Professor Liu Mingcai,Deputy Dean of the School of Arts at Renmin University of China, Artist specialized in oil Painting and Chinese calligraphy, Doctoral Supervisor.Penname: Shifang and Zhisheng.
Prof. Liuwas born in Pengxi, Sichuan Province in 1972,and gained MFA in 2004 and PhD in 2019, bothfromCentral Academy of Fine Arts. He is currently a member of Chinese Artists Association.
Main Research Direction:Compatibility between the Modeling language of Chinese painting and oil painting, Imagery Study of Oil Painting.
Main Exhibitions and Works:
2012,Exhibition “Generously Colored---Calligraphy and Paintings by Liu Mingcai”washeld at Hebei Art Museum. Collection of Paintings by Renowned Contemporary Chinese Artists---Liu Mingcaiwas published.
2013,Exhibition “A Dream Back to the Highland---Calligraphy and Paintings by Liu Mingcai”washeld at Qinghai Museum.Selected Works by Renowned Chinese Academism Artists---Calligraphy and Paintings by Liu Mingcaiwas published.Took part in “The Character of Painting----Contemporary Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition” with his workThe Towering Ancient Cypress.
2014,Exhibition “Heart Meet with Heart----Calligraphy and Paintings by Liu Mingcai” was held at Sichuan Museum. MonographsTeaching the Seal Character,Teaching the Regular Script,Teaching the Cursive Style,A Collection of Calligraphy and Paintings by Liu Mingcai,andTraditional Chinese Paintings by Liu Mingcaiwere published.
2015,Edited the sixteen-volume seriesModels for Copy---A Collection of Figure Sketches and Flower-and-Bird Sketches by Ren Bonian, which was published by Anhui Fine Arts Publishing House. EditedSelected Works of Zhangcao Through the Ages, which was published by Jiangxi Fine Arts Publishing House. Exhibitions including “My Heart is with the Chinese Color Painting----Calligraphy and Paintings by Liu Mingcai”, “Seeking Truth in the Ancient World”, “Test with Heart/New Experiences——Paintings by Tang Xiaogang and Liu Mingcai” were held.
2016,EditedTest with Heart----Traditional Chinese Paintingsby Liu Mingcai and held the exhibition “Painting-In-Itself----Poems and Calligraphy by Liu Mingcai.” Edited the book seriesAn Appreciation of Classic Stone Inscriptions and Copying Models of Handwriting, which was published by Anhui Fine Arts Publishing House.
2017,Mental Imagery----A Collection of Paintings by Liu Mingcaiwas published.
2018,Exhibition"ManTingfang -ChinesePoetry and Calligraphyby Liu Mingcai" was held at the Museum ofRenmin University of China.
2019,Exhibition "All the Way to the West of the Sea - Calligraphy and Paintings by Liu Mingcai” was held at the gallery of China National Academy of Painting.
2020,published "Middle-aged Change: A Multi-Compound Study of Xu Wei's Calligraphy and Painting Modeling World.”
2023, Exhibition “ Huiyi - 'Ten Years of Qinghai'-Calligraphy and Paintings by Liu Mingcai”, was held at Jinyuetang Art Space in Xining, Qinghai.
