Ruan Guoxuan was born in Taishan, Guangdong. I have loved music, drama, calligraphy, painting and other arts since childhood. When I was studying at school, I often participated in entertainment classes to perform modern model plays and played for the orchestra.
After graduating from high school in 1977, coinciding with the revival of Cantonese opera in Guangdong, he joined the "Yuexiu Quyi Troupe" and "Guangdong Shunde Cantonese Opera Troupe" in Guangzhou as a percussionist. In 1985, he was appointed as the head of the "Guangzhou Yangcheng Cantonese Opera Troupe".
After immigrating to Canada in 1992, he served as the head of several entertainment groups in Toronto. And in 1996, he was awarded the National Day Outstanding Achievement Award by Mr. Ji Min, the Governor of Ontario.
In 2002, the Guoxuan Ya Ji "Cantonese Opera Quyi Society" was established in Toronto. It has been invited multiple times to perform Cantonese opera as a percussion leader in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, and China, and has engaged in artistic exchanges with various Quyi circles around the world.
In addition to music and drama, he also developed a strong interest in calligraphy and painting and pursued artistic ideals, which led to the publication of Ruan Guoxuan's calligraphy collection in 2008.
First personal calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting exhibition held in Toronto in 2011
In 2013, a calligraphy and Chinese painting joint exhibition was held in Toronto with three renowned Chinese painting masters, Lu Yiyun, Lv Youzhang, and Li Kunqiang
In 2014, the Ruan Guoxuan Painting and Calligraphy Art Exhibition was held again in Toronto
In December 2021, the China Philatelic Center, the National Post, and the Mint jointly published a collection of works by Chinese contemporary art master Ruan Guoxuan
Published in February 2022, Ruan Guoxuan's 45 year book and album on the art and life of spinning songs, ink and dance
In September 2022, during the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, a special event was held to recommend art masters, and they were awarded the honorary title of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Image Ambassador
In January, 2013, the first session of the 14th CPPCC National People's Congress presented gifts to the NPC and CPPCC National People's Congress and won the honorary title of officially recommended Chinese contemporary artists
In March 2023, the first National Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition of Eastern Red Culture was held by the China Oriental Culture Research Association and won the "Golden Sail Award"
In 2023, multiple calligraphy and painting works were included in the National Collection of Outstanding Works of Contemporary Calligraphers and Painters (People's Artists) published by China Culture Publishing House
In March 2023, the Chinese contemporary art master Ruan Guoxuan's calligraphy and painting collection was published by the China Science and Culture Press
In March 2023, he was specially appointed as a guest professor by the "Art Inheritance" program team of CCTV
In May 2023, awarded the honorary title of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor, presented with plaques and certificates of honor
In October 2023, the CCTV (Art Masters) and (Art Inheritance) program teams presented the plaque and authorization letter for the "Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Art Training Base" in Toronto, Canada
In 2024, celebrating the successful convening of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, he was awarded the honorary title of National People's Political Consultative Conference (People's Artist).

阮国旋出生于广东台山。从小喜爱音乐、戏剧、书法及绘画等艺术。在学校读书时，常参加文娱班演出现代样板戏，为乐团掌板。
七七年中学毕业后适逢广东粤剧复兴，先后加入广州市“越秀曲艺团”及“广东顺德粤剧一团”任职击乐，八五年获聘出任“广州市羊城粤剧团”掌板。
九二年移民加拿大后曾任多伦多市多个文娱团体之掌板。并于一九九六年接受安省省督积民先生颁发国庆日杰出成就奖。
二零零二年在多伦多成立国旋雅集《粤剧曲艺社》，曾多次被邀请到美国、加拿大、香港及中国等地粤剧演出担任击乐领导，与各地曲艺界作艺术交流。
除音乐及戏剧外，亦对书法及绘画产生浓厚兴趣及怀有追求艺术理想，故于二零零八年出版阮国旋书法集。
二零一一年首次在多伦多举办个人书法国画展
二零一三年在多伦多联同三位国画名师陆裔云、吕佑章及李焜强举办书法国画联合展
二零一四年在多伦多再次举办阮国旋书画艺术展
二零二一年十二月由中国集邮中心、国家邮政、造币机构联合出版中国当代艺术名家阮国旋作品珍藏邮册
二零二二年二月出版阮国旋艺术人生之旋歌墨舞四十五载书画册
二零二二年九月庆祝中华人民共和国解放军建军九十五周年特别推荐艺术名家活动，荣获中国书画形象大使荣誉称号
二零二三年一月全国人大全国政协十四届第一次会议，向两会献礼，荣获官方推荐中国当代艺术家荣誉称号
二零二三年三月由中国东方文化研究会举办首届东方红色文化全国书画展演活动荣获《金帆奖》
二零二三年多幅书画作品入编由中国文化出版社出版全国当代书画名家优秀作品（人民艺术家）珍藏集
二零二三年三月由中国科学文化出版社出版中国当代艺术名家阮国旋书画集
二零二三年三月由中央电视台《艺术传承》栏目组特聘为客座教授
二零二三年五月荣获全国非物质文化遗产传承人荣誉称号，颁发牌匾和荣誉证书
二零二三年十月中央电视台（艺术名家）和（艺术传承）栏目组颁发（加拿大·多伦多）《中国书画艺术培训基地》牌匾和授权书
二零二四年庆祝“全国两会”胜利召开，荣获全国两会（人民艺术家）荣誉称号。