Biography
Yang Jie, a woman, graduated from Zhengzhou University.
Member of the Board of the Chinese Association of Calligraphers, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Women Calligraphers, Chairman of the Association of Calligraphers of Henan Province, researcher. She began to practice calligraphy in the 1970s, and took the first steps in the craft mastering the kaishu style of the Tang dynasty period (618-906), then mastering the styles of the Wei-Jin period (220-420 AD).
Later, she turned her attention to the Shin-tsao style, copied such masters as Wang Do, Mi Fu, Zhu Yunming, and others. The writing style of Yang Jie is expressive and juicy, confident and sharp, wide and free, solid and classically elegant, with a pronounced individuality. In 1991, she joined the Chinese Association of Calligraphers, her works repeatedly participated in major Chinese and foreign exhibitions, and were repeatedly acquired in the collection by many state and foreign museums, art galleries, the Xi'an stele forest, and art salons. The artist also published a collection of her calligraphic works. In 2016, the Chinese calligraphy newspaper called her one of the ten most influential contemporary Chinese calligraphers. Yang Jie also served as Chairman of the Henan Province Social Sciences Association, Chairman of the All-China Association of Literary and Artists in Henan Province, member of the Standing Committee of the People’s Political Advisory Council of China (CPPCC), Deputy Head of the Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports.
