ZHANG Guangen

     Zhang Guang'en, styled Yunfeng, also known as Yanmozhai Master, male, Han ethnicity, born in 1969, native of Weifang City, Shandong Province.He studied under the renowned master of poetry, calligraphy, painting, and seal carving, Mr. Chen Shourong, and became a formal disciple of the celebrated calligrapher and painter Mr. Yang Zhenhua, who was himself a disciple of Mr. Zheng Jingwu. He began studying traditional landscape, flower-and-bird, and figure painting. During this period, under the guidance of Master Yang Zhenhua, he gained a comprehensive understanding of the history of Chinese painting and calligraphy and its various schools. Over nearly two decades of practice, he traveled to famous mountains and visited renowned masters, deeply captivated by the profound sophistication of traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ...... (content truncated for formatting preservation) Current positions: Member of Shandong Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Society Member of Weifang Municipal Artists Association, Shandong Province Director of Weifang Municipal Artists Association, Shandong Province Academician of Shandong Academy of Peace and Friendship Calligraphy and Painting Executive Director of Shandong Lutai Culture Association Member of Shandong Beihai Calligraphy and Painting Academy Research Fellow at Weifang Calligraphy and Painting Research Institute, American Calligraphy and Painting Association Member of Weifang Calligraphy and Painting Art International Exchange Association President of Fengmo Calligraphy and Painting Academy Executive Director of China Calligraphers and Painters Association         Mr. Zhang Guang'en has participated in numerous national, provincial, and municipal fine art exhibitions and won multiple awards. His works have been purchased and collected by collectors from various regions. In 2013, he won the First Prize in the “Ecological Civilization: Beautiful Shandong” Photography and Calligraphy-Painting Competition. In 2016, he was invited to publish commemorative stamps marking the 37th anniversary of China-U.S. diplomatic relations; in the same year, he was also invited to publish commemorative stamps for the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. In 2017, he was invited to publish commemorative stamps titled “Remain True to Our Original Aspiration” and stamps commemorating the 53rd anniversary of China-France diplomatic relations. In 2018, he won First Prize in the “Zhenji Cup” Calligraphy and Painting Competition and First Prize in the Chinese Overseas Brand Five-Star Calligraphy and Painting Masters Competition.