Ling Jian (Chinese, b.1963) is a painter known for his sharp oil and acrylic portraits of women. Born in China’s Shandong province, Ling attended Qinghua University Art College in Beijing, and graduated in 1986. He lived and worked in Vienna and Hamburg during the 1980s, and has divided his time between Berlin and Beijing since 1996. Ling’s paintings address issues of personal identity in China, and examine the social and political aspects of Chinese life. The artist has been exhibited in a number of solo and group shows since 1991.