Wang Zhi Ink Wash Painting

Author: Duan Chuanfeng
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Publish Date: 2005-08-05
Features: Xu Peichen was born in Peixian, Jiangsu in September 1951 and is renowned for his paintings of monkeys. He is currently a member of the China Artists Association, vice president of the Jiangsu Flower and Bird Painting Research Association, and a professor at the School of Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University. His works have been exhibited in national art exhibitions and overseas shows, with some receiving awards such as Excellence Prizes, Honorary Prizes, Gold Medals, and names. His works have been collected by leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state, including Deng Xiaoping, Li Peng, Li Ruihuan, and Li Lanqing, as well as by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Zhongnanhai, the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, and the Great Hall of the People. He has held solo exhibitions in venues such as the National Art Museum of China in Beijing and the Hong Kong Collectors' Gallery. From 2000 to 2004, he organized the "Myriad Mountains and Rivers, Always Full of Affection – Xu Peichen's National Tour of Monkey Paintings" in 33 provincial capitals, municipalities directly under the Central Government, autonomous regions, and special administrative regions. On March 7, 2004, CCTV's "East Timeliness" program produced a special report titled "The East Son: Xu Peichen." His achievements have been recorded in the China Art Annual (1949–1989), the Who's Who in Contemporary Chinese Art, the Dictionary of Modern World Artists, and the Cambridge Who's Who. He has published multiple personal art books and numerous academic papers. Xinhua News Agency, China News Service, the People's Daily, the People's Daily (Overseas Edition), the Hong Kong Daily News, the International Daily News (USA), and CCTV have all produced special reports on him, giving him high praise.