Ai Xuan, born in 1947 to a family in Jinhua, a city in Zhejiang province, China. He is the son of the well-known Chinese poet Ai Qing. During the tumultuous Cultural Revolution, Ai Xuan studied at the Fine Arts Middle School affiliated with the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is a founding member of the School of Chinese Realism. His paintings, characterized by precise forms and delicate brushwork, convey a profound sense of sadness, loneliness, and emptiness that resonates deeply with viewers.
Ai Xuan's work has received widespread recognition. As early as 1986, he received an honorary award at the 18th Cagnes-Sur-Mer International Painting Festival. In 1999, he was featured as a representative artist of modern Chinese art in Professor Michael Sullivan's "Art of China." In 2015, Ai Xuan was honored with the Chevalier Medal for Oriental Art by the Belgian Federal Parliament for his contributions to cultural exchange between the East and the West, and the same year, he received the European Art Star award from the European Parliament. His works are widely collected by museums and private collectors both in China and globally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, the National Art Museum of China, Long Museum in Shanghai, Song Art Museum in Beijing, and the Guy and Myriam Ullens Foundation.
Ai Xuan's work has received widespread recognition. As early as 1986, he received an honorary award at the 18th Cagnes-Sur-Mer International Painting Festival. In 1999, he was featured as a representative artist of modern Chinese art in Professor Michael Sullivan's "Art of China." In 2015, Ai Xuan was honored with the Chevalier Medal for Oriental Art by the Belgian Federal Parliament for his contributions to cultural exchange between the East and the West, and the same year, he received the European Art Star award from the European Parliament. His works are widely collected by museums and private collectors both in China and globally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, the National Art Museum of China, Long Museum in Shanghai, Song Art Museum in Beijing, and the Guy and Myriam Ullens Foundation.