姬国强于1979 年毕业于西安美院,82 年研修与中央美院,现为西安美院国画系教授,陕西省政协委员、陕西省美协会员、中国国画家协会理事等。他的作品精到耐看,艺品实、画风正,对于大千世界中的真、善、美表露无疑,作品既有气势,又有内涵,传统功力深厚。他的作品不仅呈现出雄浑、朴厚而豪放的特色,并且记录了中国最原始最淳朴的民族文化特色。他的画既有西北人物画派的浓厚生活气息和深厚拙朴的作风,更因抒情清纯的田园风光和展示人与自然的亲近和谐的境界而独具风标。曾获建国四十五周年94’中华书画艺术博览会银牌奖,加拿大枫叶佳作奖。曾参加中国首届人物画展,八届美展等多次国家级大型展览。作品先后发表在《高等美术院校工笔画作品评析》,《美术观察》,《西北美术》,光明日报等书画集和刊物中。发表专业论文多篇。有关艺术生涯载入贾平凹文集,世界华人文学艺术界名人录。荣获中国文联99’百杰画家荣誉称号,世界教科文卫首批专家成员。在美国、加拿大、日本举办联展或个展。其作品风格如美国侨报中介绍的,作品把他对人与自然的契合表现得淋漓尽致而不露痕迹。注重情趣,把握韵律,呈现出诗情,在非凡的造型功力基础上,多有空灵感,在人物刻划中,往往静中求动,以相对稳定的体态和简略的环境烘托人物的神情。作品《草原人家》参加中国首届人物画展。《碑林》获建国45周年94中华书画艺术博览会银牌奖。《叼羊图》94’中国国际书画博览会金奖。2009年《过大年》被军博以国家一级标准有偿收藏。2010年延安纪念馆收藏其《艰苦岁月》及《开国元勋》。参加的展览有八届美展、三届工笔画展、黄河画展、首届风俗画展、全国回族画展等。作品刊登的刊物有全国高等美术学院美术全集、民族画报、光明日报、西北美术等。随着在海外画展的相继成功举办,近年来作品在世界各地影响力度越来越大,收到各界人士的高度赞扬。JI Guoqiang was born in Shannxi Province, China,onOctober 15th 1956. Directed by Mr. LIU Wenxi,Mr. Jigraduated from Xi’an Fine Arts Academy in 1979,andthen did research work in Central Fine Arts Academyof China in 1982.He is now the professor of Xi’an Fine Arts Academyand holds key positions such as a member of ChinaArtists Association,advisor of China Painters’Association, and executive general of ShaanxiProvince Minorities Painting and CalligraphyAssociation. He has held personal and joint paintingexhibitions in the US,Japan, Canada and many citiesin China.His work has been awarded the Silver Medal in the1994 China Fine Arts Expo,the Maple’s Award inCanada and has been published in the First ChinaPortraits Collection,Nationality Pictorial, ChinaAdvanced Fines Arts Academy Collection and manyother journals and painting albums.Mr. Ji is also the author of several textbooks,such asthe Copy Collection of Traditional Chinese RealisticFigure Painting and Copy of HanXizai’s Night Feastpublished by the China Culture and Arts AssociationPublisher. Mr. Ji has also published many articles andresearch papers. His over 30 year career has beenrecorded in “Jiapingao Essay Collection”, “BiographyAnthology of World Famous Chinese Artists” and haswon many awards.