Du Pingrang was born in 1966 in Gansu Province, China. He graduated from the Fine Art Department of Northwest Normal University in 1990. He completed graduate study at the Chinese Traditional Painting Department of Chinese Central Academy of Fine Art in 1996. Du is a member of the Chinese Artists’ Association as well as a member of the Shanghai Artists’ Association.

Du is trained in traditional Chinese painting--the so-called Chinese “water and ink” or “bird and flower.” He learned from the old masters but bravely broke through the traditions. He uses the old tools – the same brushes and ink -- but injects his art with new concepts. His plants and flowers are much more lifelike with exuberant colors and thriving postures. His long practice of Qigong and Chinese meditation also gives his paintings an aura of mystery with profound philosophical contemplations.
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