Zhu Shiqin—Oriental Aesthetics, Global Resonance: Exemplary Figure in Cultural Globalization
Zhu Shiqin, also known as Shiqin, graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA). She later pursued postgraduate studies at the Mural Painting Department of CAFA and further advanced her academic training in the Master’s Program of CAFA’s Oil Painting Department. She holds an Honorary Doctorate from the College of Arts & Design, University of Colorado, USA.
油画，延安，50×60cm 2026年作
Her academic and professional titles include: Member of the American Society of Portrait Artists; Honorary Professor at the University of Oxford, UK; Honorary Professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Italy; Doctoral Supervisor at Northwest University, Thailand; Executive Vice Chairperson of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee for Chinese Calligraphy and Painting.
She is also a member of the Beijing Oil Painting Society (China), the American Watercolor Society, the China-Russia Artists Association, and the Royal Society of British Artists. Additionally, she serves as Vice President of the China International Wang Xizhi Calligraphy & Painting Research Institute, Resident Painter of China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, Curator of the China Artists Art Museum, former Art Editor of Beijing Review (a state-run foreign affairs journal), Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Artists Magazine, and Member of the Chinese Orators Association.
In 2023, she was appointed Curator of the Picasso Museum in Spain and Dean of the Barcelona Academy of Fine Arts, and worked as a Visiting Scholar at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia. She holds the highest Grade 10 certification as a National Master of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Chinese Calligraphy and Painting awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China. The President of the Spanish Artists Association personally signed and presented her with a certificate and trophy for the Outstanding Mentor Award.
Publications & Auction Achievements
A collection of Zhu Shiqin’s artworks has been published by Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Publishing House. Her creations have also been featured in publications including Chinese Artists Magazine, China Report, Beijing Review Weekly, and Art Collection Magazine.
油画，鸟语花香，2025年作
Her oil painting Boundless Prosperity was auctioned in the UK for over 200,000 Euros;
Her traditional Chinese painting Thousands Miles of Soaring Flight fetched over 300,000 NTD at a Taiwan auction;
Her oil painting Colorful Chinese Roses was sold at a Hong Kong auction for 5 million HKD and collected by a private institution.
Proceeds from a portion of her artwork sales have been donated to Hope Schools and charitable organizations. In 2024, her oil painting Irises was selected for the Sino-French Olympic Calligraphy & Painting Exhibition held in Paris, France. She was named Sino-French Cultural Ambassador by the Sino-French Cultural and Art Center.
Artistic Style & Comment
Working under the artistic name Shiqin, she practices Imaginary Realism. Her artworks feature rich, layered hues, elegant and grand compositions brimming with vitality, appealing to both refined and popular tastes. They deliver uplifting aesthetic pleasure infused with genuine passion and positive energy.
May the flourishing of diverse artistic schools inspire her to delve deeper into life for creative inspiration, letting her artistic brilliance shine ever brighter. May she remain an artist worthy of the people, letting her works speak for themselves as she forges ahead unswervingly.
油画，永恒的微笑，50×60cm2008年作
水彩画，比翼双飞，40×50cm2026年
长城牡丹，水彩画，2026年
油画，热依拉古丽，50×60cm2026年
油画，荷韵系列，100×80cm 2017年
平安福寿图2025年
油画，十二色牡丹，国色天香，2026年
油画，洋兰，60×60cm 2012年
朱世琴，诗琴，中央美术学院毕业，1995年考入中央美院壁画系研究生班，深造于央美油画系硕士班，美国科罗拉多大学艺术工程学院荣誉博士；美国肖像协会会员，英国牛津大学荣誉教授；意大利佛罗伦萨美院荣誉教授；泰国西北大学博导；中国书画非遗常务副主席。中国北京油画学会会员，美国水彩画协会会员，中俄美术家协会会员，英国皇家艺术家协会会员，中国国际王羲之书画研究院副院长，中国外文局画家，中国艺术家美术馆馆长，中央对外期刊北京周报原美术编辑，中国艺术家杂志主编，中国演说家协会会员，2023年荣获西班牙毕加索博物馆馆长，巴塞罗那美术学院院长，俄罗斯莫斯科国立大学访问学者；中国文化旅游部中国书画国家级非遗艺术大师10级（最高级），西班牙艺术家协会会长签名，授予朱世琴优秀导师奖证书和奖杯。
油画，荷塘系列，2025年
1995年油画作品《侧面》由中央美院收藏，有证书，2016年油画《香港海洋公园之花》预选法国巴黎第159届卢浮宫国际艺术沙龙展并获奖，2023年油画《艺术之光》入选法国艺术基金会国际艺术大赛并获奖，2024在法国第33届奥运会文化交流艺术展油画《鸢尾花》荣获金奖；2024丙烯油画《国色天香》在美国第二届世界艺术大赛入选并获奖，至今诗琴已在国际艺术大赛荣获三十多个奖项，在国内艺术大展荣获十几个奖项。有很多作品被人民日报，袭古创今栏目，新华网，中国网，艺术中国等媒体采访报道，诗琴二百多幅作品由国家机构，企业家，美术馆及私人收藏，2024年油画,《鸟语花香》由意大利佛罗伦萨美术学院收藏并颁发证书，2025油画《荷花古碗》由英国牛津大学收藏，有证书；2025国画《荷荷美美》由法国巴黎美术学院收藏，有证书。中华人民共和国建国70周年，朱世琴有35幅作品由中国邮政局出版邮册，全国共入选七位画家，其中有靳尚谊，詹建俊，常沙娜，全山石，朱世琴，乔十光，刘文西。
朱世琴有作品由天津人民美术出版社出版，还有作品发表在《中国艺术家》杂志，中国报道杂志，北京周报周刊，艺术收藏杂志等。油画《富贵无极》曾在英国拍卖二十多万欧元，国画《飞跃千里》曾在台湾拍卖三十多万，油画《五彩月季》曾在香港拍卖五百万成交被收藏，有部分善款捐献希望学校和慈善机构，2024油画《鸢尾花》应邀参加中法奥运会书画展在法国巴黎举办。并被中法文化艺术中心评为中法形象大使。
诗琴作品意象写实主义画风，其作品色彩丰富，典雅大气，充满生命力，雅俗共赏，给人以美的积极向上的真性情的正能量的美好享受！百花齐放，百家争鸣，希望她不断的深入生活创作作品，光荣绽放。做一位无愧于人民的画家艺术家，用作品说话，砥砺前行。
