TAI Xiangzhou (b. 1968 in Yinchuan, China) studied calligraphy during his childhood with masters HU Gongshi and WANG Wenjun. He further pursued the study of Chinese traditional culture with the prominent mentor FENG Qiyong. From 1999 to 2001, he attended the Media Design School in Auckland, New Zealand and in 2012, he obtained his doctoral degree from the Department of Painting at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He currently lives and works in Beijing, China, and Auckland, New Zealand.