Chen Jiang Hong

Chen has been creating beautiful, entertaining, and deeply moving picture books over the past twelve years. To depict the old culture of ancient China, he has relied upon myth and legend in many of his books. About his work, Chen has said: “It is important for me to bring the culture to which I am attached to life, to allow it to cross boundaries, and to allow others to be a part of it. I try to tell stories in such a way that they become universal.” His books, which have been translated into many languages, have indeed been universally embraced. 2008 saw the premier of an opera based on The Magic Horse of Han Gan, and a film of Little Eagle is in the works. In October 2008, Chen was in Georgia and Texas, and a show of his paintings opened in New York at the Forbes Gallery in April 2009.