China Academy of Art

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Nanshan | 218 Nanshan Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; Xiangshan | 352 Xiangshan Village, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; Liangzhu | 2849 Gudun Road, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

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China Academy of Art has been at the forefront of the artistic world in pursuit of its historical purpose and obligation to reinvigorate Chinese art. Guided by the motto of "Manner and Strength, Virtue and Reverence, Mastery and Openness, Experience and Vision", the Academy's development is based on two core tenets: expanding internationally and supporting the local community. Discipline of Fine Arts Discipline of Design Discipline of Theory of Art Discipline of Drama, Film and Television Discip

Humans Of CAA

Phyllis Bennett

In the mid-1980s, attracted by the vigorous charm of traditional Chinese ink and wash art, Ms. Phyllis Bennett, an art teacher from California, USA, with her eyes of wisdom and love, led a delegation for the first time and came all the way to China Academy of Art in Hangzhou to study traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting for a month. When she returned home, she opened a traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting class in her hometown in California, USA. For more than 30 years, the

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Toshiharu Kawachi

Toshiharu (Kunpei) Kawachi is the vice president of Daito Bunka University, Japan and a member of the Xiling Seal Art Society. In 1981, he passed the examination for international students organized by the Ministry of Culture of Japan and became a student with Chinese government scholarship.From September, 1981 to August, 1983, he spent two years studying calligraphy and seal engraving in the Department of Chinese Painting in Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now China Academy of Art). Twenty years

Humans Of CAA

Soonyi Oh

Soonyi Oh was born in Korea in 1966. After graduating from Eastern Painting at Dankook University, she enrolled in the Department of Chinese Painting (in the field of landscape painting), China Academy of Art, in 1994 to pursue her master’s and doctor’s degrees. Under the guidance of Professor Zhuo Hejun and Professor Ren Daobin, she was among the first PhD graduates in creative practice and theoretical research of Chinese painting, China Academy of Art, in 2004. To congratulate Soonyi Oh o

Humans Of CAA

Assadour Markarov

Born in Bulgaria, Assadour Markarov is an artist, curator and art educator. He gave lectures in Japan, Britain, Ireland, Finland, etc. When he studied in China Academy of Art, his PhD advisor was Professor Shi Hui. Now Assadour Markarov is a professor in the Department of Sculpture, Varbanov Fiber Art Research Centre, Fiber and Space Arts Studio, China Academy of Art. In 1987, Assadour studied art in China and got his bachelor's degree in Calligraphy, and later researched on contemporar

Events

"The Brilliance of Song Dynasty in Modern Times" Art Exhibition

On March 18, 2023, the art exhibition themed "The Brilliance of Song Dynasty in Modern Times" kicked off at the Art Museum of China Academy of Art. The key exhibition, titled "Embrace the Landscape: Selected Painting and Calligraphy about Southern China Since the Song Dynasty", was organized collaboratively by the Palace Museum, Shanghai Museum, Liaoning Provincial Museum, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Tianjin Museum, Yunnan Provincial Museum, Huizhou History Museum of Anhui, a

Faculty

Chang Qing

Born in November 1965, Prof. Chang is a member of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (CPWDP). He is currently a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Oil Painting, School of Painting at CAA, and Executive Dean of Zhejiang Academy of Oil Paintings. In addition, he is a member of the Oil Painting Committee of CCA and the National Council for Arts Creation on Major Themes of CAA, Vice Chairman of the Zhejiang Artists Association, and Chairman of the Branch of CPWDP a

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Han Lu

Professor Han was born in Beijing in 1969. Upon his graduation from the Bird and Flower Painting major from the Department of Chinese Painting at CAA, he was hired by the Department as a lecturer and received a Ph.D. degree in Literature. Currently, Prof. Han is the Party Secretary, Associate Dean, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of the School of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy at CCA. Moreover, he holds membership in the China Artists Association and Zhejiang Artists Association, and serves