Calligrapher — Wu Yao

    Wu Yao（?）：  Born in 1970, from Anhui Anqing, his pseudonyms are Fuxu, Chan'e, and Baiyunshan Sǒu. Bachelor's degree, member of the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Academy of Harmonious China, researcher at the Calligraphy Research Institute of Beijing University, guest professor of calligraphy, professor at the Training Center of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, member of the Art Research Association of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Calligraphy theorist, seal carver, newspaper commentator, and poet.
Mr. Wu Yao ( ? ) has loved calligraphy and traditional Chinese culture since childhood, continuously studied Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and held many large-scale personal lectures. His regular script was learned from Yan Zhenqing and Zhao Mengfu, his running script from Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, Su Shi, Mi Fu, Huang Tingjian, and Yang Ningshi, and his cursive script from Zhang Xu, Zhi Yong, Wang Duo, and Yan Fu. He learns from ancient masters without being bound by them, pursuing the texture of lines, not exaggerated, restrained, with a tight center. The characters are lively yet stable, dynamic yet not hasty. He has been rated as one of the "Top 100 Calligraphers" on the "Top 100 Calligraphers" list of the Chinese calligraphy world, an expert in cultural exchange for the "Belt and Road" initiative, an expert in cultural exchange between China and Russia for the "Belt and Road" Eastern Culture Center, and a cultural scholar in Sino-French cultural exchange.
His calligraphy works have been selected in numerous large-scale domestic and international calligraphy exhibitions, hundreds of works and more than ten theoretical articles have been published in various newspapers, magazines, and books. Many of his works are collected both domestically and internationally.
Awards include: "Oriental Crown" National Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition Honor Award
"Great Wall Cup" National Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition to Welcome the Olympic Games First Prize
"Mount Huang Cup" Calligraphy Second Prize for the 30th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-up
"New Century Global Chinese Calligraphy Competition" organized by the Chinese Calligraphers Association and the People's Government of Anqing City, Outstanding Award
First Prize of the "Chinese Teacher's Calligraphy Grand Exhibition" for the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China
Second Prize of the First "Damo Cup" Calligraphy Exhibition for Famous People at Home and Abroad
Second Prize of the "Calligraphy Exhibition Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Long March"
Excellent Award of the "May Day Cultural Cup" by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions
Gold Award of the Third "Huanghe Cup" National Calligraphy Competition by Calligraphy News
First Prize of the Tenth "Yanshan Cup" Calligraphy and Painting Competition in Beijing
Second Prize of the Fifth Beijing Arts Festival
Gold Award of the Beijing New Century Calligraphy Competition
His biography is included in "World Famous People's Encyclopedia", "Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy Masters' Encyclopedia", his works are included in "Collection of Masterpieces of Chinese Calligraphy", and "Treasure Collection of Chinese and Overseas Calligraphy and Painting Works".