Qiu Anxiong was born in Sichuan, the south-western region of China in 1972. He currently lives and works in Shangai. Graduating from the Sichuan Art Academy in 1994, the artist undertook further training at the University of Kunsthochschule, Kassel, Germany in 2003. Qiu has had solo exhibitions both in his native China and in Switzerland and Japan. In 2007 alone, he was selected to participate in group exhibitions at the Kunsthaus in Zurich, Switzerland, the Museum of Modern Art in Oslo, Noga Gallery in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and Yokohoma Zaim Art Centre, Japan and the Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide. In 2006, he was awarded an Honourable Mention at the biannual Chinese Contemporary Art Awards placing him among the ranks of artists such as Cao Fei and Zheng Guogu.