Wei Qingji was born in Qingdao, Shandong, China in 1971. In 1995, he graduated from Chinese Art Department, Nankai University, Bachelor of Arts. In 2003, he graduated from, Mural Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, Postgraduate. In 2006, he received Dr. Joseph K.W. Li Arts Fellowship, Asian Cultural Council, Hong Kong. Finally, in 2008, he graduated from Wuhan University of Technology, College of Art and Design, Master of Arts. He is currently an Associate Professor in the College of Fine Arts, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.