the traditional style, but a few
pieces were experimental in new styles, such as
Surrealistic and Cubist.

15. Autumn Mountains. Ink and light color on paper,148“ x
153”.1970-71. Finished in Lawrence, Kansas.
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16. Hometown Evening. Ink and light color on paper,
20”x19”.1970-71. 16

17. The Water Moon. Ink and light color on
paper,19.5”x23”.1972-73. 17

18. Left: Landscape in the style of Shihtao. Right: Two Birds on the
Creek, in the style of Bada.Ca. 1980-83.
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19. The Hermit’s Happy Life. Ink on paper.1980, in the
typical traditional style. 19/77

20. The Young Girl’s Dream. Ink and light color on paper, 21”x26.5”.
1983 。 In memory of the refugees from China.

21. Leaving the Gorge-1 . Ink and light color on paper.41”x40”.
1984.This painting adopts some splash ink technique. 21/77

22. Leaving the Gorge-II . Ink and light color on paper.41”x40”.
1984.This painting adopts some splash ink technique. 22/77

23. The Gleeman. Ink and light color on paper. In the style of
Cubism.27.75”x15”.1983. 23/77

24. The Old Monkey. Ink and light color on paper. 14”x25.5”. 1983 24/77

25. Winter Night in the Northern State. Ink and light color on paper,
24”x24”.1984-85. 25/77

26. Mountain House. Ink and light color on paper. 1986 。 26/77

27. III. Scholarship Period ， 1990-2004
Brief Resume ：
• 1990-1995: This was the first five years at San Jose State
University. Due to the heavy work in teaching and research,
not much time was for painting but many books were
published.
• 1991 ： Finished the textbook Art of Asia.
• 1992 ： Published Zhongguo Huihua Sixaingshi, and won
the Golden Caldron Award for the Taiwan Government.
• 1993 ： Published The Art of India (Chinese version).
• 1994 ： Present a paper in Beijing for Chiang Minghsien
Art Symposium. Finished the textbook East Meets West in
Art. Published A Study on the Song Dynasty Painting
(Chinese version).
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• 1995: March present a paper on the Zhao Mengfu Art
Symposium in Shanghai. May, participated in the group
show at the San Francisco Citi Bank Gallery. Fall, served as
a visiting professor at the Tunghai University in Taiwan.
Published The Easy Chinese Input Method .
• 1996 ： Taught at SJSU and served as the coordinator of
the Art History Program. Due to the heavy work again, there
was no time for painting.
• 1997: February, organized the “Root and Land” exhibition at
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, S.J.
• 1998 ： Published A Study on the Yuan Dynasty Painting
(Chinese edition). Visited Japan and Vietnam in the summer.
December, present a paper for the “21st
Century New Art
Movement Symposium” held at the National Taiwan Normal
U.

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• 1999 ： The book A Study on the Yuan Painting won the
Annual Great Award from the Oversea Chinese
Association. Fall, quit the Coordinator job and
concentrated on teaching and research. Published On My
Own Painting. November, held a solo show at he
Chinese Art Gallery.
• 2000 ： February, exhibited with Shen I-cheng, Lo Fang
and Yee Ben-wen at the S. F. World Journal Gallery.
Published Art of Asia (Chinese version).
• 2001: October, had an exhibition with Yee Ben-wen at
the Dr. Sun Yetsen Memorial Hall Gallery.
• 2002: October, joined National Taiwan Normal U. Alumni
Association art exhibition and gave a lecture.

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• 2003 ： Organized the Chinese American Art
Development Association and held an exhibition at eh
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Taking advantage of
sabbatical leave in the fall semester, I went to be a
visiting professor at the National Normal U. and held a
solo show on the campus.
• 2004 ： Published Zhongguo Huihua Sixaingshi, 2nd
ed.

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Painting Creation ：
When I was a visiting professor at the Tunghai
University in the fall of 1995, I had more time to do
painting and thus created a series of works in new
styles. Later, these paintings have been collected in
the book On My Own Paintings, published in 1999.
After I came back to SJSU in 1996, teaching and
administration work took up most of my time, so
there was no time for painting. 2001, I had a half
year vacation, it gave me time to play with my brush
again. I took the opportunity to visit the National
Taiwan Normal University and held a solo show in
the university gallery.

32. The Yangguan Gate of Great Wall. Ink and color
on paper. 53”x37” ， 1995.
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33. Left: The Ancient Palace Site. Ink and color on paper, 37”x53”.1995.
(Yunlin Tech. U. collection). Right: The Tunghai Path. Ink and light
color on paper, 37”x53”. 1995.
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34. Left: The Buddhist Caves. Ink and light color on paper,1995.
Right: Inspiration. Ink and light color on paper. 2003.
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35. An Impression of Hawaii Beach. Ink and color on paper,
collage. 24” x 21” ， 1999.
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36. A Scene of Walu, North Vietnam. Ink and color on paper.
20.5 “x 27.25” ， 1999-2002.
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37. A Scene of Chengde, China. Ink and color on paper. 27”x28” ， Ca.2000.
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38. IV. Art for Fun Period ， 2005--
• Brief Resume ：
• 2005 ： March, had asolo show “My Abstract World” at Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. November, held “Chinese
American Painting and Local History” exhibtion at Martin
Luther King, Jr. Library. Published AStudy o n the Ming
Dynasty Painting (Chineseversion).
• 2006 ： Half retired. Served asavisiting professor and held a
solo show at theYunlin University, Taiwan, during thefall
semester. Won theaward of “Great Scholarship Award”
presented by theChinesePainting Association in Taiwan.
• 2007: (Spring) Taught at SJSU. (Fall) Vacation. September,
thewholefamily took atrip to theAmerican mid-west.
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•2008：Spring, taught at SJSU. Fall (8/27-9/12), took atrip to Europe. Published Antiquity Meets Mo dernism.
•2009： Spring, taught at SJSU. November, had asolo show at the Silicon Valley Asian Art Center.
•2010：Spring, taught at SJSU. Fall, served asavisiting Professor at theNational Taiwan University of Art.
•2011：Spring, taught thelast semester at SJSU. March,
held asolo exhibit at theDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.
May, took atrip to Vancouver and Whistler Canada.
Oct., served asavisiting professor at theNanchang
University in China, also visited Mr. Lu and Yuyang City.
•2012: Spring & Fall semesters, served asavisiting professor at theNational Taiwan University of Art. Published theChinese
version of East Meets West in Art.

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• 2013: (1/28) Came back from Taiwan. Finished the
second version of On My Own Painting. Sixteen
pictures of my paintings were collected in the book
Art Salon, published in Beijing, China. (November)
gave a lecture at the Nanhai Art Center.
• 2014 ： (3/25-4/3) Gave a three day workshop in
New Mexico. (4/19-4/29) Gave lectures in Shanghai,
Nanchang, and Hangzhou.
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41. Painting Creation:
In 2005 for the half-retired life, I offered weekend art classes in the
Chinese School and my in-home studio. For teaching, I did some
traditional style painting again. One year later, because I took the
visiting professor position in Taiwan, the class was terminated.
However, this left me with some traditional style paintings.
While I reached the age of 65, my eyes gradually lost the reading
energy, it became hard for me to do research and write long articles.
Therefore, I turned my energy to painting. As there is no pressure, I
have a great freedom to do what I like. My painting therefore has a
great variety, no matter in style, subject, or media. In 2012 I collected
the works for a new book On My Own Painting II, to be published soon.
The paintings collected have been divided into four series: 1)Natural
Scenes—landscapes, flowers, and animals; 2) Human Life; 3) Religious
Philosophy and Stories; 4) Surrealistic and Abstract. The following are a
few examples.
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42. Hugging Clouds and Flowers for a Dream. Ink on paper.
24”x34” ， 2014.
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43. Eureka Ocean Scene. Ink and heavy color on paper.27”x 27”. 2010. 43

44. Flower Ocean. Ink and heavy color on paper.27”x 25”. 2010.
Painted in memory of the Flower Expo. In Taipei.
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45. The Ascetic Monk. Ink and light color on paper.21”x
31”.2006. 45

46. Buddha’s Arrival. Ink and light color on paper.30”x40”.2010.
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47. Where is the White Horse Prince? Ink and color on paper.
25”x26”. Ca. 2008.
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48. Visual Music Series #1. Ink and color on paper. The
inspiration came from an installation exhibition.
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49. Visual Music Series #2. Ink and color on paper. 31”x31”.
2011-12.
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50. The Illusory City. Ink and heavy colors on paper. 35”x29” ，
2013.
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