Tan Ping is an artist and professor. He graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in 1984 and was educated in Berlin University of the Arts in the late 1980s, receiving a Masters degree and a Meisterschule degree. He is awarded honorary doctoral degree by Kingston University London. He once held the posts of Dean of School of Design, CAFA and Vice President of CAFA, and is currently the Vice President of Chinese National Academy of Arts.

For over four decades, Tan Ping has been exploring in various art fields including painting, printmaking, multi-media art and design. His works are now in the important collections of The National Art Museum of China, Shanghai Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, Museum Ludwig, Arizona State University Art Museum and etc.