EXHIBITIONS 

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1936| The First National Exhibition of Cartoon Award , Shanghai

1937| Solo Exhibition, Shanghai

1938| Solo Cartoon Exhibition, Chengdu, China

1939|  Solo Cartoon Exhibition, Hengyang, China

1945| Solo Exhibition, Shanghai

1947| Contradiction , Kunming, China

1947| Cartoon Kunming Exhibition, Guangzhou’s Zhong Shan Library, China

1956| Educational  Cartoon Exhibition, Chongqing

1956| Solo Exhibition, Chinwoo Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

1956| Solo Exhibition of Cartoons, Calligraphy and Paintings, The British Council, Singapore

1956| Solo Cartoon, Calligraphy Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur

1957| Ten friends Calligraphy, Hong Kong

1957| Newbits Educational Cartoon Exhibition, Petaling Jaya Merdeka Trade Fair, Kuala Lumpur

1975| Solo Exhibition, Sanjiang Gonghui, Association of Sanjiang, Singapore

1979| San You Shu Hua Zan, Three Friends Painting Exhibition, Taiwan Museum

1980| Group Exhibition, Hong Kong

1980| International Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting exhibition, Malaysia

1981| Solo Exhibition, Association of Sanjiang, Singapore

1981| Wangshi and Old Friend, Zhuanji Wenxue, Taiwan

1981| Solo Exhibition, Moravian College, Pennsylvania, USA

1981| Folklore, Calligraphy and Art, Art House Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

1981| Calligraphy & Painting by Malaysian Chinese , Nanyang Shangbao, Kuala Lumpur

1981| Huang Yao Art Exhibition, Moravian College, Pennsylvania, USA

1982| Huang Yao Art Exhibition,  Bethlehem Lions CLub, USA

1983| International Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting exhibition,Kuala Lumpur

1983| International Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting exhibition, National Museum, Singapore

1985| Solo Exhibition in Calligraphy and Painting, Malaysian Writers Association

1985| Calligraphy and Painting by Friends of Pei Foong School , Chinwoo Stadium,Kuala Lumpur

1986| Exhibition in Calligraphy and Painting for Lim Lian Yu Funds, Book Merchants, Kuala Lumpur

1986| Solo Exhibition in Painting on Pottery, Chung Hwa High School, Kuala Lumpur

1987| Exhibition in Calligraphy and Painting, Kuala Lumpur

1987| Huang Yao’s Calligraphy and Painting, Kuala Lumpur

1988| Huang Yao Retrospective, Malaysian Institute of Art , Kuala Lumpur

2000| Huang Yao’s Calligraphy and Painting, Kuala Lumpur

2001 | The Manuscript and Pictorial Exhibition , Singapore

2001| Huang Yao Retrospective, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

2002| Nokia Art , Singapore Calligraphy Centre, Singapore

2003| Maxing Huaren Zi , Singapore| Maxing Huaren Zi , Singapore

 

EDUCATION 

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• Huang Yao studied under his father Huang Hanzhong, a calligrapher, well versed in literature, calligraphy, painting and philosophy.

•  In the history of Chinese writing, it was particularly in Jiagu Wen and Zhongding Wen that his training was focused on, and it was from these roots that Huang Yao would later demonstrate his skills in a range of calligraphic styles, from Zhongding wen to Kai shu and Cao Shu, and his own clumsy ancient style of writing.

• Huang Yao retired from being a headmaster in 1973 and moved to Penang where he lived from 1974 to 1978. During this period, Huang Yao devoted more of his time to his artistic practice and development. Among the various stylistic experimentation, his unique Wenzi Hua (Calligraphic Painting).

• Huang Yao also devoted much effort to the research on the etymology of Chinese characters and his innovative fusion of Chinese literature, philosophy, calligraphy and art. He also did extensive research on Chinese etymological studies and experimented with the use of different forms of Chinese calligraphy such as Jiagu Wen, Zhongding Wen, and Zhuan Shu, and the transformation of Tuhua Wenzi to Wenzi Hua.

• Much of his work drew from cultural and literati source such as the renowned Zen poem by Huineng. This was apparently one of Huang Yao’s favorite poems.

• Due to his innovative usage of Chinese characters and their transformation into an abstract visual work, this creative expressions of the Chinese literary classic remains one of his most distinctive creations that has set him apart from other artists.
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AUCTION :

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2012 Nov| Christie’s Fine Chinese Modern Paintings | Riding the Dragon | 20th century | Ink and colour on paper (140cm x 73cm),  USD $95,482

2012 May| Christie’s Fine Chinese Modern Paintings | Playing chess | 20th Century |  Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper (140cm x 73.8), USD $87,588

2012 May| Christie’s Fine Chinese Modern Paintings| Rolling coins / The Whole World in a Toss | 20th Century | Ink and colour on paper (49cm x 36.5cm), USD $30,644

2013 May| Christie’s  Fine Chinese Modern Paintings| Mountains are not Mountains, Water is not Water | 1980 | A set of two scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper, (each scroll measures 44.5cm x 44.5cm), USD $42,067

2014 May | Christie’s Fine Chinese Modern Paintings | Spring, 1983 | scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper (38cm x 50cm), RM83,737

2014 May | Christie’s Fine Chinese Modern Paintings | The Peach Blossoms at the Small Temple, 20th Century | scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper (36cm x 75cm), RM103,061

2014 May | Christie’s Fine Chinese Modern Paintings | Trotting Horse, 1980 |scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper (47cm x 39cm), RM83,737

2014 Nov | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers| Kampung Life偕行, 1980 | ink on rice paper mounted on scroll (47cm x 37cm), RM12,320

2014 Nov | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers| Good Luck吉, 1979 | ink on rice paper mounted on scroll (70cm x 37cm), RM26,880

2014 Nov | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers| The Wise and The Young时增岁月人增寿, 1980 | ink on rice paper mounted on scroll ((28cm x 46cm, calligraphy), (38cm x 46cm, ink painting)), RM22,400