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Wang Huiqin

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Wāng Huìqín

Pen Names: Huiqin WangUsed in book publications

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1955-10-21 (Nantong)
Nationality
China, Slovenia
Languages
Chinese, Slovene
Residence History
Nantong, China → Ljubljana, Slovenia

Career

Occupations
painter, calligrapher, book illustrator, author, university lecturer
Active Years
1983-
Affiliations
Department for Asian and African Studies, University of Ljubljana

Education

Nanjing Faculty of Education
Department of Fine Arts / Fine Arts
Country: China
Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana
Graphic Arts and Painting
Period: 1983年以降
Country: Slovenia
Specialized studies

Awards

Levstik Award
1993
Work: Brocade Image
Result: 受賞
Kristina Brenk Award
2014
Work: Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein: Slovenian in the Forbidden City
Result: 受賞
Golden Pear Award
2015
Work: Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein: Slovenian in the Forbidden City
Category: 子供向けノンフィクション
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Brocade Image

1991 Children's book illustration

Illustrations for tales of Chinese ethnic minorities

Chinese ethnic minoritiestraditional stories

Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein: Slovenian in the Forbidden City

2014 Picture book / Non-fiction 31 pages

Picture book about the life of Slovenian Jesuit Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein

historyChinaSlovenia

Bibliography

  • Jack London: The Call of the Wild (1986)
  • Brocade Image, Tales of Chinese Ethnic Minorities (1991)
  • Alenka Auersperger: Chinese Notes (1994)
  • Tales from the Roof of the World, Tibetan Tales (1995)
  • The Most Beautiful Fan, Japanese Fairy Tales (1996)
  • Franci Koncilija: Pursued Memories (1998)
  • Calligraphy As an Art (2010)
  • Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein: Slovenian in the Forbidden City (2014)
  • Giuseppe Castiglione: painter in the Forbidden City (2015)
  • Me Marco Polo (2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
fusion of Eastern and Western traditionsintegration of visual art and calligraphy
Recurring Motifs
clash and fusion of Eastern and Western culturescross-cultural experience

Legacy

Valuable addition to Slovenian multiculturalism, blending Asian-European experiences as a painter and illustrator.

Trivia

  • Her husband is Slovenian sinologist Mitja Saje.
  • Chosen as cultural personality of the year by Slovenian Times in 2005.