Lin Shengwen

Lin Shengwen
Personal Profile

Family Name: Lin Shengwen
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 1958
Hometown: Heilongjiang Tieling City

Lin Shengwen, male, was born in Tieling City, Heilongjiang Province in 1958. He began working in 1976 and started engaging in political and ideological work in 1981. In 1991, he entered the business sector and worked in various industries in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, including large shopping malls, heavy machinery enterprises, advertising and decoration companies, and landscaping firms. He is a Senior Engineer, First-Class Art Master, and a National Gift Calligrapher of China.

In his youth, influenced by his brothers, he gradually developed an interest in calligraphy, then devoted himself to copying classical models and honing his skills diligently. He thoroughly studied and understood the cultural connotations of Chinese calligraphy art, laying a solid foundation by meticulously imitating the steles and manuscripts of ancient masters such as Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty, comprehending their subtleties and absorbing their essence from the model texts. He has great interest in seal carving and appreciates the works of many modern and contemporary masters, successfully integrating these influences with his own characteristics to inherit and promote the art form. Some of his works have won major awards, been published in magazines, and received multiple reports on television and online media.

Current Positions:
Beijing Huaxia Lanting Academy of Calligraphy and Painting Academician
Member of the Nanchang City Calligraphers Association
Member of the China Boshu Association
Member of the China Mao-style Calligraphy Art Committee
Beijing Lanting Academy of Calligraphy and Painting Academician
Executive Deputy Director of the Beijing Huaxia Bangjiao National Gift Academy of Calligraphy and Painting
Deputy Secretary-General of the China Academy of Calligraphy and Painting


  Awards and Honors  

 1   Third Prize, National Ninth Calligraphy and Painting Competition;

 2   Excellent Award, China Tenth Calligraphy and Painting Competition;
 3   Second Prize, National Eleventh Calligraphy and Art Competition;
 4   Second Prize, China "Lanting Cup" Calligraphy and Art Competition;
 5   Excellent Award, 2019 "Spring Festival Cup" National Calligraphy and Painting Competition;
 6  Selected as One of the 100 "Virtuous and Artistic Masters" in 2019; 
 7   Silver Award, National Eighth "China Dream Cup" Calligraphy and Painting Competition;
 8   Exhibited Work, Second "Fragrant Ink" National Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition;
 9   Special Gold Award, National Twentieth "Lushan Cup" Calligraphy and Painting Competition;
 10   Excellent Award, 2020 Beijing Poverty Alleviation and Well-Off Society "Great Beauty of Xicheng: Ink and Emotion" Calligraphy Exhibition;
 11   Special Gold Award, Fourth National "Belt and Road · National Gift Cup" Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition;
 12   Awarded the Title of "Cultural Leader of the Belt and Road" in 2020;
 13   Gold Award, China Calligraphy and Painting Masters Competition;
 14   Awarded the Title of "Top Ten Artists Nationwide";
 15   Global Artists Alliance 2020 "Jinggangshan Cup" Art Competition Award, Peace Contribution Award;
 16   First National New Literati Poetry Conference "New Literati Creation Award";
 17   Awarded the Title of "Outstanding Contributor Talent" in China's Art Creation Field;
 18   Designated as "Chief Creator Artist" for the National Hundred Calligraphers and Painters' Hundred-Meter Long Scroll Project.

  Publications and Media Coverage  


 1   His works were published in the third and eleventh issues of 2020 of "Happy Aging," organized by Jiangxi Education Media Group;
 2   Jingshi Network reported under the title "Brushing Dreams, Fragrant Ink: The Calligraphic Journey of Lin Shengwen";
 3   Sohu Culture and Art Navigation, Xinhua News Art Vision, Phoenix Net Art Theory, Baidu Art精品 Navigation, Ethnic Customs Network, Oriental Information, Huaqi Net, 360 Personal Library, People's Daily Digital Communication, and other media outlets reported under the title "Artistic Figure: Renowned Contemporary Calligrapher — Lin Shengwen";
 4   Xinhua News App, Yidian Zixun Contemporary Art, Tencent Art Report, Toutiao Daguang Art, Sohu Culture and Art Navigation, NetEase Calligraphy and Painting Navigation, Baidu Art精品 Navigation, Phoenix News Art Theory, Mobile NetEase, Mobile Sohu, Shuhun Net, and other media outlets reported under the title "Celebrating National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival — Contemporary Renowned Calligrapher Lin Shengwen";
 5   Jiangxi Television Channel 6’s "Art and Collection"栏目 broadcast a special documentary titled "Artistic Journey and Achievements";
 6   Sohu Culture and Art Navigation, Baidu, and others reported under the title "2021 Special Recommendation · Most Collectible Artist — Lin Shengwen";
 7   Phoenix News Art Theory, Sohu Culture and Art Navigation, and Xinhua News App reported under the title "Art Focus: Contemporary Renowned Calligrapher — Lin Shengwen";
 8   The China Calligraphers and Painters Association website published works such as "Healing the World";
 9   Included and published in the 2020 volume of the "Contemporary Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Directory";
 10   Calligraphy works were published in the collections of the First National "Zhonghua Qingfeng Cup" and the Fourth National "Belt and Road · National Gift Cup" Outstanding Calligraphy and Painting Works;
 11   The calligraphy work "Zhao Jianmin's Poem: Scenery at Tangqiao Hot Spring" was selected and published in the 2021 Chinese Academy of Painting Calendar;
 12   Toutiao reported under the title "Artist Spotlight: Appreciation of the Works of Renowned Realist Calligrapher Lin Shengwen."
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