Fang Zhaoling

Born in China in 1914, Fang Zhaoling studied in Britain and the United States before settling in Hong Kong. She has studied painting under a variety of teachers: Qian Songyan, a traditionalist from Fang's native city of Wuxi; Chao Shao-an, a master of the Lingnan school; and Zhang Daqian, who sought the sources of his style in China's most ancient art. In spite of working with these painters, however, she developed a distinct individual style emphasizing spontaneity and apparent naivete.