寇元勋，白族，生于云南剑川。1985年毕业于云南艺术学院美术系，1989年结业于中国美术学院国画系。现为云南大学艺术与设计学院教授、硕士生导师、国家社科基金项目评议专家、云南省九三书画院副院长、云南省政协特聘画家、云南艺术学院客座教授、云南师范大学艺术学院特聘硕士生导师、云南省美术家协会中国画艺委会委员、云南省书法家协会理事、江苏国画院特聘画家、《美术家》、《翰墨藏真》杂志编委。作品多次参加中国美协举办的重要展览。曾获第三届云南省文学艺术创作二等奖，获国家人事部“当代中国画杰出人才”奖，被中国美协授予“民族杰出艺术家”称号。先后在大理、昆明、北京、南宁、西安、美国（中密西根大学、圣巴拉蒂诺艺术博物馆）、荷兰阿姆斯特丹、日本大阪、泰国东方大学、马来西亚第一现代美术馆等地多次举办个展、联展。出版《寇元勋国画作品优选》、《中国当代翰墨名家研究——寇元勋》、《寇元勋水墨兰竹》、《寇元勋雨林意象》、《寇元勋水墨画系列——家园情境》，专著《中国水墨画源流·审美·表现》。

The Bai nationality of bandit a man of great merit, unripe Yu Yunna sword plain. Was graduated from faculty of art of Yunnan art institute 1985, complete a course was fastened at traditional Chinese painting of Chinese academy of fine arts 1989. It is Yunnan university art and design college professor, Master to give birth to expert of appraise sth through discussion of project of foundation of division of company of adviser, nation, Yunnan to save assistant dean of courtyard of 93 painting and calligraphy, Yunnan to save a the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to hire art of painter, Yunnan especially now Normal University of academic visiting professor, Yunnan is artistic the institute hires a Master to lay a teacher especially. Work attends Chinese beauty for many times assist held important exhibition. Ever obtained the 3rd Yunnan to save literary art to create second-class award, ministry of thing of the family that win a state " phenom of the traditional Chinese painting in now " award, by Chinese beauty assist award " the people is prominent artist " title. Be in Dali, Kunming, Beijing, Nanning, Xi'an, United States early or late (medium Mixigen university, Shengbaladinuo is artistic museum) , Oriental university of Osaka of Holand Amsterdam, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and other places of the first contemporary art gallery for many times. Publish " actor of work of traditional Chinese painting of bandit a man of great merit is chosen " , " a person of academic or artistic distinction of contemporary brush and ink studies China -- Kou Yuanxun " , " Kou Yuanxun Shui Molan bamboo " , " image of Kou Yuanxun rain forest " , " series of Kou Yuanxun wash -- home situation, monograph " aesthetic · of · of Chinese wash headstream is behaved " .