Cheng was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1953. Graduating from the World College of Journalism and Communications in Taipei, Cheng became active in the art world during the 1980s and 90s. Holding numerous exhibitions both in Taiwan and abroad, Cheng’s atmospheric landscape oil paintings garnered international attention, resulting in the artist’s receipt of the Hsiung-Shih Award for Creativity in 1992. In recent decades, Cheng has relocated his studio to Shanghai, becoming the first Taiwanese artist to formally develop his career in this Chinese metropolis. Selected Solo Exhibitions “Cheng Tsai-tung” American Cultural Centre, Taipei, Taiwan, 1980 Hanart T Z Gallery, Hong Kong, 1984 Sherkat Gallery, New York, USA, 1987 “Apparitions” Hanart Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan, 1990 “Scented Moon,” Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan, 1992 “Ceramics by Cheng Tsai-tung” Ray Hughes, Australia, 1995 “Personal History Retrospect” Hanart Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan, 1996 “The Night is Young” Lin and Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan, 1998 “Cheng Tsai-tung” Hanart T Z Gallery, Hong Kong, 2001 “Oil Paintings by Cheng Tsai-tung 1981-1997” Mulan Arts, Taipei, Taiwan, 2001