Cui Xuelu
also known by his assumed name Xuanyi

Calligraphy artist and educator
Founder of New York Calligraphy Museum

Born in 1945

Currently resides and works in both Beijing, China and New York, USA

Cui Xuelu is a prominent calligraphy publisher, educator, and accomplished calligrapher.
He founded and served as chief editor of the weekly newspaper "China Youth Calligraphy"
and has hosted solo exhibitions in the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea,
Singapore, and Taiwan. His works have received over 200 awards and are held in the
collections of numerous top museums such as the China National Art Museum and the
Taiwan National Memorial Hall.

Cui Xuelu has been praised by notable figures in the art world, including master Liu Haisu
who called him "a person who has blessed and made remarkable achievements in the
calligraphy world", Ouyang Zhongshi who described him as "a milestone in the
development of Chinese calligraphy education", and Shen Peng who praised him as "one
of the few friends who have strategic thinking in the contemporary calligraphy world”.

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Even in his seventies, Cui Xuelu remains dedicated to the art of calligraphy. He is skilled in
all five styles of calligraphy and has made impressive achievements in oracle bone
inscriptions and cursive script creations.

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Viewers can appreciate his insightful and incisive academic works such as "Theory on the
Art of Calligraphy" and "Theory on Intelligential Oracle”.

View on Calligraphy | Reading, understanding, writing from the Heart

The term "calligraphy" as it is currently used is only a superficial representation of the art
form and has not yet reached the level of the TAO, which is a central concept in Chinese
philosophy, religion, and art.
Tao is often translated as "the way" or "the path," and it refers to the natural order of the
universe that governs all things. This natural order is characterized by a sense of balance,
harmony, and interconnectedness, and it can be observed in the cycles of nature, the flow
of time, the creations of living beings, and in Chinese Calligraphy, which reflects a deep
appreciation for the interconnectedness and interdependence of all things in the universe.
Based on years of experience and insights, I have come to my own understanding of
calligraphy:
1. Reading
Aim for profound and lofty understanding of the text to deepen one's knowledge of
calligraphy
2. Understanding
Cultivate a calligraphic mindset from classic works and seek the original source of
enlightenment
3. Writing from the Heart
Achieve a state of selflessness and create a new self through writing

PROFESSION

• Judge of the 5th National Calligraphy and Seal Cutting Exhibition
• Chairman of the National Youth Shenlong Calligraphy Competition
• President of the Yan Zhenqing Calligraphy Society
• President of the Xuan Yi Calligraphy Society in New York
• Founder of New York Museum of Calligraphy (in construction)
• Artistic director of the Chinese Pen Calligrapher Association
• Member of the Art Committee of the International Exhibition of Chinese
Calligraphy Art
• Member of the Academic Committee of the Qigong Academy at Beijing Normal

University
• Researcher of Calligraphy Art at Shenzhen University
HONOR
• First President and Chief Editor of the Youth Calligraphy Newspaper
• Editorial Board Director of Art Education Research
• First Huang Binhong Art Education Award
• Special Honor Award at the International Modern Calligraphy Competition
• Gold Prize at the Southeast Asian International Modern Ink Painting Exhibition
• Dunhuang Art Award
• 20th Century Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy and Painting Master
• One of the Top 10 Contemporary Pen Calligraphers

SOLO EXHIBITION

• "Xuan Yi Calligraphy Exhibition" held at the National Art Museum of China • Sun Yat-sen
Memorial Hall in Taiwan
• The Charlotte History Museum, U.S.A
GROUP EXHIBITION
Over 100 national and international exhibitions, including the 4th and 5th National
Calligraphy Works Exhibition, the 3rd China Young Calligrapher Works Exhibition, the
Central Office Calligraphy Invitational Exhibition, the International Exhibition of Chinese
Calligraphy Art, the 1st International Running Script Exhibition, the Modern International
Running Script Exhibition, and the Singapore International Calligraphy Exchange
Exhibition.

COLLECTION

Dozens of museums including National Congress of China, the Qi Baishi Memorial Hall,
the Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall, the Huang Binhong Memorial Hall, the China Academy
of Chinese Painting in Bangkok, the Kaifeng Museum, the Chinese People's Revolutionary
Military Museum, the Buddhist Light Mountain Scripture Museum, the Nanshan Temple,
and the Jiuhua Mountain Hongyuan Hall, etc.
 

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