Pen name Chunping. Xie graduated from the department of Painting at Renmin University of China, in 2004, where he studied oil painting and traditional Chinese painting. Xie is currently a distinguished artist of Cultural Work Station under the Political Department of the PLA Second Artillery Force, Vice Chairman of Xining Artists Association in Qinghai, and guest professor at the Environmental Management College of China. His work “Banana” is in the collection of Shandong Hotel in Jinan, and “Wolonggang” is acquired by the Great Hall of People. Xie has received a Special Contribution Award from Ministry of Culture’s Art Talent Center, China. He is currently a professional artist, and has held exhibitions in Beijing, Hong Kong, France and Canada. In 2016, Xie was admitted to a master’s program at Chinese National Academy of Arts. Recent exhibitions include: “The Fifth 54 International Young Art Festival at 798” (2012), “Shandong University of Arts Touring Exhibition at Shandong Hotel: Paintings by Xie Lantao” (2013), “Hong Kong Contemporary 13” (2013), “Touring Exhibition of Paintings by Xie Lantao” (Jinan, Qingdao, Weifang, Zibo, Tangshan, 2014), and Qilu Art Museum “Opening Exhibition of Collected Masters’ Paintings” (2015).