1967年1月6日生于山东烟台， 1992毕业于中央美术学院民间美术系，获硕士学位。 独立艺术家，现工作、生活于北京。 获奖和荣誉： 2016《库艺术》年度艺术人物；2013《新京报》年度艺术家；《库艺术》年度最具观念性水墨艺术家；2012第七届AAC艺术中国年度影响力水墨提名奖；《艺术财经》中国当代艺术权力榜；1998第四届中国工笔画大展丹青奖；1987中国国际青年艺术展优秀奖。 机构收藏：美国纽瓦克博物馆、美国加利佛尼亚大学美术馆、韩国阿拉里奥、韩国釜山文化会馆、澳门艺术博物馆、中央美术学院美术馆、山东省美术馆、法国雀巢、欧洲汽车工业协会、英国elaine.sassoon医学机构，及私人收藏。 出版著作：《新工笔文献-姜吉安卷》、《踏雪寻梅-姜吉安访谈录》 1967 Born in Yantai, Shandong Province 1992 Master Degree in China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) He is an independent artist now, living and working in Beijing. Also, he is one of Chinese Fine-Inkbrush Art movement representatives, and he built a methodology of contemporary Chinese painting based on traditional ideas.That is "Viewing things by way of things","Contemplation","Resonance model".His masterpiece - "two bedroom project" series - produced from 2007 to 2009，and it had great influences in China. Other representative works include: "Silk·Surplus Value" series, "Tea" series, etc.His works has been collected by Newark Museum (USA), Busan Cultural Center (Korea), Macao Museum of Art (China), CAFA Art Museum(China), Shandong Art Museum, Nestle,France, European Automobile Industry Association, "Elaine Sassoon"Medical Establishment England. and so on. AWARDS & HNORS 2016 Art figures of the year by KUART. 2013 Artists of the year by The Beijing News. 2013 Most conceptual ink painting artists of the year by KUART. 2012 the 7th Award of Art China the Nomination of ink. 2012 Be elected to Art Power 100 by L’OFFICIEL ART. 1998 DanQing Award, the 4th Chinese Painting Exhibition. 1987 Merit Award, China International Annual Youth Art Exhibition.