Huang Gang was born in Beijing in 1961 and studied at the China Central Academy of Art and Design, graduating with a B.A. in Fine Art in 1984 followed by an M.A. in Environmental Art in 1991. The son of a prominent Chinese art history professor, Huang Gang was surrounded by traditional Chinese art and calligraphy since childhood. Raised during the Cultural Revolution, these dual influences are often reflected in Huang Gang’s artwork. In the 1980s, Huang Gang developed an interest in traditional Tibetan culture, which inspired him to incorporate Tibetan methods and motifs in his work. Huang Gang’s preoccupation with traditional Chinese and Tibetan culture comes as a response to the rapid socio-economic transformation in China throughout the 1990s. Recognized internationally, Huang Gang won the Ikuo Hirayama award in 1991 and the Silver Award at the 1st Beijing International Environmental Art Exhibition in 1995. Selected Public Collections: Found Museum, Beijing, China Triumph Art Space, Beijing, China Asia Art Center, Beijing, China Selected Solo Exhibitions: Jia Rui Gallery, Beijing, China, 1999 Atlantic Gallery, Munich/Berlin/Hamburg/Frankfurt, Germany, 2000 J. Gallery, Hong Kong, 2000 Leda Fletcher Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland, 2000 The Royal Monceau, Paris, France, 2001 Galerie Zuger, Santa Fe, USA, 2003 “Beijing Memory” Asia Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan, 2008 “Call From Faraway: Huang Gang Art Exhibition” Poly Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2008 Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China, 2011