1962年生于湖南临澧，原名阚勒。
1984年毕业于湖南师范大学美术学院。
1995年结业于中央美术学院。
2008年中央美术学院油画系访学。
现任中南大学建筑与艺术学院副教授，中国美术家协会会员，湖南美协理事，水彩艺委会主任。居住于北京与长沙。

个展
1996年   “坎勒玻卡水彩艺术展”           中国美术馆           北京
           坎勒“玻卡水彩”画展            兰色画廊            北京
1997年     坎勒“玻卡水彩”作品展          云峰画苑            北京
2011年    “审美的回归”                   圣之空间            北京

联展
2010年   “景中之境”当代艺术展              上上国际美术馆        北京
2009年     同行-德中当代艺术展                  武汉美术馆         武汉     
 “两湖潮流”—湖南湖北当代艺术展       广东美术馆          广州
 中国美术批评家提名展                北京当代艺术馆         北京
2008年  “艺术湖南”—湖南美术优秀作品展       中国美术馆          北京
 “中国语境”重庆当代艺术展           501当代美术馆         重庆
2006年   中国百年水彩画展                     中国美术馆           北京
          水彩的语言—邀请展                   广州美院美术馆      广州
2005年   中国第十届全国美展湖南展区作品展     湖南展览馆           长沙
2002年   中国第六届水彩、粉画展               上海美术馆           上海
1999年   中国第九届全国美展                   中国美术馆           北京    

获 奖   
 
 第九届全国美展 银奖
 中国青年水彩画大展学术奖
 湖南省美展金奖

主要出版

 《坎勒玻卡水彩艺术》
《中国水彩画图史》
 《新中国美术史》
 《中国当代美术1979—1999》
 《湖南美术50年》
《中国画卷 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"