ABOUT US
Current People:
Lin Kuang is president of ADI. He manages the organization and its research activities, exhibitions, and publications. Lin authored The Scientific Principles and Philosophical Essence of Premodern Chinese Mountain-and-River Paintings (Beijing: Minzhu yu jianshe, 2016). An electrical engineer and computer programmer by schooling, he developed a passion for art history twenty years ago. Lin is also an avid art collector.
Robert G. Joseph is vice president of ADI. He is a collector of early American arts and historical artifacts with particular emphasis on materials related to George Washington, as well as of China Trade oil paintings. Dr. Joseph received his MA from the University of Chicago and his PhD from Columbia University. He has held assistant professorships at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tulane University, Missouri State University, and Carleton College.
Quan Yang is ADI's technology officer. He has served as an independent consultant to multinational corporations, specializing in Oracle databases, applications, and servers. Quan has contributed immensely to ADI's webpage.
Zhen Dai is ADI's editor and brings a strong background in Asian studies to the team.
Zhaomin Shen serves as Chinese art advisor to ADI. Mr. Shen resides in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, where he has been a senior calligrapher with the Huzhou City Calligraphy and Painting Academy since 1990. He is a member of the China Calligraphy Association.
Qiwu Liu generously volunteers with ADI, contributing his skills in photography.
Heartfelt thanks to our former employees and volunteers:
Jennifer Hall, Ting Wang, Xiuhe Zhang, Kelsey Brow, Nan Zhao, Molly Huang, Jessica Carmine, Carolyn Figueiredo, Hyunyoung Joo, Emily Romig, and Ingrid Abdallah.