ARTIST

Guang Jun · 广军

Biography

Guang Jun (b. 1938) is a Chinese printmaker, painter and educator. His career combines artistic experimentation with decades of teaching at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing.

Education

1959 — Graduated from the secondary school affiliated with the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

1964 — Graduated from the academy’s Printmaking Department.

1978–1980 — Postgraduate studies in printmaking; graduated in 1980 and joined the academy’s teaching staff.

Teaching and academic roles

He has served as professor, doctoral supervisor and head of the Printmaking Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. His professional roles have also included chairing the Printmaking Art Committee of the China Artists Association and serving as executive director of the Printmaking Institute at the China National Academy of Painting.

Artistic practice

Working across different printmaking media as well as oil painting, Guang Jun was among the early artists to practise and promote screenprinting in China. From the late 1970s, he also participated in organising printmaking activities and exchanges.

Selected exhibitions

1982 — 6th National Print Exhibition

1988 — Exhibition of Oil Paintings of the Human Body

1991 — Beijing–Taipei Contemporary Print Exhibition

2006 — Chinese Black-and-White Woodcut Exhibition

2006 — Carrying Forward the Past and Opening the Future — Print Exhibition

Selected works and collections

Selected works include Saiwai Gui (塞外归), Cai Lian Tu (采莲图), Qingming Yi (清明忆) and Yiye Chunfeng (一夜春风). His work is represented in the National Art Museum of China, the British Museum, the municipal library of Lyon and the Ludwig collection in Germany.