Wen Xiaomiao (1948) was born in Chongqing, Sichuan Province. She studied at the Secondary School of Fine Arts affiliated to the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in her early years. From 1972 to 1983, she engaged in art creation at the Liangshan Art Museum; later, she did art creation at Sichuan Provincial Art Museum. In her early years, Ms. Wen was good at New Year pictures and comic strips.

Ms. Wen is a famous "meticulous" (gongbi, 工笔) brushwork painter.