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He Jian, born in 1978 in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province, graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2000 and subsequently remained at the academy as a faculty member. His distinctive artistic expression is influenced by the 14th-century murals of the Yongle Palace in Shanxi Province. At first glance, his works appear weathered, resembling "aged" artifacts in need of restoration—an effect achieved by layering brushstrokes on extremely thin Xuan paper. Employing the ancient and traditional technique of gongbi (meticulous brushwork), He Jian depicts contemporary life in China alongside personal childhood memories, imbuing his art with a uniquely textured sense of time. With a consistent style characterized by wit that bridges ancient and modern, he has participated in numerous domestic exhibitions and garnered widespread attention from the international art world.
He Jian, born in 1978 in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province, graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2000 and subsequently remained at the academy as a faculty member. His distinctive artistic expression is influenced by the 14th-century murals of the Yongle Palace in Shanxi Province. At first glance, his works appear weathered, resembling "aged" artifacts in need of restoration—an effect achieved by layering brushstrokes on extremely thin Xuan paper. Employing the ancient and traditional technique of gongbi (meticulous brushwork), He Jian depicts contemporary life in China alongside personal childhood memories, imbuing his art with a uniquely textured sense of time. With a consistent style characterized by wit that bridges ancient and modern, he has participated in numerous domestic exhibitions and garnered widespread attention from the international art world.
He Jian
Born in 1978 in Sichuan, China.
At present, lecturer of the Chinese Painting Department of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute.
2000 Graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
Currently, an associate professor at the School of Traditional Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Art, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, and a director of the Chongqing Gongbi Painting Department at Sichuan
Exhibition:
2021 The Close Encounter – A Solo Exhibition，Art+ Shanghai Gallery，Shanghai，China
2020 The File: A Closed Loop of the Gradual Formation – 2020 A Special Exhibition for the Fifth Anniversary of Annual Review of China Contemporary Ink，Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts，Nanjing，China
2020 The Exhibition of Chinese Hue Art Paintings,Chengdu,China
2019 A Confrontation of Ideals – Anren Biennale 2nd, Anren, Chendu,China
2019 Stretch Long and Unbroken – China and Germany Art Invitational Exhibition, Kunsthaus Taunusstein, Germany
2019 Parallel and Interweaving – Fujian and Chongqing Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition,Xuanzhi Art Museum, Fujian,China
2019 Quotidian Poetry – Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Exchange Exhibition, Chini Gallery, Taibei,Taiwan
2018 PERFECT – Buddhism and Art Exhibition,Putian Art Museum,FuJian,China
2018 “Outpost” Art Project,Xiamen International Conference Center,China
2016 The 10th National Exhibition of Chinese Hue Art Paintings 2016, Chinese Art Museum,Beijing,China
2016 The 17th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2016,National Fine Art Gallery,Babgladesh Shilpakala Academy,Dhaka, Bengal
2016 Root Scene – Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition,China Exchange UK,London,UK
2015 Reflections of Spring, Art Seasons, Beijing
2014 One the Road – Nomination Exhibition of Chinese Young Artists ,Guan Sanyue Art Museum,Shen Zhen，China
2014 Variation: Contemporary Chinese Ink Art Series II ,Hive Center for Contemporary Art,Bei Jing,China
2014 Social Landscape – The “Landscape Narration” in Chinese Contemporary Painting as Well as Its Cultural Concept Changes, East Lake Park , Cheng Du,China
2014 Lesser Logic – Linguistic Encoding and Discursive Expression in Contemporary Art,Parkview Green Art Gallery,Bei Jing,China
2014 2014 Invitation Exhibition of The New Gongbi(Chinese Fine Brush) Painting,Jiangsu Art Museum,Nan Jing,China
2013 Rewriting the Landscape:INDIA and CHINA,National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art,Korea)
2012 The Cingjing – New Ink Joint Exhibition,Red Gate Gallery,Bei Jing,China
2012 Eternal Wave – Solo Exhibition by He Jian, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
2012 Social Landscape – The First Suzhou Jinji Lake Biennale,Basel Contermporary Art Museum,Su Zhou,China
2011 Harmonious•Beautiful – The Inaugural Exhibition of the Sichuan Gongbi(Chinese Fine Brush) Painting Association and The Invitation Exhibition Of Gongbi Painting Masters,Sichuan Museum,Cheng Du,China
2010 Tips – Contemporary Ink Art Exhibition ,My Humble House Art Center ,Taipei
2010 Disguised History – Solo Exhibition by He Jian, Art Seasons, Singapore
2009 Water and Color – Contemporary Ink Art Exhibition, Today Art Museum,Beijing,China
2008 Post Traditional，ART+Gallery, Shanghai,China
2007 Sichuan School of painting 30 Years, Beijing, China
2007 Word of Mouth from the Four Corners – The 3st Guiyang Biennial Art Exhibition,Guizhou,China
2006 The Self – made Generation: A Retrospective of New Chinese Painting Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art，Shanghai，China
2005 Living in the World – Solo Exhibition by He Jian, Art Seasons, Beijing, China/ Singapore
2004 L’un, L’autre – Contemporary Art Exhibition,Toulouse, France
2004 Ideal of New Generation – Chinese New Generation Artist Award Exhibition, He Xiangning Art Museum,Shenzhen, China
2003 Chongqing Chillis, USA
2002 Art in History and Today, Opening Exhibition of Chongqing Art Museum, Chongqing, China
2001 Chongqing Chillis, Kassel, Kulturbahnhofs, Germany
2001 Huang Binhong Prize for New Sprouts of Chinese Painting, Beijing
2001 “Models – Paintings on the Frame”, The 1st Chengdu Biennial Art Exhibition, Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu,China
1999 Renew China – New Look of Chinese Painting from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Soobin Art Gallery, Singapore
Collections:
Shang Hai Art Museum
Singapore Art Museum
He Xiangning Art Museum
Shang Hai Art Museum
Huang Binghong Art Museum
Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum
