Chen Lyusheng
A distinguished art historian and critic, he has led major cultural institutions, curated museums, and founded private collections. His contributions illuminate traditional Chinese painting, Han dynasty art, and modern aesthetics, shaping contemporary understanding of China’s artistic heritage worldwide.
Lau Pok Chi
A documentary photographer whose five-decade career captures the Chinese diaspora across continents. His intimate, anthropological lens reveals disappearing details of everyday life—homes, objects, gestures, and gazes—reflecting identity, tradition, and adaptation. Through exhibitions, books, and teaching, Lau preserves cultural memory with profound human depth.
Wu Jiahua
Wu Jiahua’s ink-wash art fuses Eastern and Western traditions with architectural insight, transcending formal conventions into metaphysical expression. Rejecting rigid rules, he reconfigures brushwork into pure form, embodying calligraphic freedom inspired by Lao-Zhuang philosophy. His contemporary works, collected internationally, evoke a spirit of ease and uninhibited creativity.
Yang Xiaoyan
A prominent art scholar and educator from Guangzhou. As professor and Ph.D. supervisor at Sun Yat-sen University, he also serves across leading academies and associations. His work spans photography education, printmaking, art theory, and curatorial practice, shaping contemporary Chinese art discourse through teaching, leadership, and research.
Chen Xiangbo
A National First-Class Artist born in Hunan, is renowned for fine-brush bird-and-flower painting and innovations in contemporary ink art. Former director of Guan Shanyue Art Museum, he now leads Shenzhen MSU-BIT University’s Art Center. Founder of charitable art foundations, he fuses tradition with pop art while advancing public welfare.
Zhao Shengliang
Director of the Dunhuang Academy, is a distinguished scholar of Chinese art history and Dunhuang grottoes. A graduate of Beijing Normal University and Seijou University, he has led major research projects, taught internationally, and advanced Buddhist aesthetics. His work preserves and promotes Dunhuang’s cultural heritage worldwide.
Zhou Zhiyuan
ICU physician at Shenzhen People’s Hospital, has spent 18 years confronting life-and-death crises. From SARS to the Wenchuan Earthquake, Guangming disaster, and COVID-19, he has led frontline relief efforts. His journey reflects a shift from scientific rationality to deeper reflection on doubt, resilience, and human fragility.
Ma Defan
Beijing-based artist and costume designer, bridges film, calligraphy, and installation. Guided by her belief that “Art is Dialogue,” she fuses traditional ink with site-specific practice, creating works that connect nature, time, and emotion. Her contemporary calligraphy embodies freedom, dialogue, and explosive energy rooted in inner reflection.