Oil painter Jin Shangyi (left) and Fan Di'an dean of Central Academy of Fine Arts at the exhibition. [Photo provided to China Daily]

The Central Academy of Fine Arts launched an award and exhibition, named after eminent oil painter Jin Shangyi, in 2019 to encourage the development of up-and-coming teachers at the academy.

The second edition of the awards honored Jiao Yang and Chen Zhuo, whose works are now on show at CAFA until Dec 15.

Jiao works with classical ink painting in the meticulous gongbi style. Her paintings are on pace with social changes, such as the transformation of old industrial compounds and over-consumption.

Chen creates images, videos, films and multimedia works to share his examinations of history and the world.