Chao left mainland China for Taiwan because of the Chinese Civil War in the late 1940s. He earned an art degree from Taiwan National Normal University and was trained in cartoon animation at Toei Animation in Japan. He later studied and worked at Walt Disney and Hanna-Barbera studios in Los Angeles.
Upon his return to Taiwan, he produced educational and commercial cartoon animation films and became known as the “Father of Animation” in Taiwan and China.
Linus and Jane Chao moved their family from Taiwan to Hawaii Island in 1969. It didn’t take long for Linus Chao’s talent to be noticed. He painted a large bust of then-Hawaii governor John A. Burns in 1970.
Later, he received a master of science degree in visual arts education from New York’s Parsons School of Design. He was a professor of fine arts at Hawaii Community College from 1971-2003.
Known for his mix of traditional Chinese brush painting philosophy and Western watercolor techniques, Chao in 1997 received the prestigious County of Hawaii Living Legend Award for his dedicated contribution to promoting culture and the arts. In 2002-03, he was honored with the University of Hawaii Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching Award.
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