Gao Peng

Secretary-general of the Academic Committee

Professor

Areas of Research: Art and Design Thinking, Design Education, Art Curation, Brand Management and Operations

Dean, School of Future Design, Beijing Normal University
Director, Future Design Center, Beijing Normal University
Member of Peer-Review Panel Experts of the National Social Science Fund of China
Evaluation expert of the Academic Degrees Centre of the Ministry of Education
Vice President of the China Industrial Design Association
Council member of the China Arts and Crafts Society
Executive Director of the Key Laboratory for the Redesign of Traditional Handicrafts under the China Arts and Crafts
Society Member of Fine Arts Council, Chinese Museums Association
Council Member, Central Academy of Fine Arts
Honorary Director, Today Art Museum

Gao Peng obtained his Bachelor, Master and PhD degrees from Central Academy of Fine Arts and University of the Arts London, and completed postdoctor fellowship in Peking University. He was elected as the president of Outstanding Youths of the World Association with honorary tile of “Outstanding Youth of the World- Artistic Ambassador” in Davos 2015. Recipient of the“Beijing May Fourth Medal”in 2015.

During 2013-2025, he has led four projects of the National Arts Foundation, five projects of the Beijing Municipal Culture Foundation and other major projects.  

Major Publications:

The World Image: Xu Bing’s Dragonfly Eyes, Guangxi Normal University Press, 2023.
Today Art Research, Sichuan Fine Arts Press, 2018
Musuem development in China, Rowman & Littlefield, 2019
Research on the Operation and Construction of Private Art Museums in China, Sichuan Fine Arts Press, 2020

Major articles published after 2016 include “Innovation and Practice of Art Museums in the Digital Era”, Art Research; “A Brief Discussion on the Digital Process of Art Museums - Taking the Digital Practice of International Art Museums and Today's Future Museums as an Example”, Art and “A Brief Discussion on the Form of Art Museums for Art Life”, Art Review, Exploration of Project-Based Learning (PBL) Teaching – A Study on Talent Development Strategies for Innovative and Applied Art and Design Education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Art and Design (Theory); A Study on Talent Development Strategies for Art and Design Education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area based on Industrial Demand, University; Integrating Design Thinking into Aesthetic Education in Higher Education – Exploration of Teaching Practice in Design and Aesthetic Education from an Interdisciplinary Perspective, Tsinghua Art and Design Journal, etc.