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Flowing Stream, 2005
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Mr. Zhu Jianhui graduated from the prestigious CAFA (Chinese Academy of Fine Arts). Today his art prints like "Faint Fragrance", "Ancient Musical Charm" or "Quintessence of China" are in the collections of several museums. These and other prints have won a number of awards, and his works have been shown inside and outside of China - including Europe and North America. In 2006 several of his artworks were purchased by the Olympic Committee. Zhu Jianhui is an artist that should not be missing in a portfolio of a serious collector of modern Chinese art on paper.

Education and Career

Quintessence of China, 2004
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Mr. Zhu Jianhui was born in 1963 in Jiangsu province, a region of East China along the Yellow Sea and the Yangtze River, famous for silk and embroidery art. In 1987, he graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Nantong University. He continued his art studies at the prestigious CAFA (Chinese Academy of Fine Arts). And in 1996, he received his CAFA diploma.

In the official China ranking of artists who are members of the national and provincial artists associations, Mr. Zhu Jianhui is ranked as National first grade artist.

Mr. Zhu Jianhui is president of the Qidong Printmaking Insitute.

Affiliations

Mr. Zhu Jianhui is a member of the China Artists Association.

First Impression

Detail from Flowing Stream, 2005
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We at artelino received our first consignment of prints by Mr. Zhu Jianhui in January 2006. The diversity of styles surprised us. While prints like "Faint Fragrance" show a masterful and serene still life with Chinese attributes, others like "Ancient Charm" are distinctively modern. Prints by Zhu Jianhui have been very successful in art exhibition since the late 1980s. The temptation to continue a successful style, and cherish it over the years and even over decades, is always present for an artist. Many artists do this and create for the rest of their lives images of owls or old farmhouses. But Mr. Zhu Jianhui likes to experiment and try new ways and challenges.

Of the consignment that we received our uncontested personal favorites are Flowing Stream from 2005 and Quintessence of China from 2004. These very large print images are mesmerizing. They are masterly made, unique, and they carry a message that make each of them a milestone in the history of modern Chinese prints after 2000. Several art museums considered these works important enough to take them into their collections. Please note: The blurred look of "Quintessence of China" is not a flaw of our images. It is the design - intentionally created by the artist.

Zhu Jianhui works in the technique of woodblock prints. The prints are limited editions, signed, dated, numbered and titled in Chinese. Editions vary from 50 for the "Fragrance" series to less than 15 for the artist's works made after 2000. Zhu Jianhui - as so many Chinese printmakers - does not create his works for a commercial market, but for his own fame. And that means prestigious exhibitions and museum collections!

Exhibitions and Awards

Faint Fragrance No. 2, 1991
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Ancient Musical Charm No. 2, 2002
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Ancient Charm No. 1, 2003
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• 1986 - Several artworks were shown at the printmaking exhibition of Jiangsu province. The artwork "Looking For" won a prize for outstanding performance.
• 1989 - The artwork "Notes of Port" was shown at the 7th Chinese National Art Exhibition.
• 1990 - The artwork "Little Lane" attended the exhibition "Woodblocks with Water-soluble Inks of Jiangsu Province" in Toronto, Canada.
• 1991 - The artwork "August" was shown at the "5th International Biennial Contemporary Print Exhition" in Taipei.
• 1991 - The art work "Local Accent" attended the exhibition "New Artworks of Chinese Contemporary Prints" in Tokyo, Japan and in New York, U.S.A.
• 1994 - The artwork "First Movement" was shown at the 12th National Print Exhibition of China. The artwork was collected by the Art Museum of Shenzhen city.
• 1994 - The artwork "First Movement" won the outstanding prize of Jiangsu Province Print Exhibition.
• 1995 - Several artworks were shown at Chinese print exhibitions in Vietnam and Brazil.
• 1995 - The artworks "Zoology No.1" and "Symbol No.1" were collected by the Chinese International Exhibition Exchange Center.
• 1997 - Mr. Jianhui attended the 12th "National New Artist, New Artwork Exhibition".
• 1997 - The artwork "Faint Fragrance no.3" was collected by the Art Museum of Guilin city.
• 1997 - The artwork "Zoology No.3" was collected by the Art Museum of Jiangsu province.
• 1998 - The artwork "Importance" was shown at the 1st Jiangsu Province Art Festival, and won the copper medal.
• 1999 - The artwork "Looking at Each Other" attended the 9th National Art Exhibition.
• 1999 - The art work "Pulse" attended the International Art Exposition in Taipei, Taiwan.
• 2000 - The art prints "Faint Fragrance No.1", "Faint Fragrance No.2" and "Faint Fragrance No.3" were shown in the Chinese 100 Years Print Exhibition.
• 2000 - The artwork "Style and Features" won the copper medal in the 1st Chinese Artist's Art Exhibition.
• 2001 - The artwork "Style and Features" attended the International China-Japan Print Exhibition.
• 2001 - Publication of the book "Return of 20th century - Print collection of Zhu Jianhui", ISBN: 962-7872-24-4.
• 2002 - The artwork "Ancient Musical Charm No.1" was shown at the 16th National Print Exhibition, and was collected by Artists' Association of Anhui province.
• 2003 - The artwork "Ancient Musical Charm No.2" attended the 2nd Chinese National Gold Color Prize Exhibition, and was collected by the exhibition committee.
• 2004 - The Artwork "Ancient Charm No.1" won the silver prize of Jiangsu Province Print Exhibition.
• 2004 - The art prints "Faint Fragrance No.1" and "Faint Fragrance No.2" were collected by the Art Gallery of Taiwan Normal University.
• 2004 - The artwork "Seeking for the Dream No.3" was collected by the Art Museum of Shenzhen city, China.
• 2005 - The artwork "Instance-Eternity" won the silver prize of the 6th Chinese National Gymnastic Art Exhibition.
• 2005 - Artworks by Mr. Jianhui were shown in the Jiangsu Print Exhibition of China-France Culture Year, Paris.
• 2005 - Artworks like "Quintessence of China" were collected by Chinese National Gallery, Nantong Museum, Jiangsu Culture Department and Shenzhen Painting Institute.
• 2006 - The artwork "Dialogue" won the recommended prize in the 12th Biennial International Print Exhibition, Taiwan.
• 2006 - Several art works by Zhu Jianhui were collected by the Taiwan National Art Gallery, the Chinese Olympic committee and the Art Museum of Jiangsu Province.

Publications

• "Return of 20th century - Print Collection of Zhu Jianhui", ISBN: 962-7872-24-4.

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