吴健个人介绍

吴健，毕业于中央工艺美院（现清华大学美术学院）。1993年入美国旧金山美术大学研究院深造，稍后在该校任大学教授。2000年获美术硕士学位。自2014 年起，吴健转为全职画家，专注于自己画室的美术教学和个人艺术创作。吴健在美国多次举办个人画展，积极参加画廊和美术馆举办的油画展览和比赛，并多次获奖。他编著的《色粉笔画技法》一书在2005年由中国青年出版社出版发行。他的作品由天津人民出版社先后在2007和2009年编集出版。

吴健的许多作品已被美国和其他国家的收藏家收藏。

吴健是美国油画和丙烯画协会的大师级会员，美国肖像协会会员，美国油画协会的署名会员，美国粉画协会签署会员，海外华人美术家协会美国旧金山分会主席。

主要获奖经历：

2020：美国丙烯、油画协会小型画优秀奖

2020：美国油画、丙烯画协会国际线上比赛第二名

2020：美国宾西法尼亚国际水彩画比赛银笔奖

2020：美国水彩画杂志国际比赛第三名

2020：美国水彩画协会国际大奖赛-强风奖

2020：美国油画丙烯画举办的国际线上大奖赛银奖

2020：美国油画、丙烯画举办的小型画作比赛优秀奖

2020：美国Richardson 小型油画比赛优秀奖

2019：美国水彩画杂志2019年水溶性颜料画比赛金奖

2019：美国色粉画杂志2019年比赛银奖

2019：美国色粉画杂志2019年比赛静物类第一名

2018：美国油画和丙烯画协会 “美国小幅优秀作品比赛” 第三名

2017：美国油画和丙烯画协会美国优秀作品年赛优异奖

2017：美国油画和丙烯画协会2017年秋季在线比赛特邀评审

2015：美国肖像画家协会国际肖像比赛优秀奖

2015：美国肖像画家协会会员在线年赛创新组第7名

2013：美国肖像画家协会国际肖像比赛优秀奖

2010：美国油画和丙烯画协会美国优秀作品年赛最佳肖像奖

2009：美国油画和丙烯画协会美国优秀作品年赛优异奖

2009：国际沙龙年赛荣誉奖，获奖作品被美国艺术收藏家杂志选为杂志封面

2008：美国油画和丙烯画协会美国优秀作品年赛第一名

2008：粉笔画杂志2009年赛肖像画第二名

2008：美国油画和丙烯画协会美国优秀作品年赛最佳用光用色奖

2007：粉笔画杂志2009年赛肖像画第一名

2005：美国油画和丙烯画协会美国优秀作品年赛最佳用光用色奖

2005：美国西海岸粉笔画协会第19届年赛克拉克 米肖奖

2005：美国色粉笔画协会第33届年展西海岸奖

2005：美国色粉笔画杂志第7届年赛肖像画二等奖

2005：2005年国际沙龙油画比赛前50名

Jian Wu graduated from the prestigious Art College of Qing Hua University (formerly known as Central Art and Crafts College of China). He studied sculpture and mural art. Most of his early works are sculpture and copper relief commissioned by China’s five-star hotels; his design works have been exhibited in many of China’s national art shows. Jian majored in Illustration for his graduate studies. He received his Master of Fine Art degree from Academy of Art University. Before graduating, he joined the faculty of the university. For over 25 years, Jian has been teaching painting and drawing, first at Academy of Art University and later at Ohlone College in Fremont. Currently, Jian has committed himself as a full-time artist focusing on his own studio art and studio workshop.    

Throughout his career, Jian has had solo exhibitions and participated in group shows. He has won many awards in nationwide professional art exhibitions and competitions. Among the awards: Third Place in NOAPS 1st 'Best of America' 2018 small painting, Exceptional Merit Award in International Portrait Competition 2015, Best Portrait in 'Best of America' 2010 and Best of the Show in 'Best of America' 2008.  

Jian is a master member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society and a signature member of Oil Painters of America. His book Pastel Technique was published by China Youth Press. And a book of his oil painting collection, The Overseas Oil Painter of China—Jian Wu, was published by China’s renowned publisher, Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Publishing House. Jian’s works have been collected throughout the United States and the world.