1948年出生，彝族。现任中国美术家协会理事、中国美协版画艺委会副主任、国家画院版画院副院长、四川省美协主席、四川省文联副主席，神州版画博物馆馆长，国家一级美术师，享受XXX特殊津贴专家。

A Ge
b. 1948,Liangshan, Sichuan province.
As a member of the Yi ethnic minority group A Ge, along with other ethnic minority children, was entitled to attend the Sichuan Academy of Fine Art (SAFA). At the tender age of twelve A Ge left home andenrolled in the academy, taking part in an initiative to encourage artistictalents and publicise the development in the minority regions. After graduatingfrom the program, she was sent to work at the Chinese Artists’ Association(CAA) branch in Sichuan.
Whilst her earlier works focused more on socialthemes, despite leaving her home and family at such a young age, her subjectmatter later on frequently referred to Yi minority life, the people and itsaesthetic sense. A Ge’s first series of prints as a professional artist were ofher mother such as, My Mother and My Mother Is Learning.
A Ge has received prizes and recognition onan international scale, with her artworks having been included in severalnational publications on Chinese printmaking. Her work has been exhibited inshows promoting the work of women artists in both China and Japan, as well as inevents endorsing minority artists in China.