Xiong Yulan: A native of Liling, Hunan. Senior arts and crafts artist, master of ceramic art in Hunan Province, outstanding ceramic artist in Hunan Province, serving as director of Hunan Ceramic Artists Association and director of Hunan Female Ceramic Artists Association. Chartered Ceramic Designer for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games; 2012

Licensed ceramic designer for Shanghai World Expo in 2010.

Xiong Yulan followed her father, Mr. Xiong Dezheng, to learn ceramic skills since she was a child. He successively studied under the famous Chinese painting masters Mr. Tang Qinghai and Mr. Zeng Anchu, the curator of the Qi Baishi Memorial Museum, and he has won the skills of the two. His works are novel in composition and have a wide range of subjects. He is good at landscapes and flowers, birds and animals. He has been engaged in ceramic art creation for nearly 40 years. With his own unique style of painting porcelain, his works are vivid, elegant and popular, and attract people's attention; they are loved by people from all walks of life and are displayed and collected by many museums.

Main awards

"Double Dog Picture" won the Bronze Award of the 2008 National Engineering and Beauty Haisi Cup

"Happy Eyebrows" won the Bronze Award of the 2008 Zhangjiajie Cup Hunan Gongmei Boutique Competition

"The Great Sky" won the Special Award of the 43rd UNESCO International Ceramic Art Exhibition

In 2009, "Mountain High I am the Peak" won the first Hunan Gold Award for Excellent Art Works

"Eagle Wing" won the Silver Award of the 3rd Hunan Arts and Crafts Competition

In 2010, "Zhengtianyu" won the silver prize of the 9th National Ceramic Art Design Innovation Competition

"Jade Mengchengxiang" won the first China Hunan Embroidery Culture and Art and the 4th Arts and Crafts Competition Creative Award

In 2011, "Spring Breeze and the South Bank of the River Green" won the 2nd Hunan Province Excellent Ceramic Works Gold Award

In 2012, "Qiannan Mountains, Waters, Dancing Yang River, Spring Scenery" won the Silver Award of the Innovative Product Design Grand Prix of China Industry and Art Expo

In 2013, "Mandarin Duck Playing in Water" won the Silver Award of the 3rd China Light Industry Council Earth Award