Ding Wenqing, born in Shanghai, China, in 1981, started his journey in landscape painting under the guidance of Master Shi Guodun in 1990. He obtained his Bachelor of Fine Art from the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China, in 2005, followed by his Master of Arts from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China.

Wang Mengsha was born in Wuxi, China, in 1982. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Art in 2006 from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an, China. Then she studied at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia and the University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

Influenced by the masterworks of Da Vinci and Sesshu, Kihara’s creations are an amalgamation of botanical, zoological, and entomological motifs alongside portraiture. Each piece is imbued with vitality, nurtured through the meticulous curation of hundreds of sketches.

Yoshio Kuriki was born in Seto City, Japan, in 1950. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Art in 1979 from Nihon University College of Art. Then he completed postgraduate studies in sculpture at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music. Currently, Kuriki is a special visiting professor at Nagoya University of Arts.