China Academy of Art

Vision

Message from the President

Dear alumni, friends, and fellow peers, Ninety-five years ago, on this particular day, Mr. Cai Yuanpei delivered a speech at our academy's opening ceremony. He said then that the mission of the National Academy of Art (later renamed into China Academy of Art) was for our people to enjoy true life through the love for beauty. During a time marked by cultural clashes between the East and the West, when we stood on the brink of a national crisis, Mr. Cai set his sights on

Renaissance Man of the New Era

Hangzhou is a city with rich cultural heritage. Located in the heart of Hangzhou, the academy has inherited its thousand-year-old culture and instilled the spirit of picturesque landscape. The Academy was founded by the renowned educator CaiYuanpei early in 1928, who had been promoting art education in China to redeem the then war-torn China. At beginning, there were only four departments in the academy including Traditional Chinese Painting, Western Painting, Sculpture and Pattern Design

Overview

The CAA spirit is within every alumnus. The Alumni Association provides care and support for CAA alumni while helping alumni communicate their love to their alma mater. We encourage all fellow alumni to help develop our alumni initiatives.Overview of Alumni AssociationChina Academy of Art (CAA) Alumni Association was founded in 2019 with the aim to make CAA a top-notch art school, usher in a new great era of the arts, establish CAA academic community, and keep alumni connected with the CAA univ

History

Hangzhou is a city with rich cultural heritage. Located in the heart of Hangzhou, the academy has inherited its thousand-year-old culture and instilled the spirit of picturesque landscape. The Academy was founded by the renowned educator CaiYuanpei early in 1928, who had been promoting art education in China to redeem the then war-torn China.At beginning, there were only four departments in the academy including Traditional Chinese Painting, Western Painting, Sculpture and Pattern Design. While

Philosophy & Motto

School Motto

At CAA, the school motto serves as the guiding principle for each and every student's personal moral growth.

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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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Academic Disciplines

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

Humans Of CAA

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