Current Professional Societies

1. Member of the China Democratic League;

2. Member of Education Committee of the China Democratic League;

3. Member of Beijing Artist Association;

4. Member of China Mural Association

Research Areas

1. Contemporary landscape painting creation and research;

2. Ancient Chinese mural painting

Publications

1. Shiyan, Dream back to ‘Quanlin’, Chinese Painting and Calligraph, Vol 46, Oct.2006.

2. Shiyan, Meditation on landscape sketching, China Profiles, Vol 400, Oct. 2011.

3. Shiyan, Ink consciousness of landscape painting, Chinese Painting and Calligraph, Vol 147, 2015.

4. Shiyan, The perception and pattern of ancient landscape painting in accordance with Han Dynasty murals in Mount Fenix, Art Observation, Vol 234, 2015.

5. Shiyan, Sights below the horizon—The perception and pattern of ancient landscape painting in accordance with Han Dynasty Tomb 61 in Shaogou Luoyang , Cultural Monthly, Vol 468, Apr. 2018.

6. Shiyan, The experience and expression of art, Art Observation, Vol 280, Dec.2018.

7. Shiyan, On the education of excellent traditional culture in colleges and universities, Cultural Monthly, Nov.2019.

8. Shiyan, A case study of influential painters in the 21st century-Shiyan, Beijing Arts and Crafts Publishing House, 2006.

9. Shiyan, New hospital ink:Shiyan, Chinese Academy of Fine Arts Press,2007.

10. Shiyan,Shiyan’s calligraphy and seal Cutting, China People's Art Press,2008.

11. Shiyan, A must for the Chinese painting—weed tree, Hubei Fine Arts Press,2011.

12. Shiyan, A must for the Chinese painting—pine tree, Hubei Fine Arts Press,2011.

13. Shiyan, Academic school: Shiyan, Beijing Arts And Crafts Publishing House,2013.

14. Shiyan, Asked by Shiyan: the space of stone and ink, Hubei Fine Arts Press,2013.

15. Shiyan, Ancient tomb mountain shadow: A study on the landscape image of tomb murals in Han Dynasty, Hubei Fine Arts Press,2018.

Personal statement

Shiyan works as a Lecturer and Master Supervisor for the College of Art and Design in Beijing University of Technology. He has been engaged in teaching for 10 years. He has presided on contemporary landscape painting creation and research, and Chinese ancient mural research. He has published 9 academic papers on major journals including 2 CSSCI papers and 8 academic books. He has created over 100 representative art works and attended over 40 art exhibitions, forming a unique art style of himself.