The artist lives and works in Shanghai, China. He is member of various institutions; among others he is the president of the „International Famous Artists Union“ in Canada.
Guan Qijun’s works bring classical characters of the Peking opera back to life and play with the concept of space and time, in order to create a new visual dimension. The artist connects the thousand-year old tradition of the Chinese painting and opera with a singular, new form of the representation, which opens a completely special entrance to his works for the recipient. The intensity of the colours and especially of the gold tones gives the pictures their enormous expressiveness.