马新林1956年10月1日出生于济南市。毕业于广州美术学院中国画系,获文学硕士学位。现为中央文史馆书画院副院长、中国美术家协会理事,中央国家机关书画协会副主席,中国画院副院长、中国画学会创会理事,中央美术学院客座教授、广州美术学院客座教授,中国书法家协会会 Ma Xinlin was born in Jinan City on October 1, 1956. He graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a master’s degree in literature. He is currently the vice president of the Central Museum of History and Culture, the director of the Chinese Artists Association, the vice chairman of the Chinese National Painting and Calligraphy Association, the vice president of the Chinese Painting Academy, the founding director of the Chinese Painting Society, the visiting professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, the visiting professor of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Calligraphers Association