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JUNLI DU 

Pseudonym FoShi (佛石), XingYun (星雲) 

Born in 1963 in Lintong, Shaanxi Province, Junli Du lives and works in Xi'an, one of the oldest cities in China. Son of a well-known folk Qinqiang artist (is the representative Northern folk Chinese opera), in his teenage, Mr. Du had solid practice in Western painting. However, he always insisted on studying Chinese painting and its theory, graduating eventually at Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts with a major in flower and bird painting.

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He is now

  • Professor of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, researching and teaching in Chinese ink paintings.

  • Dean of Xi’an Quintessence Art Academies Galleries.

  • Director of International Cultural and Art Exchange Center of Xi'an ArtistsAssociation.

Exhibitions

 

  • Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, 2009.

  • Shaanxi Chinese Painting Pieces Exhibition, Shaanxi Province Flower, and Bird Painting Research Association - Xi'an Ziguangge Art Museum, 2010.

  •  Daming Palace calligraphy and seal cutting famous invitation exhibition and art forum activities, Shaanxi Daming Palace Relics Protection Foundation - Xi'an Chinese Calligraphy Art Museum, 2011.

  • Shaanxi province to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Shaanxi provincial cultural hall - Shaanxi provincial literature and art federation, 2014.

  •  To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the right of the cross-strait academic symposium and cultural relics exhibition venue, Chinese Yu Youren Calligraphy Research Association, 2014.

  • Junli Du: "The Quintessence Of China", Tsinghua University Art Education Center, 2015.

Awards

 

  • The "Lotus" won "Brilliant achievements in Western China art exhibition" gold award.

  • Atmosphere (清气) won 1st Prize at Shaanxi Chinese Painting Pieces Exhibition, Shaanxi Province Flower, and Bird Painting Research Association - Xi'an Ziguangge Art Museum, 2010.

  • "The Pond in Autumn" (秋塘) won 3rd Prize at Daming Palace calligraphy and seal cutting famous invitation exhibition and art forum activities, Shaanxi Daming Palace Relics Protection Foundation - Xi'an Chinese Calligraphy Art Museum, 2011.

  • "Gazing Afar China" (望大陆) won Golden Prize at To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the right of the cross-strait academic symposium and cultural relics exhibition venue, Chinese Yu Youren Calligraphy Research Association, 2014.

«The series of quintessence works are masterpieces of carrying forward the traditional Chinese culture and embodying the great national spirit. From Mr. Du's works, I strongly feel the same passion as Van Gogh, this is the transformation and transcendence of traditional Chinese painting»

 

- Du Yaofeng, director of Shaanxi Daily.

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