Born in Shanghai， calligrapher Gu Benjian learned calligraphy from Gao Shixiong and Liu Xiaoqing. He now serves as the curator of Shanghai Badaitou Calligraphy and Painting Academy， curator of Ningyunhan Calligraphy and Painting Art Museum， a member of Shanghai Calligraphers Association， and the Vice Chairman of Shanghai China and The West Art Association. He is the National First Level calligrapher. In 2011， he obtained the title of “Outstanding Contemporary Artist”in the 4th China-Japan Friendship Art Exchange Activity. His calligraphy artworks presented strong and unrestrained spirit with excellent technique of writing. With mature skills， Gu Benjian now has won many awards. In a recent auction in Hongkong， his artwork was traded at a high price of HKD 600， 000.

上海書法家顾本建，师从高式熊和刘小晴老师，现任上海八埭头书画院院长、凝云翰书画艺术馆馆长、上海书法家协会会员，上海中西美协副主席、国家一级书法师。2011年在第四届中日友好文化艺术交流中被授予“当代杰出艺术家”称号。2013年与多名书画艺术家共同为中央党校创作了《民族复兴中华魂》并以行楷书体书写序跋。2015年受陈云纪念馆邀请为纪念陈云同志诞辰110周年诗词楹联获奖作品全文书写。顾本建书法行笔刚健潇洒，笔法精湛，疾中有滞，或飘逸或凝练，一派古朴典雅的盛唐气象。行书如行云流水，韵味纯厚，自成一体，楷书端庄秀雅，功力颇厚。且布局于参差中求自然，于错落中求流贯，大大增添了小楷章法的情趣。顾本建亦擅长山水和花卉，作品受到海内外收藏家的追捧。而今，顾本建的书法技艺日臻成熟，先后被评为上海“百名市民书法家”“中日文化交流特使”“沪浙地区最受藏界欢迎的年度艺术家”“当代杰出艺术家”“中国传统文化最高成就奖”等奖项。顾本建热衷于公益活动，把几十年的经历投身在中国传统文化的传承和发扬光大上，是一位品正才厚的书法家。