Chen Peiqiu | |||||||||||
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| Born | December 29, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Died | June 26, 2020 (aged 97) | ||||||||||
| Education | National Academy of Art | ||||||||||
| Known for | Guohua | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Xie Zhiliu | ||||||||||
| Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award, Shanghai Art and Literature Prize (2014) | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳佩秋 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈佩秋 | ||||||||||
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Chen Peiqiu (29 December 1922 – 26 June 2020) was a Chinese calligrapher and guohua painter, often acclaimed as the foremost Chinese woman painter. She and her husband Xie Zhiliu were one of the most famous couples in Chinese visual arts. The government of Shanghai opened a museum in Nanhui New City dedicated to them.