Born in Xuzhou, in the Northeast of Jiangsu Province, China, An Kun studied at the Suzhou Institute of Art and Design Technology. After graduating in 1990, he went to Beijing and entered the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts, Oil Painting Department. Now based in Songzhuang Artist Village, Beijing, An Khun’s work has been exhibited in China and internationally in the United States of America, England and Europe. ‘An Khun: Behind the Screen’ is the artist’s first solo exhibition in Australia with works selected by Dr Geoff Raby AO, Australian Ambassador to China 2007-2011. An Kun is represented in the Geoff Raby Collection of Chinese Art, La Trobe University.