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艺术家刘大为　

刘大为，1945年出生，山东诸城人。先后毕业于内蒙古师范大学美术系、中央美术学院国画系研究生班。现任解放军艺术学院美术系教授、主任，中国文联副主席、中国美协主席、教科文组织下属国际造型艺术家协会主席，全国政协委员。

Lui Dawei was born in 1945 in Zhucheng, Shandong Province and graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Inner Mongolia Normal University.  He continued his studies at the Chinese Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts following which he studied with Ye Qianyu, Jiang Zhaohe, Li Keran, Wu Zuoren, Liu Lingcang and Huang Zhou.  

Mr. Liu is now Vice President of the China Artist Association as well as Director of the Fine Arts Department at the PLA Academy of Arts plus numerous other Chinese Art Societies.  

Liu Dawei is especially proficient with figure painting.  Most of his paintings are well known for reflecting the daily life of the Northwest minority races of China.  Many of Lui Dawei’s painting have competed in national and international art competitions where they have won over 30 awards.  One of Mr. Liu’s paintings was chosen as a national gift that President Jiang Zemin gave to the leaders of Japan on his 1992 State Visit to Japan.  

Professor Liu by virtue of his art accomplishments and his active role in the China Artist Association has won wide acclamation as one of Chinas outstanding modern artistsand as a living role model to many current Chinese painters.