About Tony Dai

Born in 1973, Shanghai, China. Mr. Dai’s ancestors were high rank officials served the Royal Court of the Qing Dynasty. Spanning 5 generations, Mr. Dai’s Family collected masterpieces of traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy are unparalleled in distinction and value. A gifted artist himself, Mr. Dai started to learn Chinese painting and calligraphy when he was 6 years old. By 8, he won the second prize in the Junior National Calligraphy Competition in China. At the age of 13, he turned his talents to learn Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Appraisal and started to collect genuine artworks by himself. The Dai family immigrated to Australia when Mr. Dai was 17 years old. At the age of 18, Mr. Dai started to run his private art gallery in Sydney. At the age of 19, Mr. Dai held an exhibition of Chinese Masterpiece by 100 important artists from Ming and Qing Dynasties to the present day, which was the biggest exhibition of Chinese Masterpieces by a private collector in Australian history. Mr. Dai studied Commerce and Graphic Design in Australia. Later, he studied the art appraisal in museum in Australia, and ran his business on Oriental and Western antiques and Paintings for more than 10 years. Currently, he is the President of Australia Chinese Cultural and Art Association, Special Art Critic of many international TVs, radios, newspapers and magazines. And also he is a member of the Royal Art Society of NSW. Today, Mr. Dai is one of the foremost experts in Traditional Chinese Paintings and art investment.

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