Note to Readers

We are very pleased to present this collection of ten works featuring the Chinese dragon across different dynasties and different mediums. Some of the works in this collection have a known artist, which allowed us to delve deeper into the artist’s technique and motivations. However, most works do not have a known artist, but are still included because they are central to our narrative.

Our goal was to curate a few dragon artworks from the following time periods to offer a wholistic narrative of how the meaning and usage of dragon artworks has changed and evolved throughout time:

  1. Ancient China
  2. Zhou and Han Dynasties
  3. Tang Dynasty
  4. Song and Yuan Dynasties
  5. Ming and Qing Dynasties

Logistically, this online exhibition ran from Novemeber 20, 2020 to December 31, 2020 on the platform, artspaces.kunmatrix.com. This booklet is meant to serve as an exhibition pamplet for the accompanying online exhibition. Lastly, everyone on the team would like to thank Professor Lala Zuo for her support and resource recommendations.

Sincerely,

The Dragon Team

  • Erica Im, Coordinator
  • Susan Chen, Pamphlet and Exhibition Designer
  • Megan Rhodes, Writer
  • Devon Kampman, Wrtier
  • Astrid Matute Blanco, Writer