Hsio-yen Shih

Hsio-yen Shih
Born1933
DiedMay 2001 (aged 67)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Academic background
Alma mater
Doctoral advisorAlexander Soper
Academic work
DisciplineChinese art, Japanese art, art history, archaeology
Institutions
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShí Xuéyán
Wade–GilesShih2 Hsüeh2-yen2

Hsio-yen Shih (1933–2001) was a Chinese-born Canadian art historian who specialized in early Chinese and Japanese paintings, as well as ancient Chinese pottery and bronzeware. She was director of the National Gallery of Canada from 1977 to 1981.