Xu Jiang

Chair of the Academic Committee and Professor at China Academy of Art
Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
President of the China Oil Painting Society
Chairman of the Zhejiang Federation of Literary and Art Circles

Xu Jiang graduated from the Oil Painting Department of China Academy of Art in the early 1980s and later pursued advanced studies at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts in Germany during the late 1980s. From 2001 to 2020, he served as President of China Academy of Art for two decades.

He has received numerous honors and awards, including the title of National Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Literary and Art Worker, recognition as one of the “Four Batches” of national publicity and cultural talents, the State Council Special Allowance, and the title of “Distinguished Expert” of Zhejiang Province. His awards include the Lu Xun Art Award, the Excellence Award at the Second Beijing Biennale, and the National Teaching Achievement Award.

As a leading figure in Chinese expressive painting, Xu Jiang has participated in major international exhibitions including the Venice Architecture Biennale, São Paulo Biennial, and Shanghai Biennale. Since the beginning of the 21st century, he has developed the celebrated “Sunflower Garden” series and held major solo exhibitions at institutions worldwide, including the National Art Museum of China, Shanghai Art Museum, Zhejiang Art Museum, Dresden State Art Collections, Ludwig Museum Koblenz, National Museum of China, Power Station of Art, Russian State Museum in St. Petersburg, Shandong Art Museum, The Sunflower Art Center, Shanghai Jiushi Art Center, Tang Contemporary Art Beijing, Ningbo Museum of Art, and Guangdong Museum of Art. His works are collected by numerous international museums and institutions.