Qi Xinmin, born in Zibo, Shandong in 1935, graduated from Shandong Art College (now Shandong Academy of Art) in 1963, and now resides in Beijing. He is a member of the China Artists Association, a visiting professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Honorary Dean of the U.S. Academy of Art and Design, Honorary Dean of the Zibo Painting Academy, Honorary Chairman of the Artists Association, and a national first-class artist.
Wang Peidong is a renowned contemporary painterspecializing in freehand-style flower-and-bird paintingsHe was born in 1941 and enrolled in the Graduate Classof Beijing Chinese Painting Academy in 1961, where hestudied under the guidance of the esteemed painter Mr.Wang Xuetao. After graduating,he has been activelyengaged in professional creative work at the BeijingAcademy of Chinese Painting. He has held variouspositions, including Vice President of the Beiiing ChineseFlower-and-Bird Painting Research Association,VicePresident of the Qi Baishi Art Research Association,Member of the Art Committee of the Beijing Academyof Painting, and Director of the Studio. He is currently professional artist at the Beiiing Academy of Painting, amember of the China Artists Association, a National First-Class Artist, and an Art Consultant for the ContemporaryChina Calligraphy and Painting Network.
Tang Li was born in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in 1947. He is a national-level artist, a researcher at the Chinese Modern Culture Research Center, a supervisor at the Graduate School of the Chinese National Academy of Arts, a researcher at the Fine Arts Creation Institute of the Chinese National Academy of Arts, and a mentor at the Tang Li Chinese Painting Studio at Peking University. He is also a mentor at the Tang Li Flower-and-Bird Painting Studio at the School of Art Creation, Communication University of China, and a committee member of the Art Committee at the Qigong Academy of Beijing Normal University. Tang Li holds the honorary position of President at the People's Academy of Painting.
Fan Yang was born in January 1955 in Hong Kong and is originallyfrom Nantong, Jiangsu Province. He has served as the Dean, Professor,and doctoral supervisor at the School of Fine Arts, Nanjing NormalUniversity. Currently, he is the Vice President of the National Academof Chinese Painting at the China National Academy of Painting. He alscholds the position of President of the Naniing Calligraphy and PaintingAcademy and is a Research Fellow at the Chinese Painting Academy otthe Chinese National Academy of Arts. Fan Yang is recognized as aroutstanding expert by the Ministry of Culture and is granted a speciaallowance by the State Council.
Li Xiaoxuan was born on April 17, 1959, in Hangu DistrictTianjin City. In 1982, she graduated from the ChinesePainting Department of Tianjin Academy of Fine Artsand was assigned to work at the Tanggu District Libraryin Tianjin. In 1985, she was transferred to the ChinesePainting Department of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts as ?faculty member. She currently serves as the Dean of theChinese Painting School at Tianjin Academy of Fine ArtsShe is a supervisor for master's and doctoral studentsa full-time researcher at the China National Academy oPainting, and a member of the Chinese Artists Association
Jia Guangiian, male, Han Chinese, also known as Dahang.was born in January 1964 in Yongqing, Hebei ProvinceHe joined the Communist Party of China in June 1995 andstarted working in September 1984. He holds a full-timepostgraduate degree, a Master of Arts, and is a professorHe is a member of the Chinese Artists Association, aprofessor at the China National Academy of Painting,and a National First-class Artist.He currently serves asthe President of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts and theVice Director of the Science.Technology, and EducatiorCommittee of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Bo Kui, also known by his sobriquet Youmingtang. He is a professor at the Art Academy of Renmin University of China, a national first-class artist, a member of the China Artists Association, a professor at the Rongbaozhai Art Academy, and the director of the Bo Kui Art Museum.
In November 2019, he held a large-scale personal art exhibition in the Forbidden City in Beijing, becoming the fifth artist to hold an exhibition there.
Hu Dongdong, originally named Hu Dan, currently resides in Beijing and works as a professional painter.
He graduated from the Art Department of Shenyang Aerospace University with a bachelor's degree. He has also studied at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Chinese Academy of Art, National Academy of Painting, and Rong Bao Zhai Academy. Currently, he is a contracted and recommended young artist at Rong Bao Zhai Academy and National Academy of Painting in Beijing. He is a prospective member of the China-US Association and has been mentored by several renowned artists, including Huo Chunyang, Liu Wanming, and Zhao Shaoyan.
Liu Rui, styled Fengming, lives in Beijing. Member of Jiangxi Province Artists Association, director of Beizong Landscape Painting Academy, painter of Rongbaozhai Painting Academy, contemporary landscape master Mr. Lu Huaihe's home disciple.