Biography:

Huang Xiaopeng (b. 1960, Shanxi Province) is a video and installation artist who lives and works in Guangzhou.

Huang joined the Southern Artists Salon after graduating from the Oil Painting Department at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1983. In the late 1980s, he pursued his M.F.A. degree at the Slade College of Arts in London. On returning to China in 2003, Huang started teaching at the Guangzhou Academy where he runs the 5^th Studio, a studio in which students are encouraged to explore contemporary methods and media.

Some of Huang’s recent exhibitions include the ‘Lianzhou International Photo Festival’ (2007), ‘Departure: Contemporary Art Exhibition of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau' (2008) and the third Guangzhou Triennial: Farewell to Post-Colonialism (2008).