Xie Peng

Xie Peng is a graphic artist and was born in Beijing in 1976. He graduated from Beijing City University with a major in Photography, then went on to study Oil Painting at the Sichuan Art Institute, Literature at the Beijing Film Academy, and History at Beijing University. He has directed an animated film, was editor-in-chief for a magazine, an exhibition planner, a university professor, and art director for a gaming company. His animated short film, The Future, was shown at the 4Flash Animated Movie Festival and won Best Film Award, Story Category. His work Kongju was exhibited by the Shanghai Museum of Art. He now works at a gaming company in Shanghai. Darkness outside of the Night is his first graphic novel.