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Yang Wensen

Yang Wensen
Personal Profile
Yang Wensen, Deputy Secretary-General, member of the China Artists Association, National First-Class Artist, and a prominent painter. He is also Deputy Secretary-General and member of the “Yi Hua Kai Tian” Painting Academy under China News Report, and a professional painter at the Ink and Wash Painting Academy of China Education Television. He graduated from Shandong University of Arts. Over the years, he has studied under renowned Chinese painting masters such as Fan Zeng, Liu Wenxi, and Li Xueming, focusing on their artistic theories and painting techniques. He furthered his studies in the Advanced Research Class at the China National Academy of Painting and the Elite Class of China Shenzhou Calligraphy and Painting Newspaper. He specializes in ancient freehand figure painting and landscape painting, deeply researching various expressive methods of his predecessors, inheriting tradition while drawing from diverse strengths. His works have been collected by national leaders, the National Museum of China, Zhongnanhai, the Great Hall of the People, and domestic and international collectors. His traditional Chinese paintings frequently win awards in national painting and calligraphy competitions and are regularly published in specialized art journals, China Calligraphy and Painting Newspaper, and Art Newspaper.   His traditional Chinese painting "Gathering of the Wise" won an Excellence Award at the Cross-Strait Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition hosted by the China Artists Association; "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove" received an Excellence Award at the China Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition; "Zheng Banqiao" was exhibited at a major painting and calligraphy exhibition hosted by the China Artists Association and was collected. In June 2008, he was selected as one of eight painters by the state to hold an exhibition in Malaysia. In 2012, he was invited as a special guest expert on the CCTV Finance Channel program "Yi Chui Ding Yin." In 2013, Yang Wensen was selected by Beijing Shenzhou Poetry and Calligraphy Newspaper as one of the top ten figure painters nationwide and entered the National Elite Calligraphy and Painting Class, receiving direct guidance and instruction from renowned national painters such as Mei Mosheng, Miao Zaixin, Ren Huizhong, Lao Pu, and Huo Chunyang. His work "Hard to Be Foolish" was collected by Chen Zhonghe, coach of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team; "Visiting a Friend" was collected by the famous Chinese singer Jiang Dawei; "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove" was collected by Zhao Mantang, National People’s Congress Representative. In 2012 and 2016, he was invited twice to hold solo exhibitions in Fujian Wuyishan City. In 2018, he was invited to participate in the Jiuhua Mountain Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition in Anhui.   Profile: 1984: Second Prize, Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition of the Yellow River Conservancy Commission of China 1999: Second Prize, Shandong Yellow River "Celebrating National Day and Welcoming the Return of Macao" Calligraphy, Painting and Photography Exhibition 2001: First Prize, "Peony Cup" National Famous Calligraphers and Painters Masterpiece Exhibition, awarded the title of "Famous Calligrapher and Painter" 2002: Excellence Award, "World Cultural Heritage - Qingcheng - Egret Island Cup" Chinese Painting Exhibition, and collected by the organizing committee 2004: Invited by the Ding Ling Research Society to create calligraphy and painting works commemorating the 100th anniversary of Ding Ling’s birth, which were collected 2004: Participated in the Chinese Painting Annual Exhibition hosted by the China Artists Association and won an Excellence Award 2005: His work "Zheng Banqiao" at the "Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Victory of the Anti-Japanese War" Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition was evaluated by the expert review committee and collected by the organizing committee (hosted by the China Artists Association) 2006: Won First and Second Prizes respectively at the Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition commemorating "60 Years of Yellow River Management in Shandong" 2007: Won First Prize at the Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition celebrating the "80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Army," hosted by the Henan Artists Association and the Political Department of the Henan Provincial Military Region 2007: Won First Prize at the National Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Touring Exhibition "Entering the Socialist New Countryside" 2007: Chinese painting "Zheng Banqiao" selected for inclusion in "Contemporary Masters of Fine Arts Collection" (hosted by the China Artists Association) 2007: Appointed as Guest Professor by Beijing Foreign Economic College 2007: Appointed as Guest Professor by China International Classic Calligraphy and Painting Academy 2007: Work "Red Seeds" collected by the Museum of Chinese Revolutionary History 2007: Work "Zheng Banqiao" collected by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection 2008: Invited by China International Classic Painting Academy to join a delegation of eight nationally renowned painters to Malaysia for exchange and exhibition 2008: Featured in a special interview by Shandong TV: "Figure Painter—Yang Wensen" 2008: Invited by China International Classic Painting Academy to participate in the "Ten Masters Exhibition" of contemporary renowned painters held at Beijing’s Baoguo Temple 2008: Participated in the Chinese Painting Annual Exhibition, work <> won Excellence Award (hosted by the China Artists Association) 2010: Invited to hold a calligraphy and painting academic exchange exhibition at South China Agricultural University in Guangzhou 2010: Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team coach Chen Zhonghe collected Yang Wensen’s Chinese painting —— <> 2012: Invited as a special guest on CCTV Finance Channel’s program "Yi Chui Ding Yin" 2013: Yang Wensen was ranked among the top ten nationwide in figure painting with his work "Gathering of the Wise" in the national calligraphy and painting submission organized by China Shenzhou Calligraphy and Painting Newspaper.
2014: Invited to participate in the Yantai City, Shandong Province calligraphy and painting exhibition.
2015: Invited to participate in calligraphy and painting activities in Shenzhen, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Guangzhou.
2016: Invited to participate in calligraphy and painting activities in Guangzhou, Henan, Anhui, Wuyishan in Fujian, and Loudi in Hunan.
2017: Invited to Zhangjiajie in Hunan, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong for calligraphy and painting activities.
2018: Invited to Huangshan and Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui, and Henan for calligraphy and painting activities.
2019: Invited to Guangzhou, Shandong, and Anhui for calligraphy and painting activities.
2020: Invited to Anhui, Nanjing, Hefei, and Kunming, Yunnan for calligraphy and painting activities.
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