1962年生于湖南臨澧，原名闞勒。
1984年畢業(yè)于湖南師范大學美術學院。
1995年結業(yè)于中央美術學院。
2008年中央美術學院油畫系訪學。
現(xiàn)任中南大學建筑與藝術學院副教授，中國美術家協(xié)會會員，湖南美協(xié)理事，水彩藝委會主任。居住于北京與長沙。

個展
1996年   “坎勒?？ㄋ仕囆g展”           中國美術館           北京
           坎勒“玻卡水彩”畫展            蘭色畫廊            北京
1997年     坎勒“?？ㄋ?rdquo;作品展          云峰畫苑            北京
2011年    “審美的回歸”                   圣之空間            北京

聯(lián)展
2010年   “景中之境”當代藝術展              上上國際美術館        北京
2009年     同行-德中當代藝術展                  武漢美術館         武漢     
 “兩湖潮流”—湖南湖北當代藝術展       廣東美術館          廣州
 中國美術批評家提名展                北京當代藝術館         北京
2008年  “藝術湖南”—湖南美術優(yōu)秀作品展       中國美術館          北京
 “中國語境”重慶當代藝術展           501當代美術館         重慶
2006年   中國百年水彩畫展                     中國美術館           北京
          水彩的語言—邀請展                   廣州美院美術館      廣州
2005年   中國第十屆全國美展湖南展區(qū)作品展     湖南展覽館           長沙
2002年   中國第六屆水彩、粉畫展               上海美術館           上海
1999年   中國第九屆全國美展                   中國美術館           北京    

獲 獎   
 
 第九屆全國美展 銀獎
 中國青年水彩畫大展學術獎
 湖南省美展金獎

主要出版

 《坎勒?？ㄋ仕囆g》
《中國水彩畫圖史》
 《新中國美術史》
 《中國當代美術1979—1999》
 《湖南美術50年》
《中國畫卷 1949—2009》

Resume
Kanle: born in 1962, in Lin Li of Hunan Province; formerly known as Kan Le. In 1984, he graduated from Hunan Normal University Academy of Fine Arts. In 1995, he was certificated from Central Fine Arts Institute. In 2008, he studied at Oil Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
He is currently working at the Architecture and Art Department of Central South University as a professor and member of Chinese Artists Association. He lives in Beijing and Changsha.
 
Solo Exhibitions:
In 1996,
“Bo Card Watercolor Art Exhibition”: China Art Gallery, Beijing
“Kan Le’s Bo Card Watercolor Exhibition”: Blue Gallery, Beijing
In 1997,
“Kan Le’s Bo Card Watercolor Exhibition”: Yunfeng Gallery, Beijing
In 2011,
"The Return of Aesthetic”: Sen’s Space, Beijing

Group Exhibitions:
In 2010,
 "The View in the State": International Contemporary Art gallery, Beijing

In 2009,
“Traveling Together”: Germany-China Contemporary Art Exhibition, Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan
In 2009,
“The Tide of the Two Hu Provinces”: Contemporary Art Exhibition, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou
In 2009,
“Critics’ Nomination Art Exhibition of China”: Beijing Contemporary Art Museum, Beijing
In 2008,
“China Context” Chongqing Contemporary Art Exhibition; 501 Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing
In 2006,
“The 100 Years of Water Color Painting in China Exhibition”: National Art Museum of China, Beijing
In 2005
Hunan Area Exhibition: “The 10th National Artworks Exhibition of China”; Hunan Exhibition Center, Changsha
In 2002
“The 6th National Water Color Painting Exhibition”: Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
In 1999
“The 9th National Artworks Exhibition of China; the Silver Award”: National Art Museum of China, Beijing

Won the award
Silver medal- The Ninth Session of National Arts Exhibition
Gold medal- China Youth Watercolor Exhibition Scholarship Posting
Hunan Province Fine Arts Exhibition
 
Main published
"Kan Le’s Bo Card Camp Watercolor Art"
“The China Watercolor Painting Figure History"
“The new China of Art History
“The China's Contemporary Art 1979-1999"
“The Hunan Art 50 Years"
“The Chinese Scroll from 1949 to 2009"