出生于甘肃省定西市的青年画家毛文琳是一个积极进取且乐于探索的人。1993年考入甘肃省庆阳师专美术系,在大学期间系统学习了美术理论、美术史并掌握了国画、油画、水彩、素描等基本技法,毕业后成为一名中学美术教师。但他并不满足于做一个教师以养家糊口终此一生,那个内心深处的画家梦时常让他心神不宁。于是他毅然于1997年停薪留职负笈北京,在中央美术学院国画系进修。在这 Mao Wenlin, a young painter born in Dingxi, Gansu Province, is a proactive and willing to explore people. In 1993, he was admitted to the art department of Qingyang Teachers College in Gansu Province. During his studies at the university, he systematically studied art theory, art history and mastered the basic techniques of Chinese painting, oil painting, watercolor and drawing. After graduation, he became a middle school art teacher. However, he was not content with being a teacher to support his family for the rest of his life. The inner painter often made him feel uneasy. So he decided to leave in Beijing in 1997 with no pay, and studied at the Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. At this