Artist Profile
Yang Yao, born in January 1957, is originally from Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, and now lives in Beijing. Former director of the political department of a certain department of the Air Force, rank of colonel in the Air Force, bachelor's degree in philosophy, graduate degree.
Since childhood, he likes calligraphy, and often uses the study of work and life to learn calligraphy, and he never drops out, and all kinds of books are involved. From 2013 to 2014, as a student of Mr. Zhang Rongqing's calligraphy intensive study class, he was a doctoral supervisor of the China Academy of Arts, and systematically studied calligraphy and theory. In December 2016, he participated in the Beilanting Cursive Copying and Creation Seminar headed by Mr. Zhang Xuguang. The style of writing respects the "two kings", directly follows the Wei and Jin Dynasties, is rooted in tradition, pays attention to the foundation, and the book style is elegant and handsome, and the elegant and popular are appreciated. In recent years, he has participated in many national book fairs, twice into the All-Army Book Fair, twice into the Beijing "Biennale", twice into the Tibet Academy of Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition, and won different awards. The book has been published in books, magazines, newspapers and hundreds of websites. In the 12th "Voice of the New Century, Beautiful China" activity, he was awarded the honorary title of "Chinese Talents" by the organizing committee. Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House published "Yang Yao Calligraphy Collection".
In June 2019, he signed a contract with the China Minglian (Famous Artists Art Alliance), and in August of the same year, the work was collected by the Ambassador of Benin to China as a national gift; In November, his works were exhibited in the auditorium of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; In December, he went to South Korea to participate in the calligraphy and painting exchange exhibition for the 27th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea, and his works were exhibited at the Yongsan Art Museum in Seoul, South Korea, and many works were collected by the Korean Parliament, the Public Art Association and Korean dignitaries; In July and November 2020, his works were collected by Wang Weili, queen of the Kasai tribe of Congo. In September 2020, two works were selected and engraved in the Fangshan Shenglian Mountain Bairui Valley Scenic Area. In the second half of 2020, his works were collected by the embassies of Malawi, Bikina Faso, Benin and Cameroon in China. In December 2020, plaques were inscribed on the "Famous Art Alliance Shanshui Yujing Creation Base" and the "Famous Artists Alliance Love Base".
In January 2021, his personal works were made into gold works and recommended to foreign embassies and entrepreneurs in China. In May, a plaque was inscribed for the "Tangshan Yutian County Love Association Cultural Center". In the second half of the year, his works have been selected for the World Chinese Overseas Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition, the 18th Korea-China-Japan Oriental Book Art Entertaining Writers Exhibition, and the 27th International Joint Exhibition of Calligraphy and Painting Works. In November, he participated in the Sino-Korean Artist Exchange Exhibition, and his works were exhibited at the Cultural Institute of the Korean Embassy in China. In addition, a list of companies and books has been written.
At present, he is a member of the Beijing Calligraphers Association of the China Calligraphers Association, a member of the China Yuelian Society, a member of the Calligraphy Art Committee of the China Yuelian Society, a director of the China Press and Publication Calligraphers Association, a member of the Calligraphers and Painters Working Committee of the New Literary and Art Group of the Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association, an academician of the Beijing Century Celebrity International Calligraphy and Painting Academy, a member of the Beijing Sino-Korean Calligraphy and Painting Association, a member of the Beilanting Book Friends Association, a member of the Lanting Association, a member of the Beijing Fengtai District Book Association, an artist of the Hantang Calligraphy and Painting Network, and a calligrapher signed by the China Famous Artists Alliance.
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