About BILAN 廖碧蘭简介
Dreamer, art is in her soul
Learning and playing the piano are her therapy.
Learning and playing the piano are her therapy.
While still in China, BiLan was granted U.S. permanent residency as an “Alien of Extraordinary Abilities.” At age forty-five, her American Dream came true when she came to America . She paint and sculpt her journey to record the history of China and the United States to avoid the repetition of tragedies.
Learning and playing the piano are her therapy.
Learning and playing the piano are her therapy.
Learning and playing the piano are her therapy.
When BiLan was young, she dreamed of studying music, but in a time of famine and tragedy in China, her dream was impossible. After coming to the United States, she obtained her MFA and MA degrees, became an art professor, and then started learning piano at the age of 62 to realize her musical dreams.
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Learning and playing the piano are her therapy.
Continue painting and filming
BiLan is working on her feature-length documentary, "Diary of the Dragon's Daughter", and sketching the next painting of key events in the Joe Biden era. Bilan has painted "Immigrant Dreams" in the Clinton era, "United" in the Obama era, "Sweet Dreams and Nightmares" in the Bush era and "America Divided" in the Trump era.
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“一个动人、优美的故事、精美的插图，讲述了一名妇女及其家人在中共几十年的迫害中所遭受的磨难。” — Frank Dikotter
“A moving, beautifully told, magnificently illustrated story of one woman and her family’s ordeal during decades of persecution by the Chinese Communist Party.” — Frank Dikotter
“Her life in the U.S. which is especially relevant today - during a time when many immigrants are being viewed with such negativity….” – Vance Farrow
“Her journey is heroic, and her telling is educational and inspirational. Her paintings require one to ask more questions….” – Sue Ann Taylor,
“Diary of the Dragon’s Daughter has inspired me to stay true to my own dreams and to seek ever greater goals in my own life.” — Leslie Safford