ocr: ARTS an interpreter and gradually started selling his paintings to professionals in the Chinese commu- nity. "From 1980 to 1985, I took my paintings to the universities to hold over 30 exhibitions and opened a new field in the Chinese community," recalls Ting. "My paintings sold well even then, but I began to worry that ifl continued to sell my paintings like that, they could reach only individual families- - would have no chance to break into the American art circle. I had to find a way out." l Itv was a letter campaign to art dealers that finally paid off. In 1986 Ron Segal of California- ba ...