Zhang Tianjun was born in Shanghai in 1986. From 2001 to 2005, he attended the Affiliated High School of the China Academy of Art. Specializing in oil painting, Zhang graduated from China Academy of Art in Hangzhou in 2009, where he received an honorary scholarship award and excellency award for his graduation portfolio show. Zhang was selected by Today Art Museum in Beijing as an emerging young artist to exhibit that same year. The artist currently lives and works in Shanghai. Zhang Tianjun's artworks are primarily based on canvas. With a strong interest in classical Chinese landscapes, he explores and devises Chinese traditional painterly techniques in the realm of contemporary art.