You are here: Home > Lifestyle > Beijingers

Adjust font size:

Shi Xiaohui

Born in Zhengding, Hebei Province in 1977, Shi Xiaohui is vice president of Beijing Tongzhou Training School for the Deaf.

Five months after she was born, she became deaf due to medical malpractice. At the age of two, she began to draw on the ground, on paper or on the walls. She also liked to copy comics and paintings. When she was eight, she followed her friends to school and hid in the corner to learn how to paint.

Two years later, she came to Beijing with her mother and began attending the Beijing Second School for the Deaf. At her new boarding school, she had the opportunity to learn from others and communicate with others. She was an excellent student during her eight years at the school. In class, she drew pictures ceaselessly, including portraits of ladies, New Year paintings and cartoon characters. She learned that good paintings shouldn't come from imitation, but from life.

In 1990, She won several awards in China, and magazines began to cover her achievements. To further improve her skills, she studied in the Department of Fine Arts at Beijing Building University and later at Xu Beihong Art Studio of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

In 2000, her work "Drunk Summer" was shown at Xu Beihong Art Studio. In 2001, she produced artworks for the Beijing Huiyuan Art and Culture Exchange Center, and her works for the Department of Defense were given to former US President George W. Bush and other officials. In 2001, her work for the 21st World University Games was included in the permanent collection of the China Sports Museum.

With so many achievements, she began to think about helping the disabled through art.

In August 2006, she became the youngest volunteer in the artist group called Ten Art. The group caringly donated their large-scale painting "Flying" to the International Special Olympics. Shi was also appointed the "compassion commissioner" for the Special Olympics.

In 2006, Shi came to the Great Hall of the People as a representative to read a proposal entitled "Charity is Our Social Responsibility." Following this, she held charity bazaars together with other well-known painters in China to promote the Special Olympics and help people with intellectual disabilities. They raised over 200,000 yuan and donated it all to the disabled.

In 2007, Shi was invited to participate in Wonderland Night Public Auction. More than 600 people attended the auction to raise money for disabled Chinese children.

In 2008, she created many works of art in honor of the victims of the Wenchuan Earthquake. She worked hard night and day to sell these works to raise money for the victims' care.

In October 2009, the film "Listening to the Silence," which was based on Shi Xiaohui's story, was named one of the key works celebrating China's 60th anniversary.

In September 2010, at the First China-ROK Disabled Art Exhibition in Seoul, Shi donated a painting entitled "Acoustic Resonance" to South Korea. The painting eventually became part of the collection of the South Korean National Assembly.

In December 2011, Shi Xiaohui's public exhibition "Sunflower Smile" was held at the Grand Canal Art Gallery in Tongzhou, Beijing. All 100,000 yuan raised by the event was donated to public welfare causes.

Shi Xiaohui looks forward to helping more and more people with her paintbrush, and she will continue her work helping the disabled.

Print E-mail

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)

Add your comments...

• User Name Required
• Your Comment
• Enter the words you see:    
  Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.