Artist of the Day | Zhao Yanliang

Artist Biography

Zhao Yanliang was born in 1986 in Langfang, Hebei Province. He graduated from the Hebei Vocational Art College, pursued advanced studies at the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, and graduated from the Advanced Research Class of the Bai Yuping Studio at the Beijing Fine Art Academy in 2020.

He is currently a member of the China Artists Association, the China Oil Painting Society, the Hebei Artists Association, the Beijing Arts and Crafts Society, the Langfang Artists Association, and the Sanhe Artists Association. Furthermore, he serves as a contracted painter for the National Academy of Ethnic Painting, a researcher at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities (China), and a specially appointed creator for the Beijing Academy of Contemporary Chinese Freehand Oil Painting.

Artistic Experience

2021: Warm Winter Sun was selected for the "Picturesque Jiangnan" National Oil Painting Exhibition, winning the "Yan Wenliang Excellence Award" and collected by the Suzhou Art Museum.
2021: Morning Glow was selected for the 2nd "Spiritual Schema" Freehand Oil Painting Biennale by the China Artists Association, winning the Membership Qualification Work Award.
2021: Mark of the Era was selected for the "Light of the Era" 5th National Oil Painting Exhibition by the China Artists Association, winning the Membership Qualification Work Award.
2021: Pagodas of the Buddhas of the Ten Directions was shortlisted for the "Beijing Image" series — "Charming Chaoyang" National Oil Painting Exhibition by the Beijing Artists Association.
2021: Bright Spring Scenery - Overlooking was selected for the 1st "Hometown Affection - Guyan Huaxiang" National Oil Painting Exhibition by the China Artists Association.
2021: Participated in the "Kind-hearted Maoming" National Oil Painting Academic Exhibition.
2020: That Moment of Sunlight - Morning Light was selected for the 9th National Dafen Young and Middle-aged Oil Painting Exhibition by the China Artists Association.
2020: Dawn at the Bell and Drum Towers was selected for the 4th China Ethnic Art Biennale by the China Artists Association.
2020: That Moment of Sunlight was selected for the 4th "Pilgrimage to Dunhuang" National Art Exhibition by the China Artists Association, winning the Excellence Award (the highest honor) which granted the artist CAA membership qualification, and the work was collected by the organizing committee.
2020: Mooring was selected for the Beijing Fine Art Academy 2020 Mentor Nomination Exhibition (Online exhibition in 2020; Offline exhibition in 2021 at the Beijing Fine Art Academy Art Museum).
2019: Taihang Family was selected for the "Reflecting the Image" Exhibition at the Beijing Dongyi Art Museum.
2018: A series of ten exquisite small-scale works participated in the "Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting Artists Exhibition" at the China National Arts and Crafts Museum (Bird's Nest Xin'ao Branch).
2018: Invited by the Ganzhou Chongyi Federation of Literary and Art Circles to participate in the "Most Beautiful Chongyi" Sketch Exhibition, displayed at the Ganzhou Art Museum and Chongyi County Art Museum respectively.
2017: The Huizhou sketch series participated in the "Heiqiao Young Artists Spring Welcoming Exhibition" at the Guozhong Art Museum in Songzhuang.
2015: Works were invited to participate in the "Trend of the Times" Art Exhibition in Singapore. The artworks Voyage and City Glimpse were acquired by prominent Taiwanese collectors.
2015: Participated in the "Contemporary Young Painters Figurative Research Art Exhibition" at the 798 Yue Art Museum.
2015: Invited to create and deliver the National Memory series for the Tanzanian Embassy.
2014: Participated in the Songzhuang Figurative "Ju" Ten-Person Joint Exhibition.
2014: Participated in the "New Generation of Art" Invitational Exhibition at the Hexi Art District, Nanjing.
2010: The Metamorphosis Series participated in the Hong Kong-Macao Art Exchange and won the Silver Award in the Youth Painter Category.