谭平，1960年生于河北。现为中国艺术研究院教授，博士生导师，享受国务院政府特殊津贴；1984年毕业于中央美术学院版画系并留校任教；1989年至1994年，获得DAAD奖学金留学德国柏林艺术大学自由绘画系。2002年任中央美术学院设计学院院长；2003年任中央美术学院副院长。2014年任中国艺术研究院副院长，中国美术家协会实验艺术委员会主任，国际当代艺术研究中心主任。
Tan Ping was born in Hebei in 1960. Now he is a professor of Chinese National Academy of Arts, doctoral supervisor, and enjoys special government allowance from the State Council. He graduated from the Print-making department of Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1984 and worked in it. From 1989 to 1994, He was awarded the DAAD scholarship to study at UDK, and received a master’s degree and a Meisterschule degree. He also was the honorary doctor of Kingston University, dean of the Design Institute of China Central Academy of Fine Arts and vice president of CAFA. He is regarded as the leading figure of Chinese abstract art, the pioneer of the contemporary Chinese art design discipline and the promoter of Chinese experimental art discipline.
