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Gu Shizhong

Gu Shizhong
Personal Profile

    Gu Shizhong was born in 1951 in Liaoning Shenyang. Raised in a family deeply influenced by traditional education, he began studying calligraphy and painting from childhood and advocates the principle of "learning from antiquity without being bound by it." His art has lived up to his calling, absorbing diverse influences while exploring and advancing boldly—achieving a unique personal style in calligraphy, painting, poetry, and seal carving, and even capable of writing with both hands simultaneously. His calligraphic style is characterized as "steady yet liberated, thick and robust, elegant and rounded, grand and harmonious, vigorous yet grounded, powerful yet graceful and refined," earning him the title of "an artist of virtue and talent, a master craftsman."     His works have received high praise from art enthusiasts both domestically and internationally. In line with the development of the times, he has consistently taken his art abroad over many years, promoting and showcasing the beauty of Chinese linear art while enjoying the pleasures of life. His landscape paintings follow the tradition of members of the China Artists Association, and he studied under Master Xu Beiting—a direct disciple of Wu Guandai (Qing Dynasty)—at the Art Research Society of Peking University’s School of Literature, beginning in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

 Current Positions:
1. Vice President, China National Academy of Painting and Calligraphy.
2. Researcher and Guest Professor, China Calligraphers and Painters Association.
3. Lifetime Standing Director, China National Culture Research Institute.
4. Lifetime Honorary Chairman, China Modern Art Society (with activity allowance).
5. Former Member, China Hard-Pen Calligraphy Association.
6. Lifetime Honorary President, Beijing Hanmo Dajia Academy of Painting and Calligraphy.
7. Member, China Couplets and Painting Research Society.
8. Member, China New Cultural Arts Committee.
9. Featured Artist, China Power Influence Artist Special Issue (China Enterprise Art Capital).
9. Art Base Director, District/County, China Cultural Arts Talent Database.
10. Vice Chairman, Liaoning Branch, China International Art Association.
11. Vice President, Shenyang Military Calligraphy and Painting Research Association.
12. Honorary President and Academician, Dongying Yiming Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, Shandong.
13. Former Chief Calligrapher and Art Director, Liaoning Branch, World Cultural Federation.
14. Former Director, Shenyang Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, World Cultural Industry Alliance.
15. Former Director, Shenyang Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, World Chinese Business Federation.
16. Former Council Member and Teaching Committee Member, Liaoning Provincial Hard-Pen Calligraphers Association.
17. Member, Shenyang City Calligraphers Association, Liaoning Province.
18. Honorary Chairman, Shenyang Branch, China Retired Cadres Academy of Painting and Calligraphy.

 Current Honors:
1. Gold Medal, World Cultural Celebrities Directory.
2. World Cultural Master.
3. World Chinese Art Leader, Human Outstanding Contribution Award.
4. China Calligraphers and Painters Great Dictionary (Outstanding Figure in Chinese Calligraphy and Painting).
5. Included in the Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Calligraphers and Painters (1949–2013).
6. Master of Contemporary Chinese Ink Art.
7. China Foreign and Domestic Cultural Celebrities Quotations Anthology.
8. China Power: Most Business-Recognized Artist Special Issue.
9. Shenyang Integrity Ambassador, China's First Integrity Ten-Thousand-Mile Journey.
10. China's First 3·15 Integrity Artist.
11. China's First TOP 100 Eastern Peak Artists.
12. China Power Era Model, Most Representative Calligraphy and Painting Artist.
13. Most Popular Contemporary Artist Among the People (Presented in Honor of the National Two Sessions).
14. Special Publication of China’s 60th Anniversary of Founding (60 Artists), China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
15. Special Publication for the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China (90 Artists).
16. Appreciation of Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Masters (Jin Shangyi, Liu Wenshi, Huang Yongyu, Gu Shizhong, Liu Dawei, Fan Zeng).
17. Leading Figure in Contemporary Chinese Art.
18. National First Batch of Cultural Harmony Envoy and Patriotic Artist (First Prize, China Calligraphers Association).
19. Second Prize, China's First National Senior Citizens Calligraphy and Painting Competition (Anhui).
20. Third Prize, China’s 20th Calligraphy and Painting Grand Exhibition.
21. First Prize, Liaoning Provincial Hard-Pen Calligraphy Stele and Rubbing Exhibition.
23. Cultural Exchange Ambassador for the 40th Anniversary of China-Japan Diplomatic Relations.
24. China Calligraphy and Painting Masters' World Tour Exhibition (Beijing–Russia Dual Exhibition).
25. Sino-American Calligraphy and Painting Exchange Exhibition, Long Island University, New York, USA (Permanently Collected).
26. Invited Participant, China’s First High-End Cultural Finance Summit.
27. Former full-page feature in Liaoning Weekly publishing his artwork exhibition.

    Over the years, he has won numerous awards, accumulating increasing honors and recognition. He has been repeatedly invited by national institutions and acclaimed both domestically and internationally. His calligraphy art has entered the international market, gaining professional appreciation and collection by connoisseurs worldwide. His artworks are collected in the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Ireland, India, Hong Kong, North Korea, and other developing countries in Southeast Asia. Through cultural exchanges among nations and peoples, he has significantly enhanced global understanding of Chinese culture, dedicating his life wholeheartedly to people’s art and fulfilling his mission in promoting the development of China’s national culture.

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