An accomplished painter, poet and calligrapher, Chiang has received numerous awards and prizes including the prestigious Chung Shan Art Prize and an American Fulbright Award.
「許多人都覺得，近人所繪山水，與古畫異處無多。其實我們若肯一代代細究下來，不但可看出演進的軌跡，且會發現，代代畫人都曾努力推陳出新，而各具風貌。」宋以前多寫實，元以後則寫意對於歷代山水構圖意念的演進，江兆申的研究已成畫壇經典之論。