Born in 1961, in Shanxi, China, Zhou Gang graduated from China Academy of Art, where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees. He is now a professor at China Academy of Art, and Associate Dean of School of Design Art of China Academy of Art. He is also Vice Director of Watercolor Art Committee of China Artists Association, Counselor of China Fashion & Colors Association, Associate Director of its Education Committee, and Honorary President of Zhejiang Watercolorists Association. Zhou is the judge at various national watercolor and pastel events. He is the author of Watercolor Studies, Series of Chinese Art Education: Watercolor and Pastel Paintings, and other professional books. He has published over 30 papers in China s professional journals and magazines including New Art and Fine Arts. Zhou has displayed artworks in solo or joint exhibitions in more than 10 cities in China as well as in U.S.A. and France.

Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the China Academy of Art

Director of the Chinese Watercolor Research

Center at the China Academy of Art

Deputy Director of the Watercolor Art Committee of the Chinese Artists Association

Ph.D. Supervisor at the University of Macau

Author of: "Watercolor Painting Research," "Watercolor Techniques," "Chinese Watercolor Masters' Techniques," "Arts and Crafts," "Creative Advertising," "Sketch Representation Techniques," "Professional Watercolor in Architecture and Environment," "Experience Design - Sketching," "Experience Design - Color," "Experience Design - Sketching" "Fundamentals of Design -Color,” "Fundamentals of Design – Sketching”, "Pen Landscape Sketching," "Teaching Watercolor Landscape Painting," "Chinese Art Education Series - Watercolor and Gouache Painting,” "Watercolor Classics- 600 Years of World Watercolors," "Watercolor Classics - Oriental Watercolors,” "Artistic Insights - Zhou Gang's Art Collection," "Watercolor Painting" "Ingenuity and Practice - Research on Watercolor Art Education" and more.

Artworks: Published over a hundred pieces of artwork in dozens of domestic and international publications and held solo or group exhibitions in more than ten cities in the United States, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Spain, as well as various countries and regions.

Zhou Gang, Blue West Lake, 2011, Watercolour on paper, 36 x 48 cm

Zhou Gang, Silent Conversation, 2012, Watercolour on paper, 76 x 56 cm