Yu Zi Jun

• Born in Shanghai in 1927
• Graduated from Shanghai Fine Arts Academy in 1950. A student of Chinese great art masters Liu Hai Su, Ran Xi and Zhang Cong Ren
• Professor and senior tutor of Shanghai Madame Song’s Welfare Institute
• A member of Shanghai Fine Art Association
• Advisor of Shanghai Fine Art Committee of Shanghai Education Institute
• Former member of Shanghai Fine Art Education Council
• 1951 Established and directed the first children’s after-school group, brought up a number of now renowned Chinese artists
• 1987 Obtained the certificate of the great contribution for bringing up outstanding Chinese artists from Shanghai Culture & Art Union
• 1988 Exhibition in Hong Kong
• 1989 Water colour solo exhibition in Shanghai
• 1993 Exhibition in Shanghai Museum and Xin Zhuang City in Japan. Received the medal from Xin Zhuang mayor and Sino-Japanese friendship committee
• 1995 Invited by San Francisco city for water colour solo exhibition, published <<Goya>>
• 1996 Dissertation <<Comprehensive Fine Art Education>> won first prize of distinguished dissertation
• 2002 Dissertation <<New Missions in a New Era>> won the best art golden prize of The 6th International Academic Expo
• 2002 Water colour works <<Wild Flowers Series 1 - Moon Light>> won the golden prize of the “5th Global International Art Contribution prize” as well as the “China’s Art Elite Achievement Golden Prize”
• 2007 “The World of Colours” –  Solo Exhibition at Noeli Gallery, Shanghai
• 2009 "Memory in South China" - Solo Exhibition at Noeli Gallery, Shanghai
• 2009 Yu Zijun is awarded as the best local artist of 2009 by that's Shanghai Magazine
• 2011 “Spring Blossom" - Solo Exhibition at Noeli Gallery, Shanghai

Yu Zi Jun’s works and his achievements have been edited in <<Chinese Contemporary Fine Artists Directory>>, <<Chinese Artist>>, <<Chinese Contemporary Famous People in Art>> (Hong Kong), <<World Wide Chinese Artists Achievement Grand Dictionary>> <<China’ People Dictionary>>, <<The People Who Elevate the Sun>> (Hong Kong), << The World Famous People Directory>> (USA).