Born in 1932 in Nanking, Hsia came to Taiwan as a wandering student, and studied painting under Lee Chung-sheng. Later he became a member of the Oriental Art Association.
夏陽，一九三二年生於南京，亂世中以流亡學生的身分到台灣，拜在李仲生門下習畫，後為「東方畫會」成員。