BRICS artist Yu Lijie

       Yu Lijie, with the courtesy name Miaode, was born in Changchun in 1972. He received court training at a young age and enjoyed studying calligraphy and painting. In addition to his studies, he continued to study in Linchi and excelled in Zhao style calligraphy. He was appointed as the former president of the Chinese Academy of Painting and Calligraphy under the Ministry of Culture, and was praised as the "soul of bamboo" by the renowned calligrapher and painter and the chairman of the Art Association, Jin Shangyi. Yang Guocan studied painting diligently.

Now:

Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Artists Association, Academician of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Calligraphy and Painting Academy, Director of the Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association, Member of the New Zealand Chinese Calligraphers Association, Special Gold Award at the 6th National Chinese "Dream Huai" Calligraphy and Painting Competition, and won the 18th National Calligraphy and Painting Competition The 23rd "Lushan Cup" Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting Competition won the Special Gold Award. The Bi Jiasu Museum of Former Residence, the Barcelona Academy of Art, and the Royal Academy of Art of Spain held a global competition for oil painting and won the Excellent Mentor Award. In January 2024, in view of Yu Lijie's outstanding achievements in the field of calligraphy and painting art, as well as his high influence in cultural exchanges among the BRICS countries, the International Federation of Literary and Artists - Artists Association specially awarded him: Honorary title of "BRICS Artist". In January 2024, taking into account the outstanding contributions made by Yu Lijie in the Chinese cultural and artistic industry, we hereby hire Yu Lijie as the Chief Expert of the National Art Title Examination Center. In 2024, based on the contributions and influence made by Yu Lijie in the inheritance and promotion of excellent traditional Chinese culture, we hereby invite him to serve as the "National Ambassador of Friendly Culture to Foreign Countries".