Wang Huangsheng
Professor at China Central Academy of Fine Arts
Wang Huangsheng (Chinese: 王璜生) is a Chinese-born curator, educator and artist who is currently residing in Beijing. He used to serve as the director of China Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum for eight years. As a curator, he is most known for events. He was previously director of Guangdong Museum of Art and is currently director of the art museum at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing.
Biography
Wang Huangsheng was born in Shantou, Guangdong province, in 1956. Ph.D of art history, professor of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, doctoral adviser, deputy director of the Committee of Art Museums in China, Expert Committee member of National Contemporary Art Research Centre, Ministry of Culture. Wang is an art expert who enjoys special allowance of the State Council in China, also a specially-appointed professor in Heidelberg University, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Nanjing University of the Arts and South China Normal University. Wang Huangsheng obtained his master from the Nanjing University of the Arts in 1990 and his doctorate in 2006 respectively. He was the director of Guangdong Museum of Art from 2000 to 2009, the director of CAFA Art Museum from 2009 to 2017. He founded and organized the Guangzhou Triennial, Guangzhou Photo Biennale, "CAFAM Biennale", "CAFAM · Future" exhibition and Beijing Photo Biennale.
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