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Yu Dawu (Simplified Chinese: 于大武;Traditional Chinese: 于大武;pinyin: Yú Dàwǔ; born: 1948) is a Chinese artist, picture book writer, and a member of the China Artists Association.

Biography

Yu was born in 1948 in Beijing. He graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1986. He started working as an art editor and an artist at the People's Fine Arts Publishing House in 1978 before he attended the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Yu serves as a reviewer at the China Fine Arts Publishing Group. He is a member of the China Artists Association and a member of the Beijing Artists Association.

Awards and Commendations

  • Journey to the West (西游记), Sankei Shimbun Prize for Painting (1994).
  • The artwork of One Hundred Thousand Arrows (十万支箭) was collected by the Chihiro Art Museum in Japan.

Picture Books

  • Beijing: A Symmetrical City, 1 Plus Books Publishing, San Francisco, 2020.
  • A Bicycle (一辆自行车),China Children Press, 2016
  • The Spring in Beijing (北京的春节),Comic Books Publishing House, Beijing, 2014
  • Beijing: A Symmetrical City (北京:中轴线上的城市), Comic Books Publishing House, Beijing, 2012.
  • One Hundred Thousand Arrows (十万支箭), Japan (1997) and Korea.
  • Ne Zha (哪吒闹海), Kodansha, 1990.