Zhang Shangguo, Zhang Shangguo, male, pen name Songshi, a native of Jiming Mountain, the master of Shangshutang, was born in Suizhou County, the hometown of Chime Bell and Ancient Music in the hometown of Emperor Yan Shennong in May 1959.
Social Appointment
He is a calligrapher and painter of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting of the Ministry of Culture, a member of the Hubei Calligraphers Association, a member of the Chinese Couplet Society, a calligrapher and painter of the National Academy of Ethnic Painting, a doctoral supervisor of the Oxford Academy of Arts, a member of the New Literature and Art Group Working Committee of the Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association, a member of the Artist Working Committee of the China Enterprise Culture Promotion Association, a national first-class artist, a member of the National Calligraphers and Painters Newspaper, and a member of the editorial board of the Chinese Calligraphy Dictionary.
Since childhood, he has been fond of calligraphy and painting seal carving and photography art, especially good at calligraphy and painting seal carving, mainly focusing on calligraphy. He believes that the importance of learning is to understand, and those who learn from me will die, and those who betray me will live. Because of his solid artistic foundation, full of confidence, he is familiar with all kinds of calligraphy, coupled with the solemnity of regular script, the fluency of cursive script, and the ancient clumsiness of official script; Therefore, it can use a variety of rich and varied brushwork, win vigorously, be simple and beautiful, do not seek the state and have no state to prepare, do not seek beauty and beauty in it, and form a personal elegant, smart, both form and spirit, and the artistic style of ups and downs. His works have been exhibited in many domestic and foreign painting and calligraphy exhibitions and won the first and third, excellent awards, excellence awards, and gold medals of the Holy Grail of Books.
In March 1997, his works were selected for the first calligraphy and painting exhibition of the 97th Hubei Provincial People's Congress.
In November 1999, his works participated in the "Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China and Macao's Return to the Motherland" Hubei Province Calligraphy Series Exhibition and the 2nd Newcomer Calligraphy Exhibition.
In October 2001, his works were selected for the "Celebration of the 52nd Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China - 'Chinese Soul' Calligraphy and Painting Invitational Exhibition" and won the selection award.
In March 2001, in the first National Scenic Spot Exhibition, his works were included in the exhibition and compiled into the "National Scenic Spot Couplet Collection".
In October 2002, his calligraphy works were included in the "Chinese Calligraphy TV Grand Prix Collection" and won the "Excellence Award" for calligraphy works.
In September 2019, his works were exhibited in the "Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition of Retired Cadres in Hubei Province to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China".
In September 2003, his calligraphy works were donated to the Archives of Shiyan City, Hubei Province.
In June 2006, he won the Excellence Award of the National "Dragon" Calligraphy and Seal Carving Competition.
In March 2009, his works were published in the "Calligraphy and Painting Collection Channel" of People's Daily Online.
In September 2009, on the occasion of celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, his works were honored to be included in the large-scale special edition of "The Great Renaissance".
In 2018, he was awarded the title of "People's Artist" recommended by the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress.
In May 2019, the Chinese Literature and Art Research Association awarded the "National Cultural Inheritance Innovation Contribution Award".
In April 2020, he was selected as the "Most Creative Calligraphy and Painting Master" by the New Literary and Artistic Group Calligraphers and Painters Working Committee of the Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association.
In November 2020, the work of "Fighting Together in Wuhan - Uniting to Fight the Epidemic" jointly initiated by the Calligraphy and Painting Working Committee of the Chinese Cultural Management Association and the Sichuan Tongxin Culture and Art Institute was donated to the "Wuhan Laoxiaojia Chunlin General Hospital".
In November 2020, he was awarded the honorary title of "100 Calligraphy and Painting Heroes of the Founding of the Party" by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee.
In December 2020, he was selected as the 2020 Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Person of the Year.
In October 2021, he made outstanding contributions to literary and artistic creation, and was awarded the Best Creative Award of the 2022 "100 Paintings and Calligraphy for the Winter Olympics".
In January 2022, his works were recommended to corporate collection by Artron International Art Exchange Online.
In January 2022, in the "Celebrating the New Year and Welcoming the Two Sessions" outstanding artwork selection activity, the work "Shu Acacia" was successfully selected and was awarded the "Most Collectible Award".
In March 2022, he was awarded the "Representative of Art Inheritance of the Two Sessions".
In October 2022, China News Network awarded the "Famous Calligrapher Zhang Shangguo".
Zhang Shangguo, male, pen name Songshi, also known as Jimingshan Ren, is the head of the Shangshu Hall. He was born in May 1959 in Suixian County, Suizhou, the hometown of Bianzhong Ancient Music and the hometown of Emperor Yan Shennong.
Social employment
Calligraphers and painters from the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting under the Ministry of Culture, member of the Hubei Calligraphers Association, member of the Chinese Couplet Society, calligraphers and painters from the National Academy of Ethnic Painting, doctoral supervisor from the Oxford School of Art, member of the New Art Group Working Committee of the Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association, member of the Artists Working Committee of the China Enterprise Culture Promotion Association, national first-class artist, editor of the Ethnic Calligraphers and Painters Newspaper, and the Chinese Calligraphy Dictionary.
I have had a passion for calligraphy, painting, seal cutting, and photography since I was young. I am particularly skilled in calligraphy, painting, seal cutting, and calligraphy. I have been continuously learning and drawing on the strengths of others. I am proficient in all forms of art, and my works not only inherit tradition but also have innovation and personal characteristics. He believes that the key to learning books is to understand, and those who learn from me will perish, while those who betray me will live. Due to his solid artistic foundation and full confidence, he is proficient in various calligraphy styles, coupled with his mastery of the strictness of regular script, the fluency of cursive script, and the strength of clerical script, as well as the ancient clumsiness of seal script; Therefore, it is possible to use a variety of rich and varied brushstrokes to achieve dominance, simplicity and beauty, without seeking state or unpreparedness, and beauty without seeking beauty, forming a personal elegant, agile, both physical and mental, and full of ups and downs in artistic style. The work has been exhibited multiple times in domestic and international calligraphy and painting exhibitions, and has won the first three awards, boutique awards, excellent awards, and the Holy Grail of Books Gold Award.
In March 1997, the work was selected for the first Hubei Provincial People's Congress System Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition.
In November 1999, his works participated in the Hubei Province Calligraphy Series Exhibition, the second New Artists Calligraphy Exhibition, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the return of Macau to the motherland.
In October 2001, the work was selected for the "Celebration of the 52nd Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China - Invitation Exhibition of Chinese Soul Calligraphy and Painting Works" and won the selection award.
In March 2001, at the first National Exhibition of Scenic Couplets, the work was exhibited and included in the "National Collection of Scenic Couplets".
In October 2002, calligraphy works were included in the "Fine Collection of China Calligraphy TV Grand Prix" and won the "Fine Award" for calligraphy works.
In September 2019, the work was exhibited at the Hubei Province Retired Cadres Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of New China Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition.
In September 2003, calligraphy works were donated to the Shiyan City Archives in Hubei Province.
In June 2006, he won the Excellent Award in the National "Dragon" Calligraphy and Seal Engraving Competition.
In March 2009, the work was published on the "Calligraphy and Painting Collection Channel" of People's Daily Online.
On the occasion of celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in September 2009, his work was honored and included in the large-scale special edition of "The Great Renaissance".
In 2018, he was awarded the title of "People's Artist" recommended by the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
In May 2019, the Chinese Literature and Art Research Association awarded the "National Cultural Inheritance and Innovation Contribution Award".
In April 2020, he was selected as the "most creative calligrapher and painter" by the New Literature and Art Group Calligrapher and Painter Working Committee of the Chinese Calligrapher and Painter Association.
In November 2020, the "Working Committee of Calligraphy and Painting of the China Cultural Management Association" and the Sichuan Tongxin Cultural and Art Academy jointly launched a charity donation for the "Wuhan Laoxiaojia Chunlin Comprehensive Hospital" with the theme of "Working Together, Refueling Wuhan, Uniting to Fight the Epidemic".
In November 2020, he was awarded the honorary title of "100 Heroes of Calligraphy and Painting in the Founding of the Communist Party of China" by the Central Propaganda Department.
Selected as the 2020 Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Person of the Year in December 2020.
In October 2021, he made outstanding contributions in literary and artistic creation and was awarded the Best Creativity Award at the 2022 Hundred Painting and Calligraphy · Welcoming the Winter Olympics.
In January 2022, the work was recommended for corporate collection by Yachang International Art Trading Online.
In January 2022, at the "Celebrating the Chinese New Year and Welcoming the Two Sessions" Excellent Art Works Selection Activity, the work "Shu Xiangsi" was successfully selected and awarded the "Most Collectible Value Award".
In March 2022, he/she was awarded the title of "Representative of the Two Sessions Art Inheritance".
In October 2022, China News Network awarded "Famous Calligrapher Zhang Shangguo".