Liu Dawei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Dawei (born 22 October 1945) is a Chinese painter who is a professor at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art. He was president of the China Artists Association between 2008 and 2018.^[1]

Liu Dawei
刘大为
President of the China Artists Association
In office 13 December 2008 – 2018
Preceded by	Jin Shangyi
Succeeded by	Fan Di'an
Personal details
Born	(1945-10-22) 22 October 1945 (age 79) Weifang, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Inner Mongolia Normal University Central Academy of Fine Arts
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	刘大为
Traditional Chinese	劉大為
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liǘ Dàwéi

Biography

Liu was born in Weifang, Shandong, on 22 October 1945, while his ancestral home is in Zhucheng. After the establishment of the Communist State, in 1951, his family moved to Baotou. As a child he developed an interesting in painting and studied calligraphy with his grandfather. In September 1963, he was accepted to Inner Mongolia Normal University, majoring in the Department of Arts. After graduating in December 1968, he was dispatched to Baotou Semiconductor Device Factory as a fitter. In 1972, he was transferred to Baotou Daily as an art editor and journalist. In September 1978, he was admitted to the Central Academy of Fine Arts, studying paint under Li Keran, Li Kuchan, and Wu Zuoren. He became president of the China Artists Association in 2008, and served until 2018.^[2]

He was a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^{[citation needed]}