1921 
Born in Shanghai, son of a collector of Chinese painting and calligraphy.
1931 
Began to study Chinese calligraphy under Li Zhongqian (1881-1956), nephew of the great master Li Ruiqing (1867-1920)
1949 
Left Shanghai for Guangzhou in May and settled in Hong Kong in September
1951 
Joined the Hong Kong Art Club and for the first time experiments with Western Art techniques such as sketching from live models
1956 
Emigrated to Boston, MA, USA with his family
1957-8 
Studied engineering at MIT, enrolled in “Form and Design” at MIT School of Architecture to learn the theory of modern art
1973 
Moved to Los Altos, CA, USA
1975 
Lived and studied in Paris, France
1981 
Published Chinese Calligraphy Series No.1 “Mao Kung Tin”
1985 
Ten oil on paper paintings accepted in “Le Salon Des Nations à Paris 1985,” Paris, France
1986 
Published Chinese Calligraphy Series No.2 “Oracle Bone Couplets”
1991 
Published Chinese Calligraphy Series No.3 “A Thousand Character Essay in Cursive Chinese Calligraphy Style”
1997 
“Hommage à John Way” published in Who’s Who in International Art.  A painting was selected for reproduction on a Swiss postage stamp
1998 
Appointed Art Professor, Accademia Internazional “Greci Marino,” Vinzoglio, Italy
1999   
Published Chinese Calligraphy Series No.4 “Yeh Hoa Ming” in Shanghai, China
2000 
Another painting was selected for the Swiss postage stamp series “Celebration de l’Annee 2000, Artistes et Maitres”
2002 
A painting was selected the Swiss postage stamp series “Celebration de l’Annee 2000, Artistes et Maitres”
2004 
A painting “Red and Blue” was selected for the Swiss postage stamp series “Celebration de l’Annee 2000, Artistes et Maitres”

Selected Solo Exhibitions
1937 
Calligraphy, Sun Gallery, Shanghai, China
1946 
Calligraphy, Painting and Seal Carving, Art Gallery of China, Shanghai, China
1960 
Nexus Gallery, Boston. MA, USA
1963 
Joan Peterson Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
1967 
Joan Peterson Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
1968 
Oil Painting, Stratton Center, MIT Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
1970 
Oil Painting, Joan Peterson Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
1976 
Oil Paintings, Rubican Gallery, Los Altos, CA, USA
1977 
Oil Painting on Paper, Galarie Serogian & Bahls, Heidelberg, Germany
1981 
Calligraphy, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
1984 
The Academy Gallery, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA, USA
1994 
Gallery On The Rim, San Francisco, CA, USA
2001 
New Age Gallery, Taiwan
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2003 
Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2006 
“Painterly Calligraphy, John Way”, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
“Order from Disorder: The Ancient Art of Chinese Calligraphy and Abstract Expressionism by John Way”, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii, USA
 
Selected Group Exhibitions
1951-5 
Hong Kong Art Club Annual Exhibitions, Hong Kong
1958 
Mystic Art Exhibition, Mystic, CT, USA
1959 
Nexus Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
1960 
Art Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
1962 
Chapter of Our Time, New York, NY
1963 
New England Art of Today, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Turn Toward Peace, Boston, MA, USA
1964 
Boston Arts Festival, Boston, MA, USA
1965 
Painter without a Brush, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, USA
Chosen to exhibit along side deKooning, Pollock and Kline
1968 
Decordova Museum, Lincoln, MA, USA
1969 
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, USA
1975-6 
American Painters in Paris, Paris, France
1985 
Le Salon des Nations à Paris 1985, Paris France
1993 
International Biennial, The Museum of Modern Art of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
1997 
Geneva-Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland

Selected Museum Collections
Stanford University Museum Iris and Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Art, Stanford, CA, USA
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA, USA
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA, USA