1. Wang Yani Biography
By Allie Tay

2. Wang Yani
Born in 1975
Grew up in Gongcheng – a small town in southern China
Born child prodigy – self taught, with the talent to paint
Simply loves to paint, loves to paints monkeys and cats

3. Wang Yani
2 ½ years old – brought by her father to his studio where he paints
4 years old – her first art exhibition in Shanghai
6 years old – completed over 4,000 paintings
8 years old – one of her 4-year-old paintings was made into a Chinese postage stamp

4. Little Monkey
Age 3
5 ¾ x 6 ¼ in.

5. Scratching an Itch for Mother
Age 4

6. Her father always encouraged her
paints from memory
Has a big imagination

7. Wang Yani
To encourage her to paint freely – her father quit his career, her brother was discouraged to paint
14 years old – had a one-person show at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
Toured countries in Asia, Europe, North America

8. Wang Yani More interest in nature as she grew up
Paints other subjects including people
Uses special writing brushes, ink, paper, and different pigments