Xu Xianwen 徐贤文

Xu Xianwen (徐贤文) (b. 1956, Sichuan, China)

After Studying Chinese ink painting at the Sichuan Art College, Xianwen studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts from which he graduated in 1999. He is a member of Chinese Artists Association; Honorary President of Chinese Culture And Art Association. Presently, he lectures at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts and oversees students of Master Degree in Arts.

Xu’s works have been shown in many exhibitions both domestically and internationally. Xu has received many awards including the first Chinese Literary Golden Eagle “Famous Artists Achievement Award”; Gold medal of “Chinese Literary Award for Outstanding Achievement – Chinese Painting and Calligraphy” Award; The Outstanding Chinese Contemporary Artist.

Xu has formed a new school of flower and bird paintings: majestic and complicated in composition, his works are rich and passionate. The birds and flowers in Xu’s paintings have been injected with a human temperament. His use of water is so skilful that no matter how huge the painting is or how complicated in the composition, the tone of the ink is always unrestrained and the dense and thick air and spirit are integrated in all his paintings.

He has more than 9 art books published, including 5 publications published together with other outstanding artists such as Wang Mingming (王明明), Zhang Lichen (张立辰), Huang Yongyu (黄永玉), Fanzeng (范增), Liu Dawei (刘大为), Liu Wenxi (刘文西), Sun Qifeng (孙其峰), Zhou Shaohua (周韶华), Wang Xijing (王西京)。

徐贤文，字子墨。1956年1月8日生于四川省泸州市。1979年考入四川美术学院绘画系中国画专业。

1983年毕业并留校任教。获学士学位。1997年考入中央美术学院中国画系研究生班并于1999年毕业。现为四川美术学院教授。硕士生导师。

中国国际美术出版社、四川美术出版社分别出版了《徐贤文画集》、《徐贤文人物速写》。作品及个人事迹被《四川日报》、《艺术与收藏》、《艺术与繁荣》、《中国画家》、《中华名流》、《世界知识画报》、《中华美术大师》、《中华风骨》、《世纪名画》、《中华杰出人物》等刊物刊登及专题介绍。

曾获2006年“中华当代杰出功勋艺术家”称号，首届“中国文艺杰出成就奖”书画艺术金奖等。