Fan Di'an (; born September 1955) is a Chinese painter currently serving as president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and China Artists Association.

Biography

Fan was born in

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in September 1955. He secondary studied at Pucheng County No.1 High School. During the late

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

, he was a sent down youth between 1973 and 1977. After the resumption of college entrance examination in 1977, he was accepted to the Fujian Normal University. After graduation, he taught at the university. He joined the

Communist Party of China The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

in April 1979. In 1985, he was admitted to Central Academy of Fine Arts, and worked at the university since 1988. He was a visiting scholar at the

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from 1992 to 1993. In 2005, he was appointed president of the National Art Museum of China. After this office was terminated in 2014, he became president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. In December 2018, he was elected president of the China Artists Association. He was a member of the 11th, 12th, 13th National Committee of the

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References

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Biography of Fan Di'an
Central Academy of Fine Arts
Biography of Fan Di'an
US–China Forum on the Arts and Culture {{DEFAULTSORT:Fan, Di'an 1955 births Living people People from Nanping Fujian Normal University alumni Central Academy of Fine Arts alumni People's Republic of China painters Members of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference