阎文喜1937年生，河南长葛人。著名油画家，国家1 级美术家，教授。中国美术家协会会员，陕西油画艺术委员会主任，陕西美术家协会常务理事，中国国际文明 交流中心陕西分会常务理事，东南 美术院院长，榆林地委宣扬 部副部长，陕西省文学艺术界高级职称评审委员会委员。

1962年广州美术学院油画系本科毕业留校任教。
1965年调任国家文明 部《中国油画院》专职画家。
1969年，在广东省委领导下，组织领导广东省美术创作组工作。
1971年参加中国革命博物馆历史画创作班子。
1975年任陕西省美影工作室美术组长。
1978年，陕西省美协恢复，调入美协供职。
1955年开始发表作品。多次参加国家级美术展览。数次获奖。作品曾到南、日、美、马、新加坡等国及台、港地区展出，曾经在东京、达拉斯（美国）、台湾举办个人油画展。
1990年应邀率团出访新加坡，举办《中国西部油画展》半进行艺术交流。
1998年，应邀率团出访美国。在纽约、华盛顿等多座城市进行访问、讲学、艺术交流，并被堪萨斯城及达拉斯市政府授予两市荣誉市民。
1999年出访俄罗斯。被中国美术馆、有关博物馆及日、美、台、港、比利时、新加坡、泰国、加拿大等地收藏作品百余件。出版《新疆油画写生》、《阎文喜油画集》（台湾）、《阎文喜油画作品集》等画集数册。他艺术涵养 广博，油画功力深厚，是国内有成就有影响的画家。次要 成就已被收入《中国美术辞林》、《世界华人艺术家成就大典》、<<中国当代画家名人大辞典>>、<<中国文艺家传集>>、<<世界名人录>>等十余部中外大型辞书。

Yan Wenxi is unripe 1937, henan grows Ge Ren. Home of famous oil painting, country one class artist, professor. Chinese artist academician, chairman of committee of Shaanxi canvas art, shaanxi artist association is standing director, branch of Shaanxi of center of communication of China International culture is standing director, dean of northwest art courtyard, yu forest perfectural Party committee publicizes ministry undersecretary, advanced title evaluates group of art of Shaanxi province literature committee committee member.

Graduation of undergraduate course of department of canvas of Guangzhou academy of fine arts stayed 1962 school teach.
1965 ministry of transfer country culture " Chinese canvas courtyard " full-time painter.
1969, in Guangdong provincial Party committee the leader falls, the organization leads Guangdong to save art to create group of jobs.
Attended history of Chinese revolution museum to draw creation team 1971.
Held the post of Shaanxi to save group leader of art of beautiful movie studio 1975.
1978, shaanxi province is beautiful assist restore, transfer into beautiful assist hold post.
Began to publish work 1955. Enter exhibition of national level art for many times. Count second bear the palm. Work ever arrived south, area of country and the stage such as day, beautiful, horse, Singapore, harbor exhibits, once was in Tokyo, Dalasi (the United States) , Taiwan holds individual canvas to exhibit.
Led a group to visit Singapore on invitation 1990, hold " China western oily art exhibition " have art communication partly.
1998, lead a group to visit the United States on invitation. The visit has in many city such as new York, Washington, discourse on an academic subject, art communication, be reached by can Sa Sicheng municipal government grants Dalasi two city honorary citizen.
Visited Russia 1999. Be collected by and other places of Chinese art gallery, concerned museum and day, beautiful, stage, harbor, Belgian, Singapore, Thailand, Canada work more than 100. Publish " Xinjiang canvas is sketchy " , " collect of Yan Wenxi canvas " (Taiwan) , " collect of work of Yan Wenxi canvas " collect waiting for a picture is counted book. His craft is cultural and large, canvas work force is deep, it is home successful influential painter. Main achievement already by income " Chinese art demit forest " , " world Chinese artist accomplishs grand ceremony " , big dictionary of celebrity of << China contemporary painter >> , collect of << China literary handed down from the older generations of the family >> , << world blue book >> wait for more than 10 China and foreign countries large lexicographic work.