• Graduated from the Landscape Painting Studio, Department of Chinese Painting, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1986
• From September 1986 to June 1993, worked in the Exhibition Department of the Guangzhou Art Museum
• Has been teaching at the Faculty of Chinese Painting, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts since 1993
• Held positions as Director of the Landscape Painting Studio, Deputy Head of the Department of Chinese Painting, Vice Dean and Dean of the Faculty of Chinese Painting
• Supervisor for master’s degree students
• Ph.D. supervisor at Shinawatra University, Thailand
• Representative at the 9th National Congress of the China Artists Association
• Member of the China Artists Association, Council Member of the Chinese Painting Institute
• Vice-Chairman of the Guangdong Artists Association, Member of the Chinese Painting Art Committee
• Vice President of the Guangdong Chinese Painting Institute
• Council Member of the Guangdong International Cultural Exchange Center
• Member of the Expert Panel of the Academic Degree Evaluation Committee, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
• Served as an expert judge for both national and provincial level exhibitions several times

2 National Projects

• In 2017, undertook the “Ode to the Great Wall,”(长城颂) an art creation project within the “Chinese Homeland” series, jointly planned and organized by the Counsellor’s Office of the State Council, the Central Research Institute of Culture and History, the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the China Artists Association.
• In 2021, participated (ranked second) in “Wandering Through Time and Space in Landscape: An Appreciation of Chinese Landscape Paintings” course (山水时空漫游—— 中国山水画鉴赏), recognized by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China as a national top-tier online undergraduate course.

13 Provincial Projects

• In 2017, “The Rising Tide of the Pearl River – Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-Up Guangdong Art Exhibition” project “Splendid Pearl River,”(珠江盛景) organized by the Publicity Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee
• In 2018, “Lingnan Chinese Painting Experimental Teaching Center” project, supported by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province
• In 2018, leader of the provincial teaching team – Teaching Team of Chinese Landscape Painting Studio, endorsed by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province
• In 2022, part of the first batch of art creation projects on the theme of Guangdong’s reform and opening-up practices – Chinese painting creation project, supported by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles
• In 2019, “Artistic Sketching and Creation Research Project on the South China Historical Trail” by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Natural Resources
• In 2019, “Study and Representation in Ink of the Current State of the South China Historical Trail,” by the Guangdong Land Surveying and Planning Institute
• In 2019, “Teaching of Cyan and Green Landscape and Heavy Color Painting for Postgraduates” (Project 604160107 under the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education’s Innovation and School Strengthening Program).
• From 2015 to 2017, recognized as “Outstanding Teaching Team” in landscape painting studio at the provincial level, by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province
• In June 2012, “The Most Beautiful Ancient Villages in Guangdong – Series on Hakka, Northern Guangdong, and Western Guangdong” art sketching and creation project, organized by the Publicity Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee
• From March 2017 to present, “Guangdong Provincial Graduate Demonstration Course Construction Project – Traditional Cyan and Green Landscape Painting and the Expansion of Rock Color Techniques” supported by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province
• In 2014, “Landscape Painting Field Sketching Video Open Course” project, part of the Innovation and Strengthening Schools Project by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province
• In 2011, ranked second in the creation projects “Scenic Views of the Pearl River” (珠江揽胜图)and “Top Ten Cultural Icons of Lingnan,”(岭南十大文化名片) sponsored by the Publicity Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee
• In September 2012, “Research and Exploration of Ink Techniques in Chinese Landscape Painting Sketches within the Lingnan Region” project was initiated, supported by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology.

12 University Projects

• In 2022, “Praising the New Era: Artistic Creation Teaching Reform and Research Through Real Experience Depiction of Beautiful Chinese Scroll Paintings” project
• In 2022, “Research on Classical Techniques of Chinese Painting – Study of Traditional Cyan and Green Landscape Painting” project
• In 2019, “Lingnan School of Painting Documentary Exhibition” project
• Comprehensive Pilot Reform Project for Chinese Painting Major
• In 2016, “Vibrant Colors and Ink Charm: Field Sketching and Creative Research Project in Donghuang Water Town.”
• The Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Chinese Painting’s Collection of Masterpieces Series Textbook Project
• Lingnan School of Painting – Exhibition of Chinese Paintings by Teachers from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Macau and Hong Kong Station
• Lingnan School of Painting – Exhibition of Chinese Paintings by Teachers from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Singapore Station
• Open Classroom – Training Project for Postgraduate Courses in Cyan and Green Landscape and Heavy Color Fine Arts
• In 2017, “The Context of Danqing – National Seminar on Teaching Cyan and Green, Heavy Color Landscape Painting at Higher Art Institutes and Exhibition of Works
• In 2018, “Lingnan School of Painting – Course Teaching Exhibition by the Faculty of Chinese Painting at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.”
• In 2019, “Series on Lingnan School of Painting.”

• In 1997, awarded the “97 Chinese Painting Circle Baijie·Bole Award” by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
• In 2000, received the “Guanshan Yue Teaching and Creative Fund Award.”
• In 2008, named “Outstanding Talent in Literature and Art” under the “Ten, Hundred, Thousand Project” by the Publicity Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.
• In 2010, awarded the title of “Top Ten Figures of the Year in Chinese Painting.”
• In 2013, designated as an “Outstanding Teaching Worker” at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.
• In 2016, recognized as a “Teacher of Virtue and Artistic Excellence” at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.
• In 2016, named a “Distinguished Teacher in Teaching” at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.
• In 2017, received the First Prize in the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Teaching Achievement Award.

11 Monographs:

• “Teaching Examples from Distinguished Professors in Chinese Higher Art Institutions – Selection of Zhang Yan’s Chinese Paintings,” published by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Corporation, February 2023.
• “Selected Teaching Examples from Chinese Higher Education Fine Arts Academies – Selected Works of Zhang Yan,” published by Beijing Arts and Crafts Publishing House, June 2021.
• “Inheritance and Innovation: Collection of Works from the Contemporary Lingnan Chinese Painting Exhibition, Volume Two,” published by Anhui Fine Arts Publishing House.
• “Outstanding Chinese Painters at the End of the 20th Century: Zhang Yan,” published by Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House.
• “Seeking the Ancient and Pursuing the New: Collection of Young Teachers’ Works from the Faculty of Chinese Painting, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts,” published by Anhui Fine Arts Publishing House.
• “Prosperous Age in Green and Blue – Collection of Famous Chinese Paintings from the Academy of Fine Arts, Renmin University of China,” published by Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN978-7-5305-6715-9.
• “Contemporary Masters’ Freehand Landscape Painting Library: Zhang Yan,” published by Jiangsu Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN978-7-5344-2187-7.
• “Teaching Chinese Landscape Painting,” published by Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN978-7-5314-3989-9.
• “Zhang Yan: Collection of Landscape Painting Sketches,” published by People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN978-7-102-04286-2.
• “Collection of Works by Chinese Artists: Zhang Yan,” published by People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN978-7-102-04899-4.
• “Academy Series: Zhang Yan,” published by Beijing Arts and Crafts Publishing House, ISBN978-7-80526-784-5.
• “Paintings: Quick Sketches of Zhang Yan’s Landscape Paintings,” published by Anhui Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN978-7-5398-3949-3.
• “Traces of Ink: Collection of Zhang Yan’s Landscape Paintings,” ISBN978-7-5398-66437-3.
• “Journey of Ink – Zhang Yan’s East Asian Ink Travel Sketch Collection,” ISBN978-7-5362-7114-2.
• “Collection of Works by Contemporary Fine Artists of Guangdong (Volume II) – Zhang Yan,” ISBN978-7-5362-7081-7.

4  Textbooks

• 1.”Teaching of Figure Painting, Department of Chinese Painting, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts,” published by Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN: 7-5314-3485-7/J·2392.
• 2.”Teaching of Flower and Bird Painting, Department of Chinese Painting, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts,” published by Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN: 7-5314-3486-5/J·2393.
• “Teaching Compilation of the Landscape Painting Studio, Department of Chinese Painting, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts,” published by Guizhou Education Publishing House, ISBN: 7-80650-604-7/J·5.
• “Art and Design Textbooks for Higher Education Institutions in China: Teaching Landscape Painting,” published by Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN: 7-5314-3268-4/J2286.

• “Conveying Spirit through Form: A Discussion on ‘Form’ and ‘Brushwork’ in Landscape Painting Sketching,” published in “Art Observation,” September 15, 2000.
• “Creating Meaning against the Scene – On Sketching in Landscape Painting,” published in “Art Observation,” September 15, 2011.
• “Aesthetic States in Quick Sketches of Landscape Paintings,” published in “Chinese Art,” October 15, 2011.
• “New Experiences of ‘Form’ and Brushwork in Overseas Sketching,” published in “Journal of Fine Arts,” July 25, 2012.
• “Casual Talks on Sketching,” published in “Journal of Fine Arts,” March 25, 2011.
• “‘What to Paint’ and ‘How to Paint’ – On the Teaching of Graduation Creation in the Landscape Painting Department of the Chinese Painting Academy,” published in “Journal of Fine Arts.”
• “Perception – Sketching, Representing Reality, and Expressing Ideas,” published in the collection “Reporting to the People: Thematic Practice Activities of 20 Middle-aged and Young Painters ‘Immersing in Life, Rooting in the People'” by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Artists Association, September 2016.

• In 2005, “Dinghu in Mist and Rain” (鼎湖烟雨)was selected for the “Fourth Guangdong Provincial Chinese Painting Exhibition Collection,” published by Shuyi Publishing House.
• In 2005, multiple “Landscape”(山水) paintings were nominated for the “Collection of Nominated Works for Contemporary Chinese Painting by the China Artists Association,” published by People’s Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2005, “Han Supreme City”(汉霸王城) was selected for the “Second China Artists Association Members Chinese Painting Fine Art Exhibition,” organized by the China Artists Association.
• In 2006, “Luo River Spring Rain” was specially invited to the “China Artists Association Hope Primary School Donation Exhibition,” by the China Artists Association.
• In 2006, “Landscape”(山水) was specially invited for the “Collection of Works by Contemporary Chinese Artists for the 55th Anniversary of the People’s Fine Arts Publishing House,” published by Henan Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2007, “Dinghu Sketching” was specially invited for the “Cross-Strait Three Regions Lingnan School of Painting Invitation Exhibition Collection,” published by Henan Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2007, “Autumn Morning” and “Sketching in Shandong Yimeng” were specially invited for the “Collection of the Chinese Famous Artists Academic Invitation Exhibition,” published by People’s Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2007, “Banyan Addiction” and “Dinghu Sketching” were specially invited for the “Collection of the Exhibition Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return,” organized by the China Artists Association.
• In 2007, “Special Jury Honorary Certificate” was specially invited for the “First Annual Award for Chinese Art Teachers’ Artistic Works,” published by Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2007, “Qi Steams Over Yunmeng” (气蒸云梦)was specially invited to the “Fifth Guangdong Provincial Chinese Painting Art Exhibition,” organized by the Guangdong Artists Association.
• In 2007, “Ancient Cliff White Ribbon” (苍崖白练)was specially invited to the “Guangdong Art Charity Creation Contest: Sharing the Blue Sky, Creating Harmony Exhibition,” organized by Guangdong Artists Association.
• In 2007, “Zhuhai Xiangzhou Fishing Port” (珠海香洲渔港)and “Dinghu Mountain” (鼎湖山)were specially invited for “Form and New Visual Era,” published by Lingnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2007, “Summer Rain Returning Boat” (夏雨归舟)among other 17 pieces were specially invited for “Contemporary Masters’ Freehand Landscape Painting Library: Li Ming, Chang Zhaohui, Zhang Yan,” published by Jiangsu Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2007, several “Landscape Creations” (山水创作)were nominated for the “First Annual Award for Chinese Art Teachers’ Artistic Works,” published by Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2007, multiple “Taihang Sketching”(太行写生) were specially invited for “Collection of Works from the Academic Invitation Exhibition of Famous Chinese Painters,” published by People’s Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2008, “Nan Yan Hui Wen Shu Yuan” (南雁会文书院) and “Autumn Morning in Yue Mountains” (粤山秋晨)were specially invited to the “Fifth Guangdong Provincial Chinese Painting Art Exhibition,” organized by the Guangdong Artists Association.
• In 2008, “Beautiful Moon” (佳月)was specially invited to “The National Art Exhibition Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of China’s Reform and Opening Up,” organized by the China Artists Association.
• In 2008, “Landscape Sketching” (山水写生)was specially invited to the “Entering the Academy Art Exhibition,” co-hosted by Capital Normal University and People’s Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2008, “Taihang Winds” (太行风）among other four pieces were specially invited to the “Invitational Exhibition of Middle-aged and Young Landscape Painters of Guangdong,” published by China International Publishing Group.
• In 2008, multiple “Landscape Sketching” (山水写生)were specially invited for “Collection of Works by Famous Contemporary Chinese Landscape Painters,” co-organized by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Artists Association.
• In 2008, “European Sketches” (欧洲写生)among 10 paintings were specially invited to “Collection of Small Works by Chinese Painting Masters (Volume Five),” published by People’s Fine Arts Publishing House.
• In 2008, multiple “Exotic Sketches” (异域写生)were specially invited for “Exotic Flavors,” published by China Arts Publishing House.
• In 2008, “Landscape Works” were specially invited to the “Exhibition of Guangdong Art Works Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China,” organized by the China Artists Association.
• In 2009, “Lingnan Spring Radiance” (岭南春晖)was collected by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology.
• In 2009, “Surging Green in White Clouds” (白云涌翠)was collected by the Office of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress.
• In 2010, “Southern Spring Dawn,” (南国春晓)created in collaboration with Wu Weiguang, was collected by the Organization Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CCP.
• In 2011, “Riverside Banyan” (江岸榕荫)participated as a juror’s work in the “Brush Reflects Nature – The 6th Guangdong Provincial Chinese Painting Exhibition.”
• In 2011, “Southern Spring Colors” (南国春色)was donated to the Guangzhou Daily Newspaper Group and the Guangdong Art Academy for the “Art Alleviating Poverty” initiative.
• In 2011, “Night Rain in Jinggang” (井岗夜雨)was selected for the “Exhibition of Art Works Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party.”
• In 2011, “Landscape Painting” (山水画)was collected by the Party School of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CCP and Guangdong Administrative College.
• In 2011, “Xijiang Moon” (西江月)was selected for “Looking Back at China – Centennial Comprehensive Art Exhibition of the Xinhai Revolution” organized by the China Artists Association.
• In 2011, “Xijiang Moon” was selected for “Century of Change – Guangdong Modern and Contemporary Major Historical Themes Art Exhibition,” organized by the Guangdong Artists Association.
• In 2012, “Beautiful Moon” (佳月)was selected to commemorate the “70th Anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong’s Speech at the Yan’an Forum on Literature and Art – National Art Exhibition.”
• In 2012, works were selected for the “Century of Change – Guangdong Modern and Contemporary Major Historical Themes Art Exhibition,” hosted by the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CCP and the Guangdong Artists Association.
• In 2012, works were selected for the commemoration of the “70th Anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong’s Speech at the Yan’an Forum on Literature and Art – National Art Exhibition,” organized by the China Artists Association.
• In 2013, works were selected for the “National Landscape Painting Teachers Exhibition” organized by the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
• In 2013, works were selected for the “10th National Art Exhibition (Festival) Comprehensive Art Grand Exhibition,” hosted by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Artists Association.
• In 2013, works were selected for the “Landscape Painting Invitational Exhibition” organized by the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the National Art Museum of China.
• In 2014, “Summer Night”(夏夜) was selected for the “Ink Bearing the Way – Chinese Landscape Painting Invitational Exhibition” hosted by the Central Bureau of Literary History, Guangdong Bureau of Literary History.
• In 2014, “First Snow in Wudang”(武当初雪) was selected for the “Ink State – Guangdong Contemporary Paper Ink Works Exhibition,” organized by the Guangdong Department of Culture and Sydney Chinese Culture Center.
• In 2014, “Spring Breeze on the Cliff” (崖上春风)was selected for the “Prosperous Age in Green and Blue: Renmin University of China Visiting Scholars Landscape Exhibition,” organized by Renmin University of China and Shaanxi Museum of Fine Arts.
• In 2014, “Spring Rain Nurtures the Land” (春雨泽丰)was selected for the Guangdong Artists Association’s “Exhibition Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China.”
• In 2016, “Budding Spring,” (萌春) “Clouds Rising over Taihang,” (太行云起) “Morning in Taihang Mountains,” (太行山之晨)”Red Flag Canal,” (红旗渠) and “Morning Mist in Mountain Village” (山村晨霭) were selected for the “Reporting to the People: 20 Middle-aged and Young Artists – ‘Immersing in Life, Rooting in the People’ Thematic Practice Activity,” organized by the China Artists Association.
• In 2016, “Late Autumn in Longxi,” (陇西晚秋) “Mountain Roads in Longxi,” (陇西山路) “Autumn Wind on the Plateau,” (原上秋风)and “Longxi Sketch Series” (陇西写生组图) were selected for the “New Silk Road, New Starting Point: National Famous Artists ‘Silk Road Journey’ Thematic Creation Activity Exhibition,” hosted by the China Artists Association.
• In 2016, “Red Flag Canal” was selected for the “Reporting to the People: 20 Middle-aged and Young Artists – ‘Immersing in Life, Rooting in the People’ Thematic Practice Activity Exhibition,” organized by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Artists Association.
• In 2017, “Rainy Mood on the Island,” (海岛雨意) “Night by the Seashore,” (滨海之夜) and “Dazhu Island” (大岞岛)were selected for the “Silk Road Marine Charm – Marine Silk Road Cultural Investigation and Sketching Works Exhibition,” hosted by the Research Institute of Painting and Calligraphy of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History.
• In 2017, works were selected for the “Celebrating the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Army Founding: Central State Organ Staff Calligraphy and Painting Invitation Exhibition,” organized by the Artists Association of Central State Organs and the Calligraphers Association of Central State Organs.
• In 2018, traditional Chinese painting works were selected for the “New China Artists Series – Guangdong Province Traditional Chinese Painting Exhibition,” hosted by the China Artists Association and the National Art Museum of China.
• In 2018, “Rainy Night Rescue” (雨夜空援) was selected for the “Second Chinese Painting Society Exhibition: Epoch Chapter 2018,” organized by the Chinese Painting Society.
• In 2018, “Landscape Painting Sketching Course” (山水画写生教程)won the First Prize at the “First Greater Bay Area Colleges and Universities Art Exhibition and the Third Guangdong Province College Art Works Academy Award Biennial Exhibition,” organized by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education and the Guangdong Artists Association.
• In 2019, works were selected for the first “Hunan China Painting Biennial Exhibition,” hosted by the China Artists Association and the Hunan Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
• In 2019, “Hakka Autumn Rhyme” (客家秋韵)was selected for the “Chinese Spirit. Chinese Dream Beautiful Countryside Tour Sketching and Wind Collection Works Exhibition,” organized by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Artists Association.
• In 2019, “Listening to the Waves” (听涛)was selected for the “Landscape Famous City. Green Capital of Lingnan” national famous artists entering Qingyuan Lianzhang Village Exhibition, celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, hosted by the Guangdong Artists Association, Guangdong Chinese Painting Society, and the Publicity Department of Qingyuan Municipal Committee of the CCP.
• In 2019, “One Belt One Road – Pearl River Scenic View” (一带一路–珠江胜景图)was selected for the 2019 “Fourth National Mural Exhibition,” hosted by the Chinese Mural Society and Henan Artists Association.
• In 2019, “Secluded Mountain Residence” (谿山幽居)was selected for the “Forever Red Rock – Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of New China and the 30th Anniversary of the Publication of Red Rock Spring and Autumn” Invitational Exhibition of Famous Artists’ Calligraphy and Painting.
• In 2020, “Assistance” (驰援)was selected for the “Boundless Love, Artistic Journey in Battle – Guangdong Province’s Excellent Art Works Exhibition in the Fight Against COVID-19,” hosted by the Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, and Guangdong Artists Association.
• In 2020, works were selected for the “Auspicious Colors of Safety – 2020 Spring Festival Exhibition,” hosted by the National Museum of China, China Artists Association, and China Calligraphers Association.
• In 2020, “Night Mooring by the Fishing Platform” (钓台夜泊)was selected as a special juror’s work for the “Gongwang Fuchun – The Third China Landscape Painting Exhibition,” hosted by the China Artists Association and Zhejiang Artists Association, and was collected by Gongwang Fuchun Art Museum.
• In 2020, “Mekong River” (湄南河)participated in the “Ba Mountain Shu Water – 2020 National Higher Education Institutions Landscape Painting Teaching Seminar and Teacher-Student Works Exhibition.”
• In 2020, “The Hours” (岁月如歌)was selected as a special juror’s work for the exhibition celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of Zhuhai Special Economic Zone, hosted by the Zhuhai Artists Association.

• In 1998, works were collected by the Guangzhou Art Museum.
• In 1999, works were collected by the Guangdong Art Museum.
• In 2000, works were collected by the Chinese Revolutionary Military Museum.
• In 2006, works were collected by the National Art Museum of China.
• In 2010, works were collected by the Office of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress.
• In 2011, works were collected by the Office of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress.
• In 2015, works were collected by the Guangdong Art Museum.
• In 2016, works were collected by the China Artists Association.
• In 2017, works were collected by the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.
• In 2017, “Yanmen Flying Snow” was collected by the Research Institute of Painting and Calligraphy of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History.
• In 2018, works were collected by the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Guangzhou.
• In 2019, “Morning Mist in Nanling” was collected by the Party School of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CCP.
• In 2020, “Rapid Support” was collected by the Guangzhou Art Museum.
• In 2020, “Night Mooring at the Fishing Platform” was collected by the Gongwang Fuchun Art Museum.
• In 2023, works were collected by the Henan Art Museum.

• In July 2023, held the “New Trails of Ink – Zhang Yan Ink Sketches Exhibition” at the Henan Art Museum.
• In May 2022, held the “New Trails of Ink – Zhang Yan Ink Sketch and Donation Exhibition” at the Guangdong Art Museum.
• In 2020, held the “Journey of Ink – Zhang Yan’s East Asian Ink Sketches Exhibition” in Tokyo, Japan.
• In 2016, the “Zhang Yan Personal Works Exhibition” was held at the Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.
• In 2015, the “Zhang Yan Personal Works Exhibition” was held at the Zhuhai Guyuan Art Museum.
• In 2006, the “Zhang Yan Ink Landscape Sketches Exhibition” was held at the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China.
• In 2003, the “Zhang Yan Art City Exhibition” was held in Paris, France.
• In 1997, the “Zhang Yan Solo Exhibition” was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• In 1996, the “Zhang Yan Personal Landscape Paintings Exhibition” was held in Zhaoqing, Guangdong.

• Aesthetic Perspectives on Ink in Chinese Landscape Painting (Tokyo University of the Arts, 2017)

Ph.D. Dissertations (Shinawatra University):

• Liu Liming: Symbolic Aesthetics  Synthesis  of  Freehand  Brushwork  in Chinese Landscape Painti（2022）
• Wang Shuang: The Isomorphism between literati Paintings and Garden Stones in Song , Yuan , Ming and Qing Dynasties（2022）
• Ren Zhaoguo: Aesthetic Development of Chinese Secular Literati Paintings of Shanghai Painting School（2022）
• Zeng Xiangmei: Literati Trend of Blue-green Landscape Painting（2022）
• Zhong Lingyan: Historical and Cultural Heritage of Ju Chao and Ju Lian ’s “Mogu Method”for Contemporary Chinese Birds and Flower Paintings（2022）
• Zhang Jing: Aesthetic Communication of the Landscape Scene in Dunhuang Murals during Tang Dynasty（2022）
• Huang Fuyuan: Inheritance And Development Of Humanistic ConsciousnessAnd Aesthetic Interest In Chinese Landscape Paintings —— Take Mr. Lin Fengsu ‘s Art Research As An Example（2023）
• Zhang Chi: Chen zhifo’s flower and bird paintings（2023）
• Ling Jie: Research On The Design Practice Strategy Of Tourist Souvenirs For Festivals With The   Theme   Of   Flower   And   Bird   Painting   In The Post-Epidemic Era（2023）
• Wu Yini: The perception difference of Chinese calligraphy under the influence of knowledge structure system（2023）
• He Yuanfei: Mind externalization: Semiotics in lingnan folk research take guangfu temple fair as an example（2023）
• Zhao Shan: The 3-in-1 system in university art museum: A case study of li xiongcai’s art research project（2023）

Master’s Theses:

• Chen Weiming: “Heavenly Mindset and Artistic Conception: Discussing the Generation of Landscape Painting’s Artistic Conception from Ni Zan’s ‘Rongknee Studio’s Reality and Void Generating Wondrous Realms’ and Analyzing Gong Xian’s ‘Endless Mountains and Streams Scroll'” (2009)
• Chen Shuixing: “Object Image and Transformation: Practice and Modern Approaches in Chinese Landscape Painting” (2011)
• Zhang Wei: “Reality and Void Creating Wondrous Realms: An Analysis of Gong Xian’s ‘Endless Mountains and Streams Scroll’ and Its Inspiration for Landscape Sketching” (2011)
• Lu Shiyun: “Discussing the Rigidity and Softness in Modern and Contemporary Landscape Paintings from a Female Perspective” (2011)
• Yuan Ziwei: “Inheritance in Transformation: Using Traditional Landscape Painting Techniques in Early New China’s Overseas Sketching as an Example” (2012)
• Zhang Cangjian: “Condensation of the Essence and Reflection on the Object Form: Discussing the Relationship and Influence of ‘Object’ and ‘Form’ in Northern Song Dynasty Landscape Paintings” (2012)
• Lin Yahong: “On the ‘Accidental Nature’ of Rock Color Painting in Creation” (2012)
• Chen Mujue: “An Analysis of the Contemporary ‘Urban Women’s Garden’ Painting Possibility – Based on My Landscape Painting Practice” (2013)
• Liang Hanning: “Exploring the Relationship between Techniques and ‘Artistic Conception’ in Chinese Landscape Painting” (2014)
• Gao Xiaohan: “Interpreting Wang Ximeng’s ‘A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains’: Artistic Style” (2015)
• Liang Chunya: “A Discussion on the Decorativeness of Qiu Ying’s Blue-green Landscape Paintings” (2016)
• Xu Long: “Study on Architectural Patterns in Liu Songnian’s ‘Four Scenes Landscape Paintings'” (2016)
• Xiao Zhiren: “Silhouettes of Sui-Tang Blue-green Landscape Paintings: Starting from the Study of Japanese Tō-ji ‘Landscape Screens'” (2016)
• Huang Fuyuan: “Brush Reflects Nature: A Personal Analysis of Patterns and Brushwork in Li Xiongcai’s Landscape Paintings” (2016)
• Dai Xiaoman: “Following the Object to Depict the Form, Adhering to the Category to Assign Colors: Discussing the Use of Chaozhou Traditional Residential Styles in Painting Representation” (2017)
• Yang Qiao: “Study on Shi Tao’s Painting Influence on Twentieth Century Chinese Painters”
• Chen Qionggui: “Innovation in Ink Language by Du Dakai and Its Construction of New Forms in Landscape Painting” (2017)
• Ren Zhaoguo: “Exploring the ‘Secularity’ in Ren Xiong’s ‘Hundred Thousand Atlas’ to Inspire Contemporary Blue-green Landscape Painting” (2018)
• Zhang Jing: “Analysis of the Decorative Structure in ‘Emperor Minghuang’s Journey to Sichuan’ and the Murals in Dunhuang Mogao Grotto No. 217 and Its Impact on Contemporary Blue-green Landscape Painting” (2018)
• Zeng Xiangmei: “Real-Life Sketching in Blue-green Landscape Painting” (2018)
• Pang Xiaoliang: “The Significance of Sketching in Guan Shanyue’s Art – From the Relationship between Guan Shanyue’s Sketching and Creation” (2019)
• Wei Yuchan: “The Sentiment of Creation – Study on Lin Fengsu’s Lian County Sketching” (2021)
• Zhang Pingting: “Color Assignment with ‘Heart’ – On the Use of Colors in Lin Fengsu’s Landscape Paintings” (2022)
• He Yuanwei: “Integration of Nature and Ideals – Analysis of Lin Fengsu’s Creative Period” (2023)
• Huang Ronghui: “Reading the Mountains and Rivers – Study on Lin Fengsu’s Sketching” (2023)

• Appointed as an expert for the “Guangzhou National Young Painters Training Program” by the China National Academy of Painting and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, 2013.
• Specially invited as a judge for the Chinese painting section at the First Annual Award for Chinese Art Teachers, organized by the Annual Award Committee for Chinese Art Teachers, 2007.
• Served as a judge for the “Ink and Brush Language – Guangdong Provincial College Chinese Painting Works Academy Exhibition,” Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, 2014.
• Appointed as a member of the Chinese Painting Art Committee by the Guangdong Artists Association, 2013.
• Appointed as a creative research fellow at Guangzhou Painting Academy·Guangzhou Center for Contemporary Art, 2012.
• Appointed as a committee member of the Chinese Painting Art Committee by the Guangdong Artists Association, 2007.
• Appointed as a researcher by the Freehand Landscape Painting Creation and Research Committee of the Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Magazine Agency, 2014.
• Appointed as a research fellow at the Li Keran Academy of Painting, 2012.
• Appointed as an Honorary Director of the Guangdong Guan Shanyue Art Foundation, 2013.
• Appointed as an Artistic Creation Consultant for Guizhou Guian New Area by the Guian New Area Management Committee.
• Appointed as a member of the Academic Committee of the Guangdong Art Museum, 2017.
• Appointed as an expert by the Research Expert Committee on the History of Education in South China During the Anti-Japanese War, 2020.
• Appointed as a consultant for the Landscape Painting Art Committee of the Guangzhou Artists Association, 2020.
• Appointed as a consultant for the Zhaoqing City Chinese Painting Society of Guangdong Province, 2019.
• Appointed as a director of the Fifth Council of the Guangdong International Cultural Exchange Center.