Ci Xiangqun

   Ci Xiangqun, male, renowned painter, designer, and National First-Class Artist. Born in 1959 into an artistic family, he graduated from Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts (formerly Central Academy of Arts and Design) in 1984, studying under celebrated 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 Couplets 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 Encyclopedia of World Cultural Celebrities, China International Art Network, Royal Foundation of Arts England, and other institutions; Special Guest of CCTV Central Broadcasting Television’s “Treasure of the World” program and the 2021 China Artists Spring Festival Gala. Special Guest of CCTV Central Broadcasting Television’s “Cultural Power” program, “Treasure of the World” program, and the National Outstanding Art Masters Award Ceremony Commemorating the Centenary of the Founding of the CPC. Feature reports in “Time Magazine: China Art Masters Meritorious Figures – Ci Xiangqun,” “Transnational Cultural National Art Image Representative – Ci Xiangqun”; Special feature reports by CCTV on “CCTV Inheriting the Chinese Dream · Heart Connected with China – Era Art Master Ci Xiangqun,” “CCTV Focus Interview Art Figure Ci Xiangqun,” and “CCTV Treasure Archive Special Recommended Artist – Ci Xiangqun.”Many of his artworks have been collected by domestic and international institutions and collectors.

       With over forty years of experience in fine arts creation, his numerous outstanding works have won more than one hundred national and international art awards. Nearly a hundred of his masterpieces have been published in professional collections including “Top Ten Chinese Oil Painters,” “Top Ten Contemporary Chinese Artists,” “Top Ten Leading Figures in Chinese Painting,” “Contemporary Giants of Painting,” “Global Chinese Art Masters,” “World History of Art,” “Encyclopedia of World Art,” “World Artists,” “Focus on Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Masters,” “Splendid China · Masterpieces of Ci Xiangqun,” “Three Great Masters of Art – Jin Shangyi, Zhao Wuji, Ci Xiangqun,” “Entering Chinese Art Masters – Ci Xiangqun,” “Art Gathering – 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 Appreciation and Collection,” “Annual Report of Chinese Fine Arts,” “World Literature and Art,” “World Artist Biographical Directory,” “Biographies of World Artists,” “Who’s Who in the World,” “Art Capital – Most Contributive Calligrapher and Painter of Contemporary Era: Ci Xiangqun,” “China Calligraphy and Painting Daily,” “Sino-American Times,” “People’s Daily Multimedia Platform: Xi Gu Chuang Jin – Special Issue on Ci Xiangqun,” “CCTV Annual精品 Calendar: Splendid China · Ink and Wash Sentiment – Homage to 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,” among dozens of professional art anthologies, films, and periodicals. Many of his outstanding artworks have been selected as representative masterpieces of renowned artists and leading figures of the new era, featured in “Artistic Giants – National Emblem: Entering International Oil Painter Ci Xiangqun,” “Chinese Culture Influencing the World: Entering International Calligraphy and Painting Master Ci Xiangqun,” broadcasted and reported by authoritative media outlets including CCTV, People’s Daily, China Satellite TV, China News Center, Time Magazine, People’s Fine Arts Net, and major international airports across multiple provinces and cities, as well as Beijing Subway.

       He has been awarded dozens of honors for artistic achievements. His vast body of outstanding works stands out uniquely, brimming with rich imagination and creativity. While inheriting the essence of traditional Chinese art, he dares to innovate and transcend, creating original artistic forms through personal inner visions, redefining his own artistic context, and pursuing distinctive artistic expression and originality in his creations.