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Ou Ben (b. 1943, Guangdong, China) began studying calligraphy and painting with his father at the age of five. In 1961 he joined a Guangzhou cultural institute as a full-time artist, and in 1984 moved to Fiji before settling in Auckland, New Zealand in 2003. Since 2012 he has held 66 solo exhibitions and founded five public “Ou Ben Art Galleries” in Guangdong—Guangzhou, Zhaoqing, Foshan, Qingyuan and Jiangmen. His monumental landscapes artworks are permanently displayed and collected by major museums in Beijing, Tianjin and Guangzhou. In Auckland he has staged five further individual exhibitions and presents Chinese paintings each year to New Zealand’s Prime Minister, ministers and MPs. The New Zealand Consul-General in Guangzhou has attended and addressed the opening ceremonies of his exhibitions in Guangzhou, Foshan and Haizhu District, underscoring the role of art in building the China–New Zealand friendship.
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In the golden autumn season, the fragrance of calligraphy and ink fills the air. On the afternoon of August 15th, the exhibition of famous patriotic Chinese artist Qu Ben's calligraphy and painting works and the unveiling ceremony of the "Qu Ben Art Museum" titled "Paintings of Overseas Chinese Hearts, Towards a New Journey" were held in Niujiang Town, Enping City, a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. New Zealand patriotic Chinese artist Mr. Qu Ben and his wife, Lin Chunhui, Secretary and Chai
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In order to further promote cultural and artistic exchanges among the overseas Chinese community in Sihui City, enrich the spiritual life of the general public, and actively promote and inherit excellent traditional Chinese culture, on the morning of May 23, the "Danqing Painting Overseas Chinese Hearts Towards a New Journey" exhibition of famous Chinese artist Qu Ben's calligraphy and painting works, jointly organized by the Zhaoqing Overseas Chinese Federation, the Sihui Municipal Committee Pr
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