Liu Dawei

• Office1 — President of the China Artists Association • Term Start1 — 13 December 2008 • Term End1 — 2018 • Predecessor1 — Jin Shangyi • Successor1 — Fan Di'an • Name — Liu Dawei • Native Name — 刘大为 • Born — 22 October 1945 • Birthplace — Weifang, Shandong, China • Party — Chinese Communist Party • Alma Mater — Inner Mongolia Normal University Central Academy of Fine Arts

Liu was born in Weifang, Shandong, on 22 October 1945, while his ancestral home is in Zhucheng. After the establishment of the Communist State, in 1951, his family moved to Baotou. As a child he developed an interesting in painting and studied calligraphy with his grandfather. In September 1963, he was accepted to Inner Mongolia Normal University, majoring in the Department of Arts. After graduating in December 1968, he was dispatched to Baotou Semiconductor Device Factory as a fitter. In 1972, he was transferred to Baotou Daily as an art editor and journalist. In September 1978, he was admitted to the Central Academy of Fine Arts, studying paint under Li Keran, Li Kuchan, and Wu Zuoren. He became president of the China Artists Association in 2008, and served until 2018. He was a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.