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U.S. Golf Art Foundation Announces Inaugural Fellowship Award to Artist Hudson Shaoxia Zhang
New York, NY — March 18, 2025
The U.S. Golf Art Foundation (USAGAF) is proud to announce its first-ever Golf Art Fellowship award to internationally acclaimed artist and art historian Hudson Shaoxia Zhang. The fellowship recognizes Zhang’s exceptional contributions to the art of golf and grants him support to develop exhibitions and programs that celebrate the intersection of golf and visual art.
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Art serves as a bridge connecting the sport of golf with the general public.”
Hudson Shaoxia Zhang
Master of Golf Course Landscape Oil Painting
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