Liu Qincai, an outstanding artist, was born in January 1957 in Dalian, Liaoning Province, and has become an important figure in the Chinese painting and calligraphy industry today with his outstanding talent and unremitting efforts.
Liu Qincai's appointment as vice chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association and the title of a famous contemporary Chinese calligrapher and painter fully demonstrates his authority and influence in this field. He is an artist-savvy and proficient in a variety of calligraphy and painting styles, including gongbi, regular script, cursive and Maoti calligraphy.
Liu Qincai has adhered to the family motto since he was a child, and has a deep love and pursuit of calligraphy and painting. His hard work and talent made him stand out from school and have an in-depth study and understanding of gongbi painting, regular script, cursive script, and Maoti calligraphy. After a long period of hard work, his regular script, cursive script, and Maoti calligraphy have reached a superb realm, and his fine brush painting is praised as a very high realm.
His works have won gold and silver medals in national, provincial and municipal painting and calligraphy competitions for many times. His works have been exhibited not only domestically but also abroad, and have won the Gold Medal in Russia, the Gold Medal in Singapore, the Silver Medal in Korea, the Silver Medal in Japan, and the Bronze Medal in Korea. These works have been warmly sought after and collected by international friends.
In October 2013, he won double gold medals for his outstanding calligraphy and Chinese painting works in the Chinese Dream of Calligraphy and Painting to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Comrade *** and the 13th National Lushan Cup Calligraphy and Painting Competition. His calligraphy and painting works are rated by the Runge Evaluation Center for Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Titles: 550,000-600,000 yuan per square foot in the domestic market, and as high as 200,000-220,000 US dollars per square foot in the international market. This achievement has given him high praise and recognition for his artistic career.