蕭瓊瑞HSIAO Chong-ray
Honorary Professor, Department of History, National Cheng Kung University
Expertise
Taiwanese art history, art history, and art criticism
Education
M.A. in History and Philology, National Cheng Kung University
Experience
First Director-General, Tainan Cultural Affairs
Director, Art Center, National Cheng Kung University
Director, National Culture and Arts Foundation
Committee Member of the Antiquities Review Committee, Ministry of Culture, Executive Yuan, and Chairperson of the Modern Art Group
Committee for collecting and consultant of NTMoFA, TFAM, and KMFA
Select Publication
May and the East: the Modernization of Chinese Art in Postwar Taiwan (1945-1970) (五月與東方──中國美術現代化運動在戰後台灣之發展（1945-1970）). Taipei: The Grand East Book Co., November 1991.
An Illustrated History of Taiwan Art I-III: Legends of the Land (圖說台灣美術史Ⅰ～Ⅲ：山海傳奇). Artist Publishing, May 2003-2016.
Homesickness and Identification: Research of Eight Views in Taiwan's Local Recording Books (懷鄉與認同──台灣方志八景圖研究). Taipei: ARTouch, June 2006.
A History of Fine Arts in Taiwan (台灣美術史綱). Taipei: Artist Publishing, May 2009.
History of Fine Art in Postwar Taiwan (戰後台灣美術史). Taipei: Artist Publishing, March 2013.
History of Taiwan Modern Sculpture (台灣近代雕塑史). Taipei: Artist Publishing, 2017.
Being the Honorary professor of the Department of History, National Cheng Kung University, and Taiwanese art history researcher, Professor Hsiao has contributed greatly to the establishment of the structure of Taiwanese art history, and is especially adept at developing topics. Important works include May and the East, Islanders, Culture, and Paintings, A History of Fine Arts in Taiwan, An Illustrated History of Taiwan Art, History of Fine Art in Postwar Taiwan, and History of Taiwan Modern Sculpture. He was also the editor-in-chief of Chen Cheng-Po Corpus and Yuyu Yang Corpus. As an important art history researcher in Taiwan, Professor Hsiao has always been known in the academic world for his rigorous research, graceful writing, and sensitive interpretation of images. He is also famous for his work in cultural administration, public art, museology, and antique identification.
In addition to academic research, Professor Hsiao is also a famous speaker in the art world, popular among the audience for his ability to help them gain a deeper understanding of the works of Taiwanese artists by explaining the profound in simple terms with a sense of humor.