Niu Zhengxing is a Ph.D. art student at the renowned Repin Institute of Fine Arts in Russia, born in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. At 17, he embarked on his journey at the prestigious Repin Institute, studying oil painting and progressing from the Oil Painting Department to a Ph.D. in Art History. During his oil painting studies, the institute equipped him with substantial academic knowledge and established his foundation in oil painting. In his Ph.D. program, he transitioned to the field of foreign art history, focusing on Belgian surrealism. This comprehensive study, spanning from classical to contemporary art, has enriched his understanding of diverse art styles and greatly inspired his creative work.

In October 2024, he was invited to join the Asian Art Association Singapore (Painting).

• Ph.D. Year 1: Published a conference paper in Eurasian Science: The Influence of Surrealism on Contemporary Belgian Art: Rethinking National Heritage and Modern Innovation
• Ph.D. Year 2: Presented at the International Science and Practice Conference NAU- Activity Practice Issues: The Influence of the Early Works of Belgian Artist Marcel Broodthaers on the Mature Period of His Later Works
• Ph.D. Year 2: Published in the Modern World of Russia, the 45th International Scientific and Practical Conference: Artistic Synthesis in the Works of Marcel Broodthaers
• Ph.D. Year 2: Published in Russia’s Scientific Practice Activity Issues Journal: The Early Works of Marcel Broodthaers as a Source of Ideas for His Mature Works
• Ph.D. Year 3: Published in Russia’s Scientific Progress Core Journal: Aesthetic Characteristics of Post-War Belgian Surrealism as Exemplified by the Works of Marcel Broodthaers
• Ph.D. Year 3: Published in the core journal Issues in the Development of Foreign Art by the St. Petersburg Academy of Art: Stylistic Features of Surrealism in the Works of Marcel Broodthaers
• Ph.D. Year 3: Presented at a Moscow conference and published in the journal Scientific and Technological Progress, Proceedings of the 49th International Science and Practice Conference: Aesthetic Characteristics of Post-War Belgian Surrealism as Exemplified by the Works of Marcel Broodthaers
• Ph.D. Year 3: Published a core journal article in Russia’s International Scientific Research Journal: Surrealism and Dadaism as Sources of Inspiration in the Works of Marcel Broodthaers: Comparing Early 20th-Century Art History Phenomena with the Creative Projects of a Belgian Artist
•Ph.D. Year 3: Published a core journal article in Collection of Scientific Papers, Vol. 65, Issues in the Development of Foreign Art: Postmodernist Aesthetics in the Works of Marcel Broodthaers
•Ph.D. Year 3: Awarded for a thesis on Surrealism in the Works of Marcel Broodthaers, which received university-wide recognition and led to his selection into the St. Petersburg Union of Artists.

• Evening in Sochi, an oil sketch, was selected for the Small Works Exhibition at the National Art Museum of China in 2023.
• Multiple oil paintings are part of the collection at the Repin Institute of Fine Arts.
• Several works have been exhibited in the St. Petersburg Union of Artists exhibitions.
• His graduation piece, Dream, earned the highest honor at the Repin Institute of Fine Arts, was awarded a medal, and is now part of the Repin Institute Museum’s collection.
• A reproduction of a master work from his third year was also added to the collection at the Repin Institute Museum.