Qiao Anfu

Qiao Anfu
Personal Profile
 Qiao Anfu, born in July 1954 in Shandong Linyi. Passionate about painting since childhood, he enlisted in the army in 1963 and served at the Museum of Chinese History, engaging in propaganda work during his military service. Later, he pursued undergraduate studies at Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts and has long persisted in painting creation and calligraphy research. He has participated in numerous national and provincial art exhibitions and held multiple solo exhibitions both domestically and internationally.
       In 2000, his calligraphy work won the Special Gold Prize at the "World Chinese Art Conference";
       In 2001, he was appointed as a Senior Calligrapher and Painter by Singapore Shenzhou Art Academy; in the same year, his calligraphy and painting works were awarded the Grand Prize at the Shandong Calligraphy and Painting Competition and International Invitational;
       In 2004, he won the First Prize at the "Tiandu Cup" Calligraphy and Painting Competition;
       In 2005, he received the Gold Prize at the Third China Calligraphy Art Festival (Tianjin);
       In 2006, Gold Prize at the Asia-Europe Cup International Calligraphy and Painting Competition;
       In 2008, Gold Prize at the National "Ethnic Sentiment" Calligraphy and Painting Art Competition;
       In 2009, his calligraphy work was presented as a gift to the Taipei City Cultural Affairs Bureau;
       In 2018, Gold Prize at the First China Calligraphy and Painting Spring Festival Gala Art Competition.
       His traditional Chinese painting work "The Spirit of the Long March Passed Down Through Generations" won an award and was published in the national exhibition "Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Long March: Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition".

Currently, he is a Researcher at the China Calligraphy and Painting Art Research Institute, Executive Director of the Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association, Member of the Chinese Art Society, President of Shandong Yayuan Calligraphy and Painting Academy, Executive Director of Yimeng Painting Academy, and Invited Calligrapher and Painter at the Taipei Art Museum. His works have been selected for inclusion in "Collection of Modern Chinese Art Masterpieces," "Contemporary Painting Art," "Selected Works of Chinese Fine Arts," and "Selected Works of Chinese Artists," and are collected by multiple art museums and galleries within China as well as in the United States, Germany, Denmark, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other countries and regions. His biography is included in "Dictionary of Modern Chinese Artists," "Contemporary Chinese Celebrities Directory," "Who's Who in the World," and other reference books.

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