Peng Jia
China
Jia Peng，male，40 years old，who is a Chinese artist，was born in Quyang City, a famous place for stone carving. Graduated from Yanshan University in 2005, and took the study tour of Vienna、Florence and other places after working 7 years. Being a member of Baoding Artists Association and Chinese Sculpture Professional Committee，Inheritor of Stone Caver‘Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Jia Peng specializes in realistic portrait sculptures. Representative works include the stone statue of Lebanese current President Michel Aoun, the bronze statue of Yang Jingren, the former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the statue of Bai Juyi in the memorial hall of Bai Juyi's hometown.
He had participated in numerous international art exhibitions, including the Third Youth Art Exhibition of the Hebei Artists Association (the highest award), the Third Beijing Youth Art Biennale,Tribute to Velazquez-The 1st Global Painting and Sculpture Competition in Spain, The 57th Annual Exhibition of The Society of Portrait Sculptors in the United Kingdom，and The Art of The Portrait(24th International) Competition of The Portrait Society of America (Certificate of Excellence).
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