1942年出生于中国湖南省桃源县。1965年毕业于广州美术学院舞台美术专科。1974 年，《送戏上船》（年画）入选全国美展。1978年，《战士的歌》（油画）获广东省美术作品展一等奖。1980年移居中国香港。1989年定居中国台湾。曾在中国各地举办个人画展十余次。出版油画、素描等专集近三十种。多年来应邀于中国各大专美术院校讲学。2006年应邀参加北京“中国国际艺术品投资与收藏博览会”，《先民渡海》组画获金奖。《抵岸》应邀参加“金陵百家展览”。《海峡夜浪》应邀参加上海、北京“写实油画五十年展览”。2006 年出版《粉彩笔记》。作品《灯下的女人》获美国《艺术家杂志 (The Artist'sMagazine)》2005 年封面大奖，刊登于2006 年一月号封面，并有专文报道，《无字的语言 (A Language Without Words)》。作品《铜手镯》获“美国肖像协会” (Portrait Society of America) 2005 年度竞赛一等奖 (First Place)。作品《灯下的女人》获美国“2005年国际沙龙展”( Salon International 2005)竞赛首奖 (Best of Show)，并在美国《西南美术杂志 (Southwest Art)》2005 年七月号刊登报道。美国《国际艺术家杂志 (International Artist)》2004 年八月号刊登专题撰文，《色彩语言 (A Language of Color)》及画作。湖南师范大学美术学院客座教授 Born in 1942 in Hunan Province， China， Mau-kun Yim is a graduate of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. He received wide acclaim as runner-up in the National Chinese Art Exhibition in 1974. In 1978， he received the first prize in the Guangdong Province Art Exhibition. He moved from Mainland China to HongKong in 1980. In 1989， he moved to Taiwan， where he continues to live and work today.Yim has held many solo exhibits in Hong Kong and Taiwan.He is the author of nearly 30 books on oil painting and drawing.Yim is frequently invited to hold lectures and demonstrations at universities and art academies in China including Taiwan and HongKong.Honors and achievements (partial list)，Oil painting series Taiwan Forefather received Golden Award at the 2006 China International Artistic Works Investment& Collection Expo in Beijing. Reaching Shore entered the 100 Top Artists Show in Nanjing. Crossing the Surging Strait entered the Fifty Years of Realism Painting Show in Shanghai and Beijing.Recent book—The Pastel Journal， published in 2006.Oil painting， Lady in Shimmering Light， Cover Competition Winner of “The Artist’s Magazine”，and published as the cover and festure article of January 2006 issue of“ A Language Without Words”.Oil painting， Girl with Bronze Bracelet， First Place， Portrait Society of America’s 2005 International Portrait Competition.Oil painting， Lady in Shimmering Light， Best of Show，Salon International 2005. The painting is featured in the July 2005 issue of Southwest Art.Feature article，“A Language of Color，” in the August 2004 issue of International Artist.Visiting Professor，Hunan Normal University of Arts and Science，China.