Ci Xiangqun

     Ci Xiangqun, male, renowned painter, designer, and National First-Class Artist. Born in 1959 into a family of artists, he graduated from Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts (formerly Central Academy of Arts and Design) in 1984, studying under renowned masters such as Zhang Ting, Li Kuchan, Wu Guanzhong, and Yao Qingzhang.

       Currently serving as: Member of the China Artists Association, Member of the China Couplet Society, Visiting Professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, City Design College, and other art academies; Vice President of the China Calligraphy and Painting Collection Society; Honorary President of the China Art Masters Research Institute and other painting institutes; Art and Academic Advisor to the Committee of the Dictionary of World Cultural Celebrities, China International Art Network, Royal Foundation of Arts England, and other institutions; Special Guest at CCTV Central Broadcasting Television’s “Treasures of the World” program and the 2021 China Artists Spring Festival Gala. Special Guest at CCTV Central Broadcasting Television’s “Cultural Power” program, “Treasures of the World” program, and the Grand Ceremony Commemorating the Centenary of the Founding of the CPC for Outstanding National Art Masters. Featured reports in “Time Magazine: China Art Masters—Merit Figures—Ci Xiangqun,” “Cross-Cultural National Art Representative—Ci Xiangqun”; Special reports by CCTV: “CCTV Inheriting the Chinese Dream · Heartbound to China’s Emotions—Contemporary Art Master Ci Xiangqun,” “CCTV Focus Interview: Art Figure Ci Xiangqun,” “CCTV Treasure Archive: Special Recommended Artist—Ci Xiangqun.”Some of his artworks have been collected by institutions and collectors both domestically and internationally.

       With over 40 years of artistic creation, he has won more than a hundred domestic and international art awards. Nearly a hundred of his outstanding artworks have been published in professional collections such as “Top Ten Chinese Oil Painters,” “Top Ten Contemporary Chinese Artists,” “Top Ten Leading Figures in Chinese Painting,” “Contemporary Masters of Painting,” “Global Chinese Art Masters,” “World History of Art,” “World Encyclopedia of Art,” “World Artists,” “Focus on Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Masters,” “Splendid China · Masterpieces of Ci Xiangqun,” “Three Masters of Art—Jin Shangyi, Zhao Wuji, Ci Xiangqun,” “Entering the Great Masters of Chinese Art—Ci Xiangqun,” “Gathering of Artistic Elegance—Fan Di’an, Ci Xiangqun, Jin Shangyi,” “Chinese Art Masters—Collection of Eight Calligraphy and Painting Masters,” “Complete Collection of Chinese Fine Arts,” “Chinese Art Collection and Appreciation,” “Annual Chinese Fine Arts,” “World Literature,” “World Artist Directory,” “Biography of World Artists,” “Who’s Who in the World,” “Art Capital—Contemporary Most Contributive Calligrapher and Painter Ci Xiangqun,” “China Calligraphy and Painting Daily,” “China-U.S. Times,” “People’s Daily All-media Platform · Inheriting Antiquity and Creating Innovation—Special Issue on Ci Xiangqun,” “CCTV Central Television Annual精品 Calendar: Splendid China · Ink and Brush Affection—Honoring Meritorious Figures of Contemporary Chinese Art—Special Issue on Ci Xiangqun,” “Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Entering Top 500 Enterprises—Jin Shangyi, Ci Xiangqun, Fan Zeng, Shen Peng,” and dozens of other professional art collections, films, and periodicals. Numerous outstanding artworks have been selected as representative masterpieces of art masters and leading figures of the new era, including “Artistic Giants—National Calling Card—Entering International Oil Painter Ci Xiangqun” and “Chinese Culture Influencing the World—Entering International Calligraphy and Painting Master Ci Xiangqun,” widely broadcast and reported by authoritative media outlets such as CCTV, People’s Daily, China Satellite Television, China News Center, Time Magazine, People’s Fine Arts Network, and major international airports across multiple provinces and cities, as well as Beijing Subway.

       He has been awarded dozens of honors and titles for his artistic achievements. His vast body of outstanding works stands out for their rich imagination and creativity, unique style, and innovation. While inheriting the essence of traditional Chinese art, he dares to break boundaries and transcend conventions, creating artistic forms based on his own inner imagination, redefining his personal artistic context, and pursuing the distinctiveness and originality of his works.