Email: wangweiart@126.com

Academic Title
Tenure-Track Associate Professor

Education

·Bachelor of Arts, School of Fine Arts, Hebei Normal University

·Master of Arts, Chinese Painting School, Central Academy of Fine Arts

·Doctor of Philosophy, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Academic Affiliations

·Thesis Review Expert, Ministry of Education, China

·Researcher, Calligraphy and Painting Institute, Central Research Institute of Culture and History

·Researcher, Zhang Ding Art Research Center

·Researcher, Wu Guanzhong Art Research Center

·Distinguished Professor & Doctoral Supervisor, Krirk University, Thailand

·Distinguished Professor & Master’s Supervisor, Yunnan University

·Expert Supervisor, Academy of Fine Arts, Capital Normal University

·Council Member, Dongcheng Artists Association, Beijing

·Director, Youth Art Committee, Dongcheng Artists Association, Beijing

·Textbook Review Expert, Tsinghua University Press

·Member, China Artists Association

·Member, China Gongbi Painting Society

·Member, China Science Writers Association

Research Fields

·Chinese Painting Creation and Theoretical Research

·Form and Brushwork Innovation in Ink Figure Painting

Academic Philosophy
The purpose of art education extends beyond technical training to cultivating students' aesthetic sensibility, creativity, innovative thinking, and well-rounded personalities. Artistic practice should refine traditional techniques, assimilate beneficial elements from Eastern/Western arts and folk traditions, and integrate modern cultural perspectives. By developing a personalized visual language, artists should address contemporary themes and human conditions, constructing an innovative painting system within a modern context through realist approaches and liberated creative states.

Representative Works
September Liangshan Breeze, Serenity, Snow-Covered Liangshan, Beauty of the Black-Clad Zhuang, September in Daliangshan, Rhythm of the Times, Splendid Mengliao, Liangshan Sketches, Qin Shi Huang Unifies China, Grand Beauty of Liangshan series, Butuo Documentary series, Celestial Inhabitants series, Tibetan Customs series, Southern Yunnan Folklore series, Magnificent Zhuangxiang series, Prairies of Beauty series, Multicolored Ethnicities series, National Major Thematic Art Creation series.

Exhibitions & Collections

·2022: Express Delivery—Rhythm of the Times selected for the "Thematic Artworks Exhibition" organized by the Central Propaganda Department.

·2022: National Honorary Title Recipient—Nan Rendong included in Eminent Figures: Model Heroes Thematic Picture Book Series (Central Propaganda Department).

·2021: September Liangshan Breeze and Rhythm of the Times (collected by National Art Museum of China) featured in "Beauty in Cultivation: New Year Grand Exhibition" (National Art Museum of China).

·2022: Curated and hosted "Charming Chongli, Passionate Winter Olympics" Thematic Art Exhibition (Hebei Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department & Department of Culture and Tourism).

·2021: Solo exhibition "Homeland Sentiments, Winter Olympics Dreams: Wang Wei’s Chinese Paintings."

·2020: New Era’s Vibrant Landscape—Delivery Workers selected for the National Arts Fund Art Creation Grant.

·2020: Rhythm of the Times included in "Lofty Beliefs: National Art Museum of China’s Exhibition Celebrating the 99th CPC Anniversary."

·2019: Centennial Chinese Cultural Icons and China’s Backbone featured in "Staying True, Forging Ahead: CPC Centennial Art Project" (Central Propaganda Department).

·2019: Rhythm of the Times selected for "Grand Journey, Splendid Vision: 70th Anniversary of PRC Founding Exhibition."

·2019: Completed "National Thematic Art Creation Research Program" jointly hosted by Ministry of Culture and Tourism & Central Academy of Fine Arts.

·2019: Zhangqiu Scallions selected for "Beautiful China" Agricultural Heritage Art Project (Ministry of Agriculture).

·2018: Rhythm of the Times (permanent collection of National Art Museum of China) and Splendid Mengliao selected for national thematic art projects.

·2016: Charm of Liangshan (National Arts Fund Grant) and September Liangshan Breeze (National Art Museum of China collection).

·2016: Qin Shi Huang Unifies China (co-creation) collected by National Museum of China.

·2015: September Liangshan Breeze and Beauty of the Black-Clad Zhuang selected for National Ethnic Unity Art Exhibition.

·2014: Beauty of the Black-Clad Zhuang selected for the 3rd National New Artists in Figurative Art Exhibition.

·2011: September Liangshan Breeze selected for the 4th National Youth Art Exhibition.

·2011: Reincarnation selected for "Tibetan Peace Liberation 60th Anniversary: Contemporary Tibetan-Themed Art Invitational Exhibition."

·2009: Commander Zhu De selected for "Founding Leaders, Great Figures of the Era" National Art Exhibition (collected by Modern Chinese Culture Research Center).

·2009: September Liangshan Breeze selected for the 11th National Art Exhibition.

·2009: September in Daliangshan selected for 2009 China Top 100 Jinling Painting Exhibition.

·2009: Heart Toward Potala Palace selected for "Inspiration Plateau: Tibetan-Themed Art Invitational Exhibition."

·2009: Snow-Covered Liangshan selected for "People's Livelihood: Chinese Figure Painting Exhibition" (collected by National Art Museum of China).

·2007: Morning in Liangshan selected for National Chinese Painting Exhibition.

·2006: Silhouette in Light selected for the 6th National Gongbi Painting Exhibition.

·2002: Pure Spirit selected for "Commemorating Mao Zedong's Yan'an Talks 60th Anniversary" National Art Exhibition.

·2002: Blossoming Together selected for the 5th National Gongbi Painting Exhibition (collected by China Artists Association).

·1998: Sentient Landscapes selected for the 4th National Gongbi Painting Exhibition.

·1997: Noon selected for Canadian Maple Leaf International Ink Painting Exhibition.

·1994: Serenity selected for the 8th National Art Exhibition (First Prize, Hebei Provincial Art Exhibition).

·1993: Dragonfly selected for National Teachers’ Art Exhibition.

·1993: Warm Winter selected for "Greeting the Olympics" National Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition.

Publications

·Evolution of Brushwork (Tsinghua University Press).

·Classic Ink: Wang Wei (China Academy of Art Press).

·Contemporary Chinese Masters—Wang Wei’s Ink Figure Paintings (Huaxia Culture Press).

·Chinese Painter Journal—Wang Wei’s Ink Works (China International Publishing Group).

·Elite Artists—Wang Wei (China Foreign Languages Press).

·Contemporary Chinese Masters Collection—Wang Wei (Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Press).

Research Projects

·National Arts Fund grants, Tsinghua University projects, and thematic creation programs under ministries including Publicity, Culture, Agriculture, and Finance.

·Chinese Painting Brushwork Aesthetics (Tsinghua Graduate Elective) included in Tsinghua’s "Belt and Road" Talent Development Program.

·Two undergraduate teaching reform projects: "One Mentor, One Discourse" (mentorship practice) and "Artificial Paper Energy" (art practice exploration).

Academic Presentations

·Keynote speaker at "Form Follows Spirit" National Art Symposium (Nanjing Arts Institute).

·Participant in Central Academy of Fine Arts’ "For Chinese Painting" National Teaching Symposium.

Awards

·2013: September Liangshan Breeze—Committee of 100 (U.S.) Talent Award & "Chinese Rising Star" Gold Prize.

·2011: Zebra Crossing—Outstanding Award, "AMORE Fashion Figures" Invitational Exhibition.

·2002: Blossoming Together—Outstanding Award, 5th National Gongbi Painting Exhibition.

·1998: Sentient Landscapes—Outstanding Award, 4th National Gongbi Painting Exhibition.

·1997: Noon—Outstanding Award, Canadian Maple Leaf International Ink Painting Exhibition.

·1994: Serenity—First Prize, Hebei Provincial Art Exhibition (8th National Art Exhibition).

·1993: Dragonfly—Bronze Award, National Teachers’ Art Exhibition.

·1993: Warm Winter—Bronze Award, "Greeting the Olympics" National Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition.

Teaching Honors

·Chinese Painting Brushwork Aesthetics (Tsinghua Graduate Elective) recognized as a "Belt and Road" Talent Development Program and 2020 Tsinghua Distinguished Course.

·Multiple-time recipient of the Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Advisor Award.

Courses Taught
Undergraduate:

·Ink Figure Painting

·Linear Sketching

·Classical Ink Figure Copying

·Brushwork Fundamentals

·Sketching

·Thesis & Creation

·Art Fieldwork

Graduate:

·Ink Figure Painting

·Chinese Painting Brushwork Aesthetics

·Creative Practice