1963年1月生于北京，1988年毕业于中央美术学院雕塑系、现为中央美术学院教授、博士生导师、城市设计学院院长、中国公共艺术研究中心主任、北京市人民政府专家顾问团顾问、全国城市雕塑艺术委员会副主任、中国城市雕塑家协会副主席、中国雕塑学会常务理事、国际动态艺术组织艺术委员。曾荣获中国环境艺术杰出贡献奖、中国雕塑“徐悲鸿奖”、新中国城市雕塑60年建设成就奖等国家级艺术奖项，参加北京国际美术双年展，巴黎中国当代雕塑艺术展，美国中国当代雕塑与装置展等国内外重要展览。出版专著《公共艺术概论》1-2版、《奥运文化与公共艺术》、《中国公共艺术文献汇编（1949-2015）》、《中国公共艺术案例展作品集》、《发生·发声——中国公共艺术学术论文集》、《中国公共艺术访谈录》等，并发表专业论文数十篇。
　　作为中央美术学院公共艺术学科带头人，王中教授二十余年来致力于国内外公共艺术领域的研究工作，2000年在中央美术学院雕塑系创办中国第一个公共艺术本科教学工作室，2005年在中央美术学院城市设计学院创办公共艺术系。2007年主持建设部“中外城市公共艺术投资政策对比研究”课题，2008年受聘第二十九届北京奥林匹克运动会开幕式策划工作，作品《御风》永久安放在国家奥林匹克公园，荣获北京2008奥组委颁发“工作荣誉奖”，2009年主持上海世博园区公共艺术设计。2011年至2016年主持北京地铁8、9、14、15号线、青岛地铁M3、M2号线公共艺术项目，2015年主持北京CBD核心区公共空间艺术规划设计，2015年主持文化部“公共艺术在新型城镇化发展中作用研究”课题，2016年主持北京新机场公共艺术整体规划，2016年文化部主办中国公共艺术展策展总召集人，2016年策划主持首届公共艺术与城市设计国际高峰论坛，提出艺术引导城市创新AUD（Art oriented Urban Design艺术引导城市设计理念），2017年策划主持第二届公共艺术与城市设计国际高峰论坛-明日城市，提出“软城市”理念，以艺术思维引导城市设计，激活、优化城市公共空间品质，塑造城市的核心精神和文化品格，构建宜人的丰富多彩的人文活动空间体系、培育创新动力，创造永续的经济社会价值和文化遗产。

　　Wang Zhong was born in January 1963 in Beijing. He graduated from the Sculpture Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in 1988. At present, he is a professor and the dean of the School of City Design at CAFA, Ph.D. supervisor, Director of the CAFA Public Art Research Center, Consultant of the Committee of Expert Consultants of the Beijing Municipal People's Government, Deputy Chairman of the Chinese Committee of Urban Sculpture Art, Executive Director & Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Association of Sculpture, President of the Academy of the Sculpture of Chinese Arts and Crafts Association, Committee Member of International Organization of Dynamic Arts.
　　Wang Zhong has numerous achievements in the art realm. He has won many National Level Art awards, including the Outstanding Contribution Award of Chinese Environmental Art, Xu Beihong Chinese Sculpture Award and the Achievement Award of New China Urban Sculptures Construction of the Past Six Decades.
　　His works have been exhibited at art exhibitions both in China and abroad, such as the Beijing International Biennale Fine Arts Exhibition, Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition in Paris, Chinese Contemporary Sculpture & Art Installations Exhibition in the U.S. He has published several books like the Introduction to Public Art, The Culture of Olympic Games & Public Art, Chinese Public Art Document Compilation, Public Art Exhibition Works, "Occurrence and Voice-Chinese Public Art Academic Paper Collection, China Public Art Interview, and dozens of articles and papers.
　　As the academic leader of the public art field of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Professor Wang Zhong has been committed to the research on the public art field for both domestic and abroad for more than ten years. In 2000, the Central Academy of Fine Arts Department of Sculpture founded China's first public art undergraduate teaching studio. In 2005, Wang Zhong founded the Department of Public Art at the School of Urban Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts. In 2007, he presided over the "Comparison of Investment Policies for Public Art in Domestic and International Cities" project commissioned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. In 2008, he was appointed as coordinator of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony planning work. His work "Driving the Wind" has been permanently placed in the National Olympic Park. He won the "Honorable Work Award," bestowed by the 2008 Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee. He presided over the Shanghai World Expo Park public art design work in 2009. He also presided over the Beijing Metro line 8,9,14,15, and Qingdao Metro line M3, M2 public art project from 2011 to 2016. He chaired the planning and design of public space art in the Beijing CBD core area in 2015, and he has been in charge of the Beijing New Airport public art overall planning in 2016. He was the curator of the China Public Art Exhibition hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Culture in 2016. In 2016 he presided the First Public Art and Urban Design International Forum, suggested the idea of AUD (Art oriented Urban Design).In 2017 he was the general director of the City for Tomorrow Conference 2017- 2nd Public Art and City Design International Summit. He also brought up the idea of "Soft City", leading city design and development with artistic thoughts, activate, renew the quality of public city space, create the city's spirit and cultural quality, Build a pleasing and colorful space and system for human activities, foster innovation impetus and create sustainable economic and social values and cultural heritage.