1945年 10月出生于山东潍坊，祖籍山东诸城；
1951年 随父母、祖父母全家移居内蒙古包头。自幼喜欢绘画，随祖父习书法；
1956年 上小学时受到美术老师韩维祥的启蒙、关注培养，11岁时创作第一张大幅水彩画《五一群众大游行》；
1958年 中学读书期间，参加课余美术组，在美术老师兰尚廉指导下，接受了系统的素描、速写和水彩画基本功训练；14岁时正值大跃进时期，绘制了多幅巨幅宣传画、壁画；
1963年 9月考入内蒙古师范学院美术系（现内蒙师范大学美术学院）；
    1967年 文化大革命中，到内蒙古红卫兵展览办公室工作两年，担任美术组长；承担各种展览设计和绘画任务，期间绘制了大量巨幅油画毛主席像、巨幅宣传画及大量历史画；多幅宣传画在内蒙古各大报纸和杂志发表；
1968年 12月大学毕业，分配到包头市半导体器件厂当钳工，“接受工人阶级再教育”；每逢外地出差，坚持油画及水彩画风景写生；
1970年 创作中国画《彩笔绘新图》，内蒙古人民出版社出版发行明信片；
1971年 创作年画《钢铁是这样炼成的》，由内蒙古人民出版社出版，并刊登于“包头文艺”；
1972年 调到包头市日报社工作，担任美术编辑、记者；
创作《银针凝真情》（和马莲合作），作为内蒙古自治区唯一入选作品，参加纪念毛泽东延安文艺座谈会讲话发表30周年全国美术作品展，在中国美术馆展出；
1974年 创作《草原颂歌》（和贾方舟合作），作为内蒙古自治区入选的两幅作品之一，参加全国美术作品展，中国美术馆展出；
8月与包头艺术家一起赴内蒙古乌兰察布盟赛汉塔拉草原写生体验生活；
11月到包头市五七干校学习6个月；
1975年 创作水粉连环画《小骑手》，内蒙古人民出版社出版、国家外文出版社出版，该作品1978年参加全国连环画展，获二等奖；
创作油画《边疆女民兵》，入选全国美术作品展，中国美术馆展出；
1976年 5月借调到内蒙古三十周年大庆办公室工作一年，任美术组长，负责“三十周年成就展”美术创作等；
创作巨幅水粉画《红太阳照亮了内蒙古草原》，作为内蒙古入选作品之一，参加“粉碎四人帮全国美展”；
12月陪同浙江美术学院雕塑系沈文强等四位教授赴锡林格勒正蓝旗、镶黄旗写生；
1977年 5月带领包头美术创作学习班学员赴土默特右旗大青山农村写生；
创作连环画《龙梅、玉荣》草原英雄小姐妹，内蒙古人民美术出版社出版；
10月赴包头郊区五当召公社石拐矿区写生；
1978年 5月赴内蒙古达茂旗百灵庙、察干敖包牧区写生；
9月考入中央美术学院中国画系研究生班，亲聆叶浅予、蒋兆和、李苦禅、李可染、刘凌仓、吴作人等一代名师教诲；
10月研究生班赴敦煌、山西永乐宫学习临摹壁画。为连环画《除奸记》作封面设计，内蒙古人民美术出版社出版；
1979年 4月参加中央慰问团，赴云南前线及西双版纳、黄山慰问写生；
6月创作连环画《雪夜擒敌》，内蒙古人民美术出版社出版；
1980年 4月赴内蒙呼伦贝尔、锡林格勒草原体验生活写生；
创作工笔重彩《布里亚特婚礼》，参加研究生毕业创作展及中央美院赴香港作品展，作品由中央美院收藏；
1981年 3月带军艺本科班学员赴贵州乌江水电站、黔东南、从江采风写生。创作工笔重彩《草原小英雄》，参加中国国家画院第一届画展，原作由中国国家画院收藏，中国美术馆展出。刊入中国国家画院作品选第一集；
9月创作连环画《花木兰》（和胡勃合作），河北美术出版社出版；
10月带领军艺学员赴华山写生，云岗石窟、永乐宫临摹；
1982年 2月创作连环画《血衣》，人民美术出版社出版；
4月带领军艺学员赴广西法卡山、凭祥、龙邦、百色等前线写生；
水墨画长卷《法卡山战士前线写生》，于1983年被埃及金字塔报主编访华时收藏；
8月创作中国画《高山仰之》，参加建军五十五周年美展，由中国美协北京分会收藏；
9月带领学员沿长征路赴遵义、阿坝、马尔康、红原等地写生；
1983年 2月为连环画《渔女春秋》、《鸡毛信》等作封面设计，人民美术出版社出版；
8月创作工笔画《学射》、《霸王别姬》，参加北京工笔重彩画会举办“北京工笔重彩画展”，其中作品《学射》由中国美术馆收藏。赴内蒙古巴彦淖尔盟杭锦后旗草原及边防部队写生；
1984年 9月带领军艺学员赴山西芮城写生，第二次前往云岗石窟、永乐宫临摹壁画；
10月创作中国画《赤子之心》，参加第六届全国美展；
12月中国画《张华壮曲谱新篇》，作为第六届全国美展（优秀作品部分）在中国美术馆展出；
1985年 中国画《东渡》（与钟儒乾合作），参加抗日战争胜利40周年美展；
8月赴三峡采风写生；
1986年 创作连环画《嫦娥奔月》，人民美术出版社出版；
1988年 5月作品《亘古的记忆》，参加中国长城首届美术书法展；
8月创作连环画《中国历代谜语故事》，工人出版社出版；
11月创作中国画《秋驼》，参加香港文蹲报创刊四十周年画展；
1989年 9月该作品作为第七届全国美展（获奖作品展），在中国美术馆展出；
8月赴内蒙古科尔沁草原写生；
1990年 5月带学员由兰州出发，赴西宁、塔尔寺、岗察县草原、甘肃河西走廊、山丹军马场、玉门、敦煌、吐鲁番、南疆喀什、塔什库尔干、红其拉甫边防哨所等地写生；
9月创作中国画《高原赛驼图》，参加第二届中国体育美术展。作品《阳光下》，参加在日本东京“日中友好会馆美术馆”举行的“现代中国美术展”（七届美展获奖作品）；
11月创作中国画《即墨之战》、《拓拨焘》、《冯翼州》、《唐福》作为军事博物馆馆藏陈列作品；
1991年 7月创作工笔画《晚风》，入选“庆祝中国共产党七十周年美术作品展览”，获银奖。同年获关山月中国画创作奖首奖。参加“叶浅予师生艺术行路团”登泰山写生、研讨；
12月任解放军艺术学院美术系主任；
1992年 月出席“首届全国中国画展览”开幕式，参展作品《丰收图》。由中国美术家协会中国画艺术委员会、深圳文化局等主办；
4月著“写意人物画技法”，1992年4月，人民美术出版社出版；
5月中国画《维乡三老》，参加北京市《纪念毛泽东在文艺座谈会上的讲话》发表50周年美术作品展；
7月任中国美术家协会中国画艺术委员会副主任；
8月创作中国画《辉煌之路》（和任惠中合作），参加“庆祝中国人民解放军建军六十五周年美术作品展览”获一等奖。赴新疆伊犁、召苏军马场、康苏沟、北疆草原等地写生；
10月应日本文化交流协会邀请，率中国美术家代表团赴日本访问。《干草车》等六幅作品，参加“叶浅予师生展”；
12月任解放军艺术学院美术系教授；
1993年 1月赴海南岛黎族少数民族地区写生；
7月出版“人物小品技法”并附图、图解124幅，解放军文艺出版社出版；
9月工笔画《晚炊》，参加“首届全国中国画展”，任评委，中国美术馆展出；
1994年 12月创作《帕米尔高原的婚礼》，参加第八届全国美展，任评委；
1995年 4月应日本水墨交流协会邀请，与中国画艺委会姚有多先生、孙克等，赴日本参加“中日水墨画交流展”，展览作品《五彩路》；
创作工笔画《草原上的歌》，参加“纪念毛泽东延安文艺座谈会讲话”美展；
应罗马尼亚文化部邀请，赴布加勒斯特举办个展；
7月为钓鱼台国宾馆绘画。赴济南军区通讯总站写生；
1996年 2月赴云南西双版纳写生；
应邀赴澳大利亚悉尼，和画家张道兴、徐乐乐、杨春华举办四人联展；
11月应邀率中国美术家代表团赴美国旧金山、洛杉矶、纽约等地举办展览及学术交流；
1997年 3月作品《吉祥图》，参加首届中国画人物画展，中国美术馆展出；
6月创作中国画《黄河谣》，参加97中国画坛百杰画展；
8月创作中国画《人民军队的缔造者》（与任惠中合作），参加建军70周年全军第九届美展，担任评委。为毛泽东纪念堂创作中国画《人民的好总理》（与任惠中合作）；
11月担任中国美术家协会分党组书记、主持日常美协工作；
1998年 6月深圳何香凝美术馆举办九人联展；
9月中国美术家协会第五次全国代表大会召开，当选为中国美术家协会常务副主席；
11月作品《春讯》，参加深圳画院主办“首届深圳国际水墨画双年展”；
1999年 3月广东东莞举办个展；
水墨肖像《南斯勒玛》等七幅作品，参加“水墨延伸—99中国人物肖像作品展”，中国美术馆展出；
9月中国画《巴扎归来》（评委作品）参加第九届全国美术作品展，担任组委会主任、评委会主任；
2000年 1月赴美国洛杉矶举办联展；4月出版《当代名家素描精品》并撰文小议“国画素描”；
9月香港大会堂举办个展，关山月作序“生活创造艺术—谈刘大为其人其画”；
10月应云南省宣传部邀请，与中国美术家协会采风团赴云南大理、丽江写生。为国务院办公厅紫光阁绘制中国画《翰海行》；
创作《马球图》，参加奥林匹克体育美展，作品由萨马兰奇收藏；
12月中国画《华彩乐章》、《东方明珠》，参加第二届深圳国际水墨画双年展。刘曦林撰文“刘大为及其人物画琐谈”，刊《美术观察》2000年第3期。参加“新疆师范大学美术学院挂牌”，与邓维东、康士增赴吐鲁番、喀什写生；
2001年 2月第四次赴云南前往丽江、大理写生；
6月应匈牙利国际艺术创作营邀请，率中国美术代表团赴匈牙利交流及考察；
7月创作《人民公朴》，参加建党80周年美展，担任评委。赴新疆库尔乐、塔中油田、轮台、库车写生；
8月赴新疆出席“全国少数民族美术创作理论研讨会”；
9月作品《晚风》，参加由文化部、中国美协、中国美术馆、中国国家画院共同举办的“百年中国画展”，作品收入“百年中国画集”。应邀与旅德画家肖瀚在德国柏林举办“现代彩墨画展”、学术交流并授课讲座；
12月中国画《高原新一代》、《辉煌的胡杨林》等三幅作品，参加“聚集西部”中国画作品展；
2002年 1月乌镇写生；
4月赴甘南夏河草原写生。为中国共产党友好代表团出访日本创作中国画《奔马图》，赠送日本前首相森喜朗；
5月作品《阳光下》，参加中国第五届工笔画大展，担任组委会主任，撰文“为了工笔重彩艺术更辉煌的明天”，刊“奇迪杯全国第五届工笔画作品集”，人民美术出版社出版。组织画家赴西塘同里写生；
9月为军委大楼绘制巨幅中国画《千里之行》。为湖北美术出版社出版的《艺术大师之路丛书》作序；
10月应邀赴希腊雅典（靳尚宜先生为团长一行五人），出席十五届IAA大会，此次大会正式通过吸收我国加入IAA组织；
2003年 1月为西安国际机场创作中国画《长安出行图》；
3月作品《龟兹古乐》、《藏北早春》等七幅作品，参加中国艺术研究院美研所“中国画家提名展”；
6月主持创办 “中国北京国际美术双年展”；
7月创作中国画《刻不容缓》，参加抗击非典展览；
10月为上海青浦陈云纪念馆创作中国画《陈云在一汽》应邀赴法国诺曼弟，参加“中法文化年”，与法国画家举办联展；
2月中国美术家协会第六次全国代表大会召开，继续当选为中国美术家协会常务副主席；
2004年 1月赴海南岛黎族地区写生；
4月“名画家说名画·刘大为说任伯年”，河北美术出版社出版；
9月创作中国画《雪线》（评委作品），参加第十届全国美术作品展，担任组委会副主任，评委会主任作品《雪域》，参加“第二届中国人物画展—纪念蒋兆和诞辰100周年”，中国美术馆展出。应邀率美术家代表团王镛、陶勤等赴巴西参加2004年20届圣保罗双年展开幕式并考察；
10月应摩纳哥公国造型艺术家委员会邀请赴摩纳哥举办“作品观摩展”、学术交流；
2005年 1月中国画《巴扎归来》等10幅作品，参加“春华秋实·中央美术学院1978级研究生成果汇报展”；
2月赴四川阿坝大凉山写生。率中国美术家代表团赴法国参加“国际造型艺术家协会执委会议”；
3月工笔画《晚风》等6幅作品，参加北京市政协和全国政协书画室主办的“当代中国画优秀作品展—北京当代中国优秀作品展”政协礼堂展出；
6月出席由中国美协、西安美院共同创办的全国性美术理论和历史研究讲坛，“首届中国美术金彩、长安论坛”开幕；
7月作品《小米加步枪》，参加“纪念反法西斯战争胜利60周年国际艺术作品展”。随中国文联代表团访问墨西哥、加拿大；
9月主持召开第二届北京国际双年展研讨会，20日双年展在世纪坛正式开幕。在第十六届IAA代表大会上，当选为联合国教科文组织国际造型艺术家协会主席。作品《苗岭牧趣》，参加当代中国画提名展。中国画《过草地》，参加纪念长征胜利70周年美展；
10月赴太行山王莽岭采风写生；
11月中国画《雪域生灵》（评委作品），参加“首届中国写意画展”，任评委会主任，作品刊“首届中国写意画展作品集”；
2006年 1月参加中国文联代表团赴九江地震灾区慰问，宁夏扶贫等活动;为《直面生活·中国国家画院刘大为工作室人物画高研班师生作品集》撰文“当代人物画的艺术精神”，刊《国画家》2006.1期；
2月赴云南西双版纳采风；
4月赴井岗山、贵州苗寨采风写生；
5月作品《雏鹰》，参加第六届全国工笔画大展，任组委会主任，撰文“打造时代精神，再创工笔辉煌”。和深圳文联主席董小明、深圳宝安区签署建立观澜版画创作基地意向书；
6月参加“全军创作研讨会”，并与部队画家赴内蒙古鄂尔多斯、锡林格勒、西乌珠穆沁旗写生。赴新疆参加“霍城希望小学捐赠仪式”、“中国画走进新疆启动仪式”等活动，并赴喀什、和田、昆仑山采风写生；
7月赴西藏拉萨参加“西藏希望小学捐赠仪式”；
8月论文《当代世界多元文化发展中的东方艺术》—2006年国资委艺术论坛讲演,被聘中国艺术研究院研究生院博士生导师；
9月为国务院第一会议室绘制巨幅中国画《丰乐行》；
10月水彩画《威尼斯》，参加中国百年水彩画展。赴云南西双版纳、孟仑写生；
11月中国文联第八次全国代表大会当选为中国文联第八届主席团副主席；
12月为京西宾馆会议室绘制巨幅中国画《喀什歌舞》。率中国美术家代表团赴法国巴黎举办中国画展，并在巴黎中国文化中心讲演；
2007年 2月率中国美术家代表团赴美国旧金山举办联展、学术交流并授课讲座
3月为中国驻约旦大使馆绘制中国画《丝绸之路》；
4月参加“同一个世界—中国画家彩绘联合国大家庭艺术大展”，蒙古风情作品参展；
5月创作中国画《巴扎小憩》，参加第三届全国中国画展。参加深圳“观澜版画原创产业基地”挂牌仪式。赴江西瑞金采风。参加内蒙古四子王旗希望小学揭牌，格根塔拉草原写生；
6月中国国家画院首届精英班刘大为工作室《写生作品集》撰文，“在感受中焕发激情与灵感”，水墨写生作品七幅。赴新疆参加“中国画走进新疆画展”开幕，喀什写生；
7月赴内蒙参加60周年大庆活动，在乌盟辉腾席勒草原写生；
8月创作《朱德与史沫特莱》参加建军80周年美展，任评委.应挪威美术家协会邀请，率中国美术家代表团（邵大箴、王镛、陶勤等一行）赴挪威进行学术交流并作讲演;应意大利文化中心主席、第三届北京双年展国际策展人温琴佐、桑福先生的邀请，率中国美协代表团赴意大利考察52届威尼斯双年展及艺术交流；
10月为中国驻蒙古大使馆绘制巨幅国画作品《雄鹰》；
2008年 2月为人民大会堂绘制巨幅中国画《草原雏鹰》；
5月线描《苗女》，参加“全国首届中国画线描艺术展”（特邀作品）；
6月“刘大为水彩画作品展”，在北京凯晟美术馆展出，出版《刘大为水彩画作品》。创作国画《不畏蜀道难》，参加“心系汶川·全国美术作品展”。为中国驻美国大使馆绘制巨幅中国画《唐人马球图》；
8月赴江西井岗山采风。创作中国画《郑板桥》，参加“全国廉政文化大型绘画书法展”，作品由中国美术馆收藏；
10月出版《刘大为速写》。任第三届全国青年美术作品展主任委员。为中南海绘制中国画《相马图》；
11月出版《刘大为作品集》。邵大箴撰文“融会、通达的境界—刘大为的中国画创作”；
12月中国美术家协会第七届全国代表大会当选为中国美术家协会主席。再赴云南、贵州写生。[2]
2013年10月30日晚，在美国纽约国家艺术俱乐部举行的“水墨·中国梦——当代中国画精品展”开幕式上，美国合作方中华文化艺术基金会向中国美术家协会主席刘大为颁发了“文化传承特别奖”，刘大为主席成为该奖项设立以来的首位获奖者。
2013年11月27日中国美术家协会第八次全国代表大会27日在北京闭幕，大会选举产生了新一届理事会和以刘大为为主席的主席团。

刘大为兼擅工笔与写意，以反映北方少数民族生活风情及重大历史题材著称于世，其代表作品《马背上的民族》，是他用传统工笔重彩手法创作出的佳构，曾在全国大型美展上获奖。平凡中见伟岸、平和中显沧桑的功力是刘大为十几年边陲生活的展开，也是其对历史风貌与时代精神的独特把握。
刘大为在中央美院中国画系研究生班学习二年，主攻人物画专业，在蒋兆和、叶浅予、黄胄、卢沉、姚有多诸先生的指导下，刻苦学习，进步很快，在随后的几年里，很快地掌握了中国画的表现规律，无论工笔重彩或水墨写意诸种不同的技法，他运用得都很娴熟。这对于他的创作水平迅速地提高，无疑是个很有利的条件。然而，对于像刘大为这样的中年画家所以取得今天的成就，与其说是功力的扎实和绘画语言的娴熟，毋宁说更重要的是由于他把艺术与生活、艺术与社会的关系摆得很正，对待传统与创新的关系处理得比较稳健所使然。
刘大为的艺术，不仅继承和延续人物画古往今来积极反映生活、追求艺术真善美的优秀传统，而且在改革开放的新时代作为社会主义美术的主导力量无论在题材的开拓上或是艺术形式技巧的表现上，都有自己独到的运用。

记者：新疆采风刚一结束，您就马不停蹄地带领采风团第二支队伍奔赴延安，日程安排得极为紧凑，一定十分辛苦。“赴革命纪念地深入生活创作”采风活动的第二站选择延安有什么样的考虑?[7]
刘大为：滚滚延河水，巍巍宝塔山，延安的形象早已耳熟能详，延安是红色的圣地、革命的摇篮。一说起延安，人们都会感到分外亲切，敬意油然而生。6月11日晚上，我们才到达延安，美术家们确实旅途劳顿。但是当大家看到壮丽的延安，一切疲倦一扫而光。采风期间，画家们始终沉浸在无比激动的情绪之中。中共中央和毛泽东在这里领导、指挥了抗日战争和解放战争，奠定了中华人民共和国的基石，谱写了可歌可泣的历史篇章。也就是在延安，孕育了光照千秋的延安精神，在中国的革命和建设中提供了巨大的精神动力。在我们党的历史上，马列主义同中国实际相结合的第一次历史性飞跃就是在延安实现的，延安是毛泽东思想从形成、发展到成熟的圣地。
1942年5月，我党在延安期间于杨家岭召开文艺座谈会，毛主席发表了《在延安文艺座谈会上的讲话》。《讲话》给延安文艺界带来了崭新的精神面貌。从此，在马列主义、毛泽东思想指引下的中国革命文艺不断出现新的高潮。实践证明，《讲话》精神不仅在战争年代、在当代，乃至在将来，都指引着中国文艺发展的方向，是照耀进步文艺家前进的灯塔。美术家们来到延安，重温《讲话》精神，亲身感受延安精神，受到了很大的鼓舞，并从中获得了内在提升的力量;同时也能更为深切地体会到“文学艺术为谁服务”，进而“如何服务”的问题，这必将在他们日后的艺术创作中得以展现。在延安学习、教学、奋斗、创作的一大批艺术家，像蔡若虹、华君武、力群、江丰等许多老先生、老前辈都从这里沿着革命文艺路线，并为新中国文艺事业发展做出了他们毕生的贡献。他们当年的艺术历程和创作激情令采风画家们感佩不已，延安精神仍然是今天艺术发展前进的动力。
记者：此次采风活动规模浩大，在全国引起了很大的反响。除了有对新中国历史的缅怀和对革命精神的赞颂与诉求之外，在深入生活，提升各类写生活动质量等方面无疑也具有极大的导向作用。
刘大为：是的。生活是一切艺术创作的源泉。生活是源，而不是流，《讲话》鼓励我们走向生活、走向人民大众，有了这种感觉和创作激情，作品才能感动人，才能真实地反映社会、反映时代。这次参加采风活动的都是有成就的艺术家，他们的优秀作品在当代都有一定的代表性，在这里，他们又再次深切地感受到了这条真理，那就是，艺术家永远不要离开火热的生活，不要脱离时代。实际上这就是我们今天讲的“三贴近”，是对《讲话》的进一步诠释。翻开历史的画卷，从战争年代到新中国成立，再到改革开放，真正能够在社会上产生影响，受到人们喜爱的，感动人的还是那些有真实生活感受的作品。此次采风必将鼓舞艺术家们回去后把感受融入到创作中去，创作出感人的、有深刻精神力量、有分量的好作品。
我们恰逢盛世，文化艺术繁荣发展，各类展览和美术活动十分活跃，但是在成绩的背后，我们也看到当下美术创作存在一些问题、一些遗憾。尤其是大家公认的，在反映革命历史题材的创作中能够震撼人的、有分量的作品还不够，这一点艺术家们自身也都意识到了，这并非是因为我们的艺术家不投入、不认真对待，主要的原因还是出于生活的体验、感受不深，受到了浮躁之风的影响。中国美协有责任为之做出努力，为艺术家提供平台、创造机会，组织大家走向生活，深入生活，这也是中国美协组织此次采风创作的初衷，希望我们在不久的将来能看到更为感人的艺术作品，迎接当代美术创作的新高潮。
也因此而展开了不少话题，它留给我们今天的采风以及不久后即将展开的创作以怎样的经验和启示?
刘大为：中国美协组织各画种、各年龄阶段的代表性画家赴红色写生之旅，画家们的思想受到强烈冲击。踏上延安的土地后，美术家们感慨纷纷。亲历延安才知道，我们从书本里得知的史实远远不够，在这里，有太多的躲在历史深处的记忆未被唤醒，有太多的艺术题材等待开掘，有太多的被蕴藏的创作激情一触即发，似乎这里孕育着无尽的力量能随时牵引着画笔展开创作。这些感受无一不在印证着艺术家走进生活的必要性。事实上，采风的意义不仅限于创作素材的开发、创作题材的充实，有时甚至能“顿悟”出更为恰当的艺术语言和表现技巧。

October 1945 born in Shandong, Weifang, Zhucheng, Shandong province;
1951 with his parents, grandparents family moved to Inner Mongolia, Baotou. I love painting, with his grandfather learning calligraphy;
On 1956 by the primary school art teacher Han Weixiang's enlightenment, focus on training at the age of 11, his first large watercolor "51" mass parade;
During the 1958 middle school, after-school art group, the art teacher under the guidance of Lan Shanglian, accepted the drawings, sketches and watercolours basic skills training system; at the age of 14 when the great leap forward, drawing huge pieces of posters, murals;
September 1963 admitted to the Inner Mongolia Normal College of Fine Arts Department (now Inner Mongolia Normal University Academy of Fine Arts);
The cultural revolution in 1967, to Inner Mongolia red guards Exhibition Office for two years, as the head of art design and painting exhibition; undertake all kinds of tasks, during drawing a large number of huge oil painting like Chairman Mao, giant posters and a large number of historical paintings; many posters published in Inner Mongolia newspapers and magazines;
The university graduated December 1968, assigned to the semiconductor plant in Baotou city as a fitter, "the working class to accept re education"; during the trip, insist on oil painting and watercolor landscape painting;
In 1970 the creation of China painting brush "new", the Inner Mongolia people's Publishing House postcard;
In 1971 the creation of "iron and steel New Year paintings are made of this", published by Inner Mongolia people's publishing house, and published in the "Baotou literature and art";
1972 transferred to the Baotou daily work, as art editor, reporter;
The creation of "the truth" (silver setting and the Malian cooperation), the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as the only selected works, Mao Zedong to commemorate the Yanan Art Symposium speech published the 30 anniversary of the national art exhibition, on display at the Museum of fine arts China;
1974 creation of "grassland Carol" (and Jia Fangzhou cooperation), as one of the two selected works in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, to participate in the national art exhibition, China Art Museum exhibition;
The artist went to Inner Mongolia in August and the Baotou Wulanchabu League Saihantala grassland sketching experience life;
To Baotou in November 57 cadre study for 6 months;
In 1975 the creation of gouache comic rider "small", Inner Mongolia people's publishing house, the National Foreign Language Press, the work in 1978 to participate in the national exhibition series, won the two prize;
Creating oil painting frontier female militia, selected national art exhibition, China Art Museum exhibition;
May 1976 seconded to the Inner Mongolia thirty anniversary of Daqing office for one year, as art leader, responsible for the "thirty Anniversary Exhibition" art creation;
The creation of a huge gouache "red sun lights up the Inner Mongolia prairie", as one of the selected works in Inner Mongolia, "the smashing of the gang of four national art exhibition";
In December, accompanied by Zhejiang Sculpture Department of Academy of Fine Arts Shen Wenqiang four professors in the tin ringler Zhenglanqi, Xianghuangqi sketch;
In May 1977 to lead the Baotou fine arts class students to go to Mount Daqing from rural tumoteyouqi;
The creation of comic book "dragon plum, Yu Rong" prairie heroic little sisters, Inner Mongolia people's fine arts publishing house;
October went to the outskirts of Baotou when five communes commune Shiguai mining sketch;
May 1978 went to Inner Mongolia Damaoqi Bailingmiao, qagan OBO pastoral painting;
September was admitted to the China Central Academy of Fine Arts China painting graduate class, listening to Ye Qianyu, Jiang Zhaohe, Li Kuchan, kiss, Li Keran, Liu Lingcang, Wu Zuoren and other generation teacher education;
October graduate classes in Dunhuang, Shanxi Yongle Palace murals copy. For the comic "in addition to" rape cover design, Inner Mongolia people's fine arts publishing house;
April 1979 to participate in the central condolences to Yunnan frontline and Xishuangbanna, Mount Huangshan condolences sketch;
In June the creation of comic book "night arrest", Inner Mongolia people's fine arts publishing house;
In April 1980 he went to Inner Mongolia and Hulun Buir, the tin ringler prairie life sketch;
The creation of meticulous "Buryat wedding", to participate in the Graduate Exhibition and the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Hongkong exhibition, works by the Central Academy of fine arts collection;
In March 1981 with the students to go to Guizhou Wujiang hydropower station, Qiandongnan, Congjiang folk painting. The creation of meticulous "Prairie Little Hero", in the first session of the National Academy of China exhibition, the original by the National Academy of Chinese, Chinese art museum. Published in the National Academy of China selected works of the first episode;
In September the creation of comic book "Mulan" (cooperation and Hu Bo), Hebei Fine Arts Publishing house;
In October to lead the students to go to Huashan from the Yungang Grottoes and Yongle temple copy;
In February 1982 the creation of comic "pants", people's fine arts publishing house;
In April to lead the students to go to Guangxi, Pingxiang, Kazan, Baise Longbang front sketch;
Scroll "ink painting faka Shan soldiers front sketch" in 1983, the Egyptian pyramids journal editor of china;
In August the creation of China painting "Gaoshanyangzhi", in the fifty-five anniversary of the establishment of the exhibition, by Chinese Artists Association of Beijing collection;
In September to lead the students along the long road to Zunyi, ABA, Barkam, the original red paint;
In February 1983 for the "spring and Autumn", "comic yunu JIMAOXIN" as the cover design, people's fine arts publishing house;

In September 1984 to lead the students to go to Shanxi from Ruicheng, second to the Yungang Grottoes, Yongle Palace murals copying;
In October the creation of China painting "utter innocence in the Sixth National Art Exhibition";
In December China painting "Zhang Huazhuang and new", as the Sixth National Art Exhibition (part of the outstanding works on display at the Museum of art Chinese);
In 1985 China painting "East" (in collaboration with bell Ruqian), to participate in the Anti Japanese War victory 40 anniversary exhibition;
In August went to the Three Gorges folk painting;
In 1986 the creation of comic book "Moon", people's fine arts publishing house;
May 1988 work "everlasting memory", in the first China the Great Wall art calligraphy exhibition;
In August the creation of comics "Chinese ancient story" riddle, workers publishing;
In November the creation of Chinese painting "autumn" in Hongkong the crouching camel, newspaper published forty anniversary exhibition;
In September 1989, the works of the Seventh National Art Exhibition (exhibition), on display at the Museum of fine arts China;
In August went to Inner Mongolia Horqin grassland painting;
In May 1990 with students starting from Lanzhou, went to Xining, Kumbum Monastery, Gangcha County, Gansu grassland in Hexi Corridor, shandanjun Ma field, Yumen, Dunhuang, Turpan, southern Kashi, Taxkorgan, Khunjerab border posts to sketch;
In September the creation of China painting "plateau camel racing map", to attend the second session of Chinese sports art exhibition. Works "under the sun", held in Tokyo to participate in the "Japan China Friendship Center Art Museum" and "China modern art exhibition" (seven national awards);
In November the creation of Chinese painting "battle of Jimo", "Tao", "dial extension Yizhou", "Tang Feng Fu" as a military museum to display works;
In July 1991 the creation of painting "wind", was "to celebrate the seventy anniversary of the Communist Party of China Art Exhibition", won the silver medal. The same year by GuanShanYue Chinese painting award. In "Qianyu art teachers and students on board the Taishan painting and research group";
December Art Department of the PLA Academy of arts;
1992 years to attend the first national exhibition of Chinese painting opening ceremony, exhibiting works harvest map. Sponsored by Chinese Artists Association Chinese Painting Art Committee and Shenzhen cultural bureau;
April "freehand figure painting techniques", in April 1992, the people's fine arts publishing house;
In May China painting "countryside Sanlao" dimension, in Beijing city to commemorate the 50 anniversary of Mao Zedong "speech" in the forum of Art: Art exhibition;
July Chinese Artists Association, deputy director of the Chinese painting art committee;
In August the creation of Chinese painting "brilliant road" (and Ren Huizhong), "in celebration of China people's Liberation Army sixty-five anniversary Art Exhibition", won the first prize. In Xinjiang, Yili, Kang Sugou, Zhao Su Jun Machang the prairie provinces;
October should be invited by the Japan Cultural Exchange Association, the rate of delegation of Chinese artists to visit japan. "Hay" car six paintings, in "Qianyu exhibition of teachers and students";
December, Professor of fine arts, PLA Art college;
In January 1993 Went to Hainan Island Li minority area sketch;
In July published "the character sketch techniques and drawings, diagrams of 124, the people's Liberation Army Literature and Art Publishing house;
September painting "Wanchui", in the "1st Chinese Exhibition", as the judges, China art museum;
In December 1994 the creation of "Pamirs wedding", in the Eighth National Art Exhibition, served as judges;
In April 1995 the Japanese ink Exchange Association invited and art painting will be Mr. Yao Youduo, Sun Ke China, went to Japan to participate in the "Japan ink painting exhibition", exhibition "colorful";
The creation of painting "prairie song", "Mao Zedong Memorial in Yanan Forum on literature and art";
Should be invited to the Ministry of culture of Romania, held a solo exhibition in Bucharest;
Diaoyutai State Guest House painting for July. To Ji'nan military communications station sketch;
February 1996 to Yunnan Xishuangbanna sketch;
Sydney was invited to Australia, and the painter Zhang Daoxing, Xu Lele, Yang Chunhua held four exhibitions;
November invited Chinese artists delegation to the United States, San Francisco, Losangeles, New York exhibition and academic exchanges;
March 1997 works "auspicious map", participated in the first Chinese painting figures exhibition, China Art Museum exhibition;
In June the creation of Chinese painting "the Yellow River ballad", in 97 Chinese 100 painting exhibition;
In August the creation of China painting "founder of the people's army" (with Ren Huizhong), in the ninth session of the 70 anniversary of the army art exhibition, as the judges. Mao Zedong Memorial Hall for the creation of Chinese painting "people's good prime minister" (with the cooperation of Ren Huizhong);
As of November China Artists Association of party secretary, presided over the daily work of the association;

June 1998 Shenzhen He Ningxiang Art Museum exhibition nine;
September Chinese Artists Association held its Fifth National Congress, was elected vice chairman of the China Artists association;
November work "spring news", to participate in the Shenzhen academy hosted the first Shenzhen international ink painting biennale";
March 1999 Dongguan held a solo exhibition in Guangdong;
"Nancy" luma ink portrait seven paintings, to participate in the "extension of 99 China ink portrait Exhibition", Chinese art museum;
In September China painting "bazaar return" (the judges work) to participate in the Ninth National Fine Arts Exhibition, served as director of the organizing committee, chairman of the jury;
In January 2000 the United States held in Losangeles exhibition; April published "contemporary artists" and the author of "fine sketch painting sketch";
September Hongkong city hall held a solo exhibition, "GuanShanYue preface - on the view of life to create art and his paintings";
In October at the invitation of the Propaganda Department of Yunnan Province, and Chinese Artists Association delegation to Yunnan Dali and Lijiang. Chinese painting "for a drawing of the general office of the State Council,";
The creation of "Polo map" to participate in the Olympic sports, art exhibition, collection of works by Samaranch;
In December Chinese painting "cadenza", "Oriental Pearl", in the second Shenzhen international ink painting biennale. Liu Xilin wrote "Liu Dawei and the portrait of" published "art observation" in 2000 third. In the "Xinjiang Normal University Academy of Fine Arts listed", and Deng Weidong, Kang Shizeng went to Turpan and Kashi;
February 2001 fourth went to Yunnan to Lijiang, Dali sketch;
June should be invited to Hungary international art camp, the rate of Chinese art delegation to Hungary exchanges and visits;
In July the creation of "people's Park", to participate in the 80 anniversary of its founding exhibition, as the judges. Go to Xinjiang Korla, Luntai, Kuche, tower in the field of painting;
August to Xinjiang to attend the national minority art creation theory seminar";
Works of "wind" in September, jointly organized by the Ministry of culture, Chinese Artists Association, Chinese Art Museum, National Academy of China "Centennial Chinese Exhibition", Chinese of hundred years of work income "". And was invited to tour de artist Xiao Han in Germany Berlin held "modern color painting exhibition, academic exchanges and teaching seminars;
In December China painting "a new generation of" plateau, "brilliant" poplar three paintings, in "gathering" Western works Chinese painting exhibition;
January 2002 Wuzhen sketch;
In April went to Gannan Xiahe grassland painting. Visit to Japan Chinese painting creation "benmatu" for the Chinese Communist Party delegation, with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori;
May work "under the sun", in the fifth Chinese painting exhibition, served as director of the organizing committee, wrote to meticulous art more brilliant tomorrow "," Proceedings of the Fifth National Cup Qidi painting works ", people's fine arts publishing house. Organize painter to Xitang Tongli sketch;
September is drawing huge China painting "military building journey". For the publication of Hubei Art Publishing House "art master road series" preface;
October was invited to Greece, Athens (Mr. Jin Shangyi headed a line of five people), attended the fifteen IAA conference, the general assembly by absorbing China's accession to the IAA organization;
January 2003 Xi'an International Airport for the creation of Chinese painting "Changan travel map";
In March, "" ancient works "Qiuci Tibet spring" seven paintings, in Chinese Art Research Institute Research Institute "Chinese artists nominated exhibition beauty";
In June, the founder of "Chinese Beijing international art biennale";
July creation of Chinese painting "urgent" to participate in the fight against SARS exhibition;
October Shanghai Qingpu Chen Yun Memorial Chinese painting creation "Chen Yun" was invited to go to France in the FAW Norman brother, to participate in the "Sino French culture year", organized the exhibition and the French painter;
February Chinese Artists Association held its Sixth National Congress, continue to be elected vice chairman of the China Artists association;
January 2004 in Hainan Island Li nationality area sketch;
April "painter Liu Dawei said Ren said paintings", Hebei Fine Arts Publishing house;
In September the creation of "Snow" (judges Chinese painting works), in the Tenth National Fine Arts Exhibition, served as deputy director of the organizing committee, the director of works of the "Snow", in the "second - China figure painting exhibition to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the birth of Jiang Zhaohe", China art museum. The delegation was invited to rate artists Wang Yong, Tao Qin went to Brazil to participate in the 2004 20 St Paul Biennale opening ceremony and investigation;
In October the Principality of Monaco should be invited to Monaco Art Committee held "works exhibition and academic exchanges;
In January 2005 Chinese painting "bazaar return" 10 paintings, in "the glorious China Central Academy of Fine Arts 1978 graduate students achievement exhibition";

In January 2006 China Federation delegation to Jiujiang condolences to quake hit areas, Ningxia poverty alleviation activities; to "face the life Chinese National Academy of painting studio in high class research works" writing "of contemporary figure painting art spirit", published "the painter" 2006.1;
In February he went to Yunnan and Xishuangbanna folk songs;
In April went to the Jinggang Mountains, Guizhou Miao folk painting;
May work "Eagles", to participate in the sixth national fine art exhibition, served as director of the organizing committee, wrote "to create the spirit of the times, create brilliant chinese". Shenzhen Federation Chairman Dong Xiaoming, Shenzhen and Baoan District signed a letter of intent to establish Guanlan printmaking base;
June to participate in the "army creation seminar", and the troops went to Inner Mongolia, Ordos painter tin ringler, West Ujimqin sketch. Went to Xinjiang to participate in the donation ceremony Huocheng hope primary school "," China painting into the Xinjiang launch ceremony and other activities, and went to Kashi, Hotan, Kunlun Mountains folk painting;
July to Tibet, Lhasa to participate in the Tibet hope primary school donation ceremony";
August paper "contemporary Oriental Art in the development of diverse cultures" - in 2006 the SASAC Art Forum lecture, was hired by the Chinese Academy of Arts Graduate School doctoral tutor;
In September, drawing huge Chinese painting line for the first meeting of the State Council "fengle room";
October watercolor "Venice", to participate in China's Centennial watercolor exhibition. Go to Yunnan Xishuangbanna, Meng Lun sketch;
In November Chinese Federation of the Eighth National Congress was elected vice chairman of the presidium of the eighth Chinese federation;
December Jingxi Hotel meeting room China painting drawing huge "Kashi dance". Chinese artists delegation held a Chinese art exhibition in Paris, France, and delivered a speech at the Paris Chinese cultural center;
In February 2007 the rate of Chinese delegation to the United States of San Francisco artists held exhibitions, academic exchanges and teaching seminars
March Chinese Embassy in Jordan painting Chinese painting silk road;
April to participate in the same world - Chinese painter painting United Nations family art exhibition, Mongolia style works exhibition;
In May the creation of "a" Chinese painting bazaar, participated in the third National Art Exhibition China. In listing Shenzhen Guanlan Print Base "ceremony. Ruijin folk songs in Jiangxi. In Inner Mongolia Siziwangqi hope primary school opening, Tara Gergen grassland painting;
In June the first National Academy of China elite class in the studio "sketch collection", "full of passion and inspiration in feeling, ink painting seven works. Went to Xinjiang to participate in the "Chinese painting into the Xinjiang Exhibition" opening, Kashi sketch;
July to participate in the 60 anniversary of the Daqing activities in Inner Mongolia, in Wulanchabu Phaeton Schiller prairie painting;
In August the creation of "Zhu De and Smedley" to participate in the 80 anniversary of the army art exhibition, served as judges. Should the Norway Artists Association invited artists Chinese rate delegation (Shao Dazhen, Wang Yong, Tao Qin and so on one line) to Norway for academic exchanges and lectures; chairman of Italy cultural center, the third Beijing International Biennale curator Vincenzo, Mr. Sanford's invitation, the rate of Chinese Association delegation to visit Italy and the 52 Venice Biennale art exchange;
In October China Embassy in Mongolia is drawing huge Chinese painting "Eagle";
In February 2008, the Great Hall of the people Chinese painting drawing huge "prairie eagles";
In May the line "miaonv", in "the first national Chinese painting line drawing art exhibition" (guest works);
June "Chinese Watercolor Exhibition" exhibition in Beijing Kai Sheng Art Museum, Chinese watercolor painting works "published". The creation of Chinese painting "defying Sichuan Road" "heart of Wenchuan, to participate in the national art exhibition". "Chinese painting drawing huge Chinese Polo map China Embassy in America.";
August went to Jiangxi Jinggangshan folk songs. Creation of Chinese painting "Zheng Banqiao", to participate in the "national culture of large-scale painting and calligraphy exhibition," works by the Chinese Art Museum collection;
In October published "sketch". Chairman of the third National Youth Art exhibition. Draw China "Zhongnanhai" for painting horses;
Published in November "the collection of works of. Shao Dazhen wrote "the combination and mastery of the State - Chinese liudawei painting";
December the Seventh National Congress of Chinese Artists Association was elected chairman of the Chinese artists association. Go to Yunnan, Guizhou sketch. [2]
The evening of October 30, 2013, held in New York National Arts Club ", Chinese ink dream - Painting Exhibition of contemporary Chinese opening ceremony, the partner of Chinese culture and art foundation awarded to the chairman China Artists Association Liu Dawei" Cultural Heritage Award ", since President Liu Dawei became the first recipient of the prize.
November 27, 2013 Chinese Artists Association Eighth National Congress closed in Beijing on the 27, the General Assembly elected a new Council and Liu Dawei as chairman of the Presidium

Liu Jianshan and freehand brushwork, to reflect the life style of ethnic minorities and major historical themes in the world, the representative works of "horse nation", he used traditional meticulous techniques to create masterpieces, which won awards in the national large-scale art exhibition. See the ordinary vicissitudes of life, peace and great show of skill is in more than ten years of frontier life, but also its unique grasp of the history and the spirit of the times.
Liu Dawei China painting department in Central Academy of fine arts graduate classes for two years, the main figure painting professional, hard study in Jiang Zhaohe, Huang Zhou, ye Qianyu, Lu Chen, Mr. Yao Youduo, under the guidance of progress soon, in the next few years, quickly grasp the performance of the China painting, regardless of fine color or freehand ink all kinds of different techniques, he used are very skilled. It is undoubtedly a very favorable condition for the rapid improvement of his creative level. However, for Liu Dawei such as middle-aged painter so today, it is a solid skill and painting language skill, it is more important to him because of the relationship between art and life, art and society was positive, deal with the relationship between tradition and innovation more robust it.
The view of art, not only inherit and continue painting actively reflect the life and the pursuit of art from ancient to modern times good and excellent traditional beauty, but also in the new era of reform and opening up as the leading force of socialist art both in the theme of literature or art forms on the performance of the skill, has its own unique use.

Reporter: Xinjiang folk songs came to an end, you will immediately lead the recovery wheal second teams went to Yanan, the schedule is very compact, must be very hard. "Yanan has what kind of consideration to commemorate deep life creation" folk songs of the second station [7]?
Liu Dawei: the Yan River, towering pagoda mountain, Yanan has long been the image of Yanan is the cradle of red for having heard it many times, and the shrine of the revolution. Speaking of Yanan, people will feel particularly kind, respect arise spontaneously. June 11th evening, we arrived in Yanan, artists really travel lawton. But when you see the magnificent Yanan, all tired out. Folk songs during, painters always immersed in a very excited mood. The CPC Central Committee and Mao Zedong here leadership, command of the Anti Japanese War and the liberation war, People's Republic of China laid the cornerstone of a historical chapter capable of evoking praises and tears. It is in Yanan, Yanan gave birth to the light spirit of revolution and construction in the future, the China provides great spiritual power. In the history of our party, the first historical leap of Marxism Leninism with the actual China combination is realized in Yanan, Yanan is Mao Zedong thought from the formation and development to mature.
In May 1942, I held a party in Yanan during the Yangjialing Art Forum, Chairman Mao issued "in Yanan speech". "Speech" to the literary and artistic circles of Yanan has brought a new spirit. Since then, the theory of Marxism Leninism and Mao Zedong thought under the guidance of China revolutionary art appear constantly new climax. Practice has proved that the spirit of "speech" not only in the war era, in the contemporary, and even in the future, are guiding the direction of the development of Chinese literature and art, is to shine on the progress of artists lighthouse. Artists who came to Yanan to review the "speech" spirit, experience the spirit of Yanan, were encouraged, and derive the inherent power to ascend; at the same time also can more deeply realize the "service" and "literature and art for whom, how to service", which will be demonstrated in their day after the artistic creation. A large number of artists in Yanan, learning, teaching, struggle, creation, such as Cai Ruohong, Hua Junwu, Li Qun, Jiang Feng and many other old man, old timers are here along the revolutionary line, made their contribution for the development of life and art in new China. Their course of art and creative passion that makes folk artists of gratitude and admiration, the spirit of Yanan is still the power today art development.
Reporter: the collection activity scale, caused great repercussions in the country. In addition to the memory of the history of new China and the praise and appeal of the revolutionary spirit, in depth life, improve the quality of various activities and other aspects of sketching undoubtedly has a great guiding role.
Liu Dawei: Yes, it is. Life is the source of all artistic creation. Life is the source, not the flow, speech encourages us to life, to the masses, with this feeling and creative passion, works can be moved to truly reflect the community, reflect the times. In the folk songs are successful artists, their good works are representative, in the contemporary here, again they feel this truth, that is, the artist never leave the fiery life, not out of time. In fact, this is what we say today, "three close", is a further interpretation of the speech. Scroll through the history, from the war to the new Chinese establishment, then to the reform and opening up can really have an impact in the society, loved by the people, or those who have touched people's real life experience works. The folk songs will inspire artists to go back to feeling to go into the creation, the creation of touching, profound spiritual strength, good works are the component.
We are flourishing, cultural and artistic prosperity and development, all kinds of exhibitions and art activities are very active, but behind the results, we also see the current art creation there are some problems, some regret. Especially recognized, can shake the people in the reflection of the revolutionary history theme creation, component works are not, at this point the artists themselves are aware of, this is not because our artists do not input, do not take seriously, the main reason is that in the life experience, do not feel deep, affected by the impetuous wind. China association has a responsibility to strive for, to provide a platform for the artists to create opportunities, organize people to life, thorough life, this is China Meixie organized the folk songs of the original intention, I hope we can see more impressive works of art in the near future, welcome the new climax after contemporary art creation.
It launched a lot of topics, it left us today's folk songs and the upcoming shortly after the creation with the experience and Inspiration of what?
Liu Dawei: the representative organization of the painting, China artists of all ages to red painter painting trip, painters thought have a strong impact. Set foot on the land of Yanan, artists have regrets. Yanan witnessed that we learned from the books of the history is not enough, here, there are too many hiding in the depths of the history of the memory is not awakened, there are too many art subjects waiting for digging, there are too many to be hidden creative passion breeds endless here seems to be triggered at any moment, the power of pulling the brush at any time start writing. All these feelings prove the necessity of artists entering into life.