Ai Xuan () (born November 11, 1947) is a

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painter. In 1967, he graduated from the

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Preparatory School. Since 1980, Ai has had six of his paintings featured in the national exhibition. He has also won several awards including: in 1981, a second-class National Youth Arts Award for his oil painting "wholesale"; a Sichuan outstanding works Prize; and, in 1986, a second Asian art award for his oil painting "snow" . In 1987, Ai spent a year in the

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, visiting academics at

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. While there he was able to meet with several famous artists, and hosted his own personal exhibition. Ai also travelled to

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to participate in the auction organised to raise funds for

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of the

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. He teaches at Beijing Painting Institute. Ai is currently based in

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and is a member of the

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Family

He is the son of the late Chinese poet

Ai Qing Aì Qīng (, March 27, 1910 – May 5, 1996), born Jiang Zhenghan () and styled Jiang Haicheng (), is regarded by some as one of the finest modern Chinese poets. He was known under his pen names Linbi (), Ke'a () and Ejia (). Life Ai Qing was ...

, as well as the half-brother of renowned Chinese Artist

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. Ai Xuan (also known as GuiGui by his closer family members) currently resides in Beijing with his wife Jin Tao and daughter Ai Jiayi.

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Galerie du MondeAi Xuan
''Artnet'' 1947 births Living people Painters from Zhejiang People from Jinhua {{China-painter-stub