Australian Chinese painter Shen Jiawei has emerged in the international art community with his outstanding portrait paintings and profound historical works. On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Jiawei shared his art journey in the conference room of the Sydney Branch of China Construction Bank, Australia, and how he integrated the cultures of Australia and China through art to present the common values of civilization across borders. Australian Chinese painter Shen Jiawei has emerged in the international art community with his outstanding portrait paintings and profound historical works. On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Jiawei shared his art journey in the conference room of the Sydney Branch of China Construction Bank, Australia, and how he integrated the cultures of Australia and China through art to present the common values of civilization across borders. Journalist Gu Shihong's works by Shen Jiawei can be roughly divided into two categories: historical paintings and portrait paintings. In his view, there is a certain connection between the two, as his historical paintings usually depict real and existing characters, even though they are no longer active in the world. Strictly speaking, my work is divided into two parts: historical paintings and portrait paintings. Historical paintings are historical figure paintings, and portraits are also acceptable because the historical figures I paint are all real people, but they are not living people. The Western definition of portrait painting is narrower, generally referring to painting living people, "said Shen Jiawei. In the early stages of his artistic career, Shen Jiawei learned the techniques of portrait painting from Mr. Jin Shangyi during his further studies at Yangmei, but did not practice them until he settled in Australia before finding practical use. When he arrived in Australia, he was penniless and had to make a living by painting and writing for tourists. Although this experience was difficult, it laid a solid foundation for him to become a portrait painter later on. Australian Chinese painter Shen Jiawei has emerged in the international art community with his outstanding portrait paintings and profound historical works. On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Jiawei shared his art journey in the conference room of the Sydney Branch of China Construction Bank, Australia, and how he integrated the cultures of Australia and China through art to present the common values of civilization across borders. A special cultural phenomenon in Australia captured by journalist Gu Shihong is that one of the most famous art competitions is actually a portrait painting competition, known as the "Akibal Portrait Award". The existence of this competition provides Shen Jiawei with an opportunity to showcase her talents. He said, "In my third year of coming to Australia, I started participating in this competition every year. I was shortlisted for seven consecutive years and participated in a total of 21 times. The number of times I was shortlisted was 14, and one of them was just one step away from winning the prize. This record made me famous in Australia right away. Everyone knows that China has come with a well painted portrait painter." In Shen Jiawei's opinion, Portrait painting plays an important role in Australian culture and politics. The Australian Parliament Building, National Portrait Gallery, and universities all require the drawing and display of portraits of important leaders and scholars. Shen Jiawei has painted portraits of several Australian leaders and politicians, including former Prime Minister Howard. His works have been collected by the Australian Parliament Building and the National Portrait Gallery, becoming part of a national institution. “