China Academy of Art

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Arturo Mayorga Zuñiga

'Hello, everyone, I'm Arturo Mayorga Zuñiga. I'm Mexican and my tutor is Chen Yuan from China Academy of Art. Living in China and learning in the Academy have shaped my career and creative mind. ''The master's courses taught by the teachers and various activities organized by the International College all left me wonderful memories. In the four years' study in China Academy of Art, Chinese culture and traditional customs have expanded my knowledge and helped me improv

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Luis Cantillo

Luis Cantillo is a Colombian visual artist and curator. He has bachelor's degrees from College of Fine Arts, Columbia National University and from Central Saint Martins, London, UK and master’s degree from School of Visual Arts, New York, USA.In 2011, he got the Chinese government scholarship and learned from Professor Qiu Zhijie in School of Intermedia Art, China Academy of Art. He won the 2016 Academy Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. In the past ten years, he is active in contempor

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Ida Blazicko

The sculptor and public artist Ida Blazicko was born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1985. She studied in the Department of Public Art, China Academy of Art, from 2009 to 2012 and got her PhD under the guidance of Professor Yang Qirui.Now she is a member of Croatian Association of Artists. She went to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA for study. She has a PhD in the field of bionics in Sculpture, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, Croatia and she is a foreign professor in the Department

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Jeremiah Watson

Jeremiah Watson is an international student from America. From 2010 to 2018, he successively obtained a master's degree and a doctorate degree from China Academy of Art under the guidance of Professor Wang Shu.Now he is an international architect, design consultant and artist. Jeremiah is keen on promoting the harmony between man and nature and the expression of construction and materials through architectural design. The project he led won awards in the International Competition for Archite

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Lian Mian

Lian received his bachelor's degree at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University in 2003. Three years later, he completed the postgraduate study at the same academy. In 2010, Lian graduated from there as a doctor. He is currently working at CAA Center for Chinese Visual Studies.Lian takes the history and theories of ancient Chinese arts, crafts, and design as his main research fields, concentrating on the history of ideas, institutions, and philosophy, as well as the classics of

Events

Illuminate the World · 2022 Qiandao Lake International Biennale of Light Art

On Jun. 29, "Illuminate the World · 2022 Qiandao Lake International Biennale of Light Art" opened at the Yue Guang Island, Qiandao Lake Scenic Spot. The Biennale was co-organized by China Academy of Art and Chun'an County People's Government of Zhejiang Province and was China's first biennale focusing on art of light as medium. While continuing to build China Academy of Art's "Illuminate the World" art platform, the exhibition was committed to promoting a long

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China Academy of Art launches exhibition series to motivate social engagement in co-building a 'beautiful China'

On June 25, 2022, the China Academy of Art, one of China's leading art education institutes launched an exhibition entitled "A-C-Tion 2022 series of academic activities". The exhibition aims at presenting the collections of artworks that showcase the beauty of China from different perspectives. The day also marks the first anniversary of the establishment of the Beautiful China Institute of the China Academy of Art. A-C-Tion 2022 poster "A-C-Tion 2022" exhibition

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Animated short film bags award in France

Domestic animated short film, "A Dog Under Bridge," won the Jury Award at the 2022 Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France on June 19. Directed and written by Tang Lihao, an undergraduate student from China Academy of Art, the film portrays people's difficult life situations as seen through the eye's of a stray dog. "The film was born from my personal experience and feelings. I'm so honored that it has been accepted by people from around the world and the juries from Annecy Festiv

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A-C-Tion 2022: “Beautiful China” - The Research Institute of Beautiful China Initiative of China Academy of Art

On June 25, 2022, on the first anniversary of the establishment of the Research Institute of Beautiful China Initiative of China Academy of Art, “Research Institute of Beautiful China Initiative’s A-C-Tion 2022” series of academic activities began. A-C-Tion 2022 includes three major parts, i.e. “Practical Chronicle”, “Character Chronicle” and “Thinking Chronicle”, aiming to present the beauty of China from different perspectives. Gao Shiming, President of China Academy of Art and Dean of the Res

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Claudio Lucchi Gave a Speech at the 2022 CAA Graduation Ceremony

Claudio Lucchi, an international student from the School of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, gave a speech on behalf of this year's CAA graduates. Under the guidance of professors and with support from the academy, Lucchi has been devoted to exploring China's traditional Weltanschauung and life philosophy, as well as the collective and individual Sino-Western intercultural dialogues through the lens of Chinese landscape painting. He hopes to contribute to contemporary Sino-Western cultu