Qin Jianming (1942) is from Wujin, Jiangsu Province. He entered the Jiangsu Provincial Chinese Painting Academy in 1960, and after his graduation in 1965, worked for that Academy and the Jiangsu Branch of the Chinese Youth League. He moved to Shenzhen in 1985, where he became involved in setting up the Dongfang Art Company, which he managed as a director.

Qin is known for his landscapes, a number of which have been included in the collection of the China Art Gallery.