Quan Sun (Chinese-American, b. 1942) was the daughter of a successful chemist and school principal. Quan Sun had a wealthy upbringing and was allotted a privileged education in the arts in China. After the cultural revolution, she was forced into military training in the Chinese countryside. She was inspired by the natural surroundings there, but after she was married, she put her art to the side in place of supporting her husband's. After their divorce in the 80s she was able to pursue her art as an individual and began to create expressive figurative pieces