Xu Yan, formerly known as Xu Yan, was born in 1969 in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, the Central Office of the People's Republic of China has filed a national ceremony artist and enjoys the special allowance of the State Council. He is a member of the China Artists Association, a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, a gold medal artist of the 5th and 7th World Chinese Art Competition, and is currently the secretary general of the training base of the Cultural and Artistic Talents Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and a visiting professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Vice Chairman of the National Calligraphy and Painting Art Committee, Director of the Traditional Culture Committee of the China Local Art Association, Executive Director of the World Chinese Art Society, Director of the China Mao Body Research Society, Director of the Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Art Society, Academician of the China Academy of Calligraphy and Painting Art. He is an academician of the China International Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, an expert member of the Chinese Studies and Cultural Heritage Committee of the China International Reportage Research Institute, and an artistic consultant of the Avenue of Stars column of CCTV.
Artistic experience
Influenced by his father since childhood, he has been studying poetry, painting and printing music for more than 30 years. His works have been selected for the Cross-Strait Calligraphy and Painting Seal Engraving Joint Exhibition, the 6th 7th 8th Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition of Zhejiang Province, the Sino-Japanese Calligraphy Exhibition commemorating the 120th anniversary of Mr. Yu Youren's birth, the Zhejiang "Lanting Cup" Linshu Exhibition, the Zhejiang Calligraphy and Painting Seal Engraving Joint Exhibition to Beijing, the Welcome to the Return of Hong Kong Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition and the Hangzhou Xiling Calligraphy and Painting Competition. His calligraphy and painting works have participated in various national competitions for many times, and won gold medals, gold medals, bronze awards, outstanding contribution awards in Chinese calligraphy and painting art, and gold awards. He is one of the most promising famous calligraphers and painters in contemporary times, and his works have high artistic value and collection value.
Publications
In 2006, he won the Monument Award of The Artist of the Century, the 5th, 6th, 9th and 12th Literary Calligraphy and Painting Art Awards of Fujian Province, and his calligraphy and painting works have been published in People's Daily, Calligraphy Newspaper, Cultural Life Daily, Legal System Today, etc. His works have been included in the Compilation of Contemporary Printing Society, Xiling Art Series, Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Seal Engravers, Collection of Calligraphy and Fine Art Photography Works of Fujian Province, Cross-century Calligraphy and Painting Cup Calendar, 2006 Calligraphy and Painting Appreciation Cup Calendar, Published in 2007 Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Seal Engraving Calendar, 2008 Calligraphy and Painting Appreciation Calendar, 2009 Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Elite Calendar and other publications.
Enthusiastic about public welfare
Mr. Xu is enthusiastic about social welfare undertakings and has participated in many calligraphy and painting auction donation activities organized by charities. He has participated in the 100 calligraphers of Fujian Province to welcome the Olympic Games and the Wenchuan earthquake disaster relief, the Kaiyuan Love Public Welfare Calligraphy and Painting Charity Sale, and participated in the "Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition" jointly organized by the religious circles in Fujian and Taiwan.
Works included in the compilation
His biography has been included in the Biography of World Artists, the Biography of the Artist of the Century, and the Chinese Powerful Calligraphers and Painters. His works have been included in more than 50 professional dictionaries such as "Art China", "World Contemporary Calligraphers and Painters Works", "World Modern Artists Dictionary", "Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Art Dictionary" and so on.
Honor Collection
His works are collected by people at home and abroad, the Chinese Collectors Association, the History Museum, the Military Museum, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, the China Charity Federation and national leaders. The works on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cuba were collected by the Cuban Embassy as a national gift, and the exhibition of works for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China won the gold medal and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo Celebrity Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition won the gold medal. The work "Running Horse" was treasured by Xu Beihong Memorial Hall; Many of his works are collected by the People's Pictorial and authoritative organizations. The manga work "Ji Shan You Blessed" is permanently treasured by the Feng Zikai Memorial Hall. Many of the mao body works were collected by the Chinese Mao Body Research Society and Mao's family. He was awarded "Charity Calligrapher and Painter" by the China Charity Federation, won the award in the 2007 Special Exhibition of Century Great Cause of the Ministry of Culture - Chinese Painting Art, was awarded the First Class Artist of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in 2012, was awarded the First Class Artist Qualification of the Famous Artists Art Committee of the China Artists Association in 2012, was awarded the title of Art Expert of the Mayor's Aid Public Welfare Foundation of the China Social Welfare Foundation in 2016, served as a member of the Expert Committee of Chinese Studies of the China International Reportage Research Association in 2018, and was awarded the 18th Annual Person of the Year of the 18th China Century In 2018" Chinese Contemporary Virtue and Art Artist", he was awarded the title of People's Artist in 2019 and the title of National Model Artist of the Year in 2019.