中央美術學院教授，碩博導師，國禮藝術中心負責人。中國美術家協會陶瓷藝委會副主任，中國雕塑學會會員，中國工藝美術學會雕塑委員會副主任，中國職業(yè)技術教育學會常務理事，文化部評審專家，上海紅坊藝術設計中心藝術總監(jiān)，中國澄江化石地申報世界自然遺產藝術總監(jiān)。
作品收藏于中國美術館，中國歷史博物館，中國上海城市雕塑中心，上海紅坊藝術設計中心，南非鉆石文化藝術中心等。策劃組織中國當代雕塑家作品邀請展。策劃組織第一，第二屆上海國際生活陶瓷博覽會。策劃“之間”—中央美術學院設計學院青年藝術家作品邀請展。策劃組織“剝離”玻璃國際藝術展。策劃組織“無物”—中國當代器物展等。
吳永平教授致力于中國傳統(tǒng)文化再造，傳統(tǒng)文化當代性表達，傳統(tǒng)文化當代性式樣研究。他主持成立的中央美術學院國禮藝術研創(chuàng)中心，旨在傳統(tǒng)、繼承、創(chuàng)新、發(fā)揚為前提，研究以國禮為主的創(chuàng)新設計，以文化外交為主導的文化推廣。
Wu Yongping, professor and postgraduate supervisor of China’s Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), and head of the CAFA Center for National Gifts. Mr. Wu is vice director of Ceramic Art Committee at China Artists Association (CAA), a member of China Sculpture Institute (CSI), vice director of Sculpture Committee at China Arts and Crafts Association (CA&CA), standing director of The Chinese Society of Vocational and Technical Education, an evaluation expert for China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), art director of Shanghai Red Town Art Design Center, and art director of China Chengjiang Fossil Site Applying for UNESCO World Heritage Recognition.
His work is held in public collections at major institutions, including The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), The National Museum of China (formerly The National Museum of Chinese History), Shanghai Sculpture Space, Shanghai Red Town Art Design Center and South Africa Center of Diamond Culture and Art. Mr. Wu curated and organized many prestigious exhibitions, including China Invitation Exhibition for Contemporary Sculptor’s Work, the 1st and 2nd Shanghai International Household Ceramics Fairs, “In Between” Invitation Exhibition for Yong Artist’s Work at CAFA School of Design, “Stripping” International Glass Contemporary Art Exhibition and “Nothing” China Contemporary Utensil Exhibition.
Prof. Wu Yongping is committed to driving reinvention, contemporary expression and style research on China’s traditional culture. The CAFA Innovation and Research Center for National Gifts, founded under his leadership, focuses on national gift-oriented innovative design and cultural diplomacy-dominated cultural promotion on the premise of tradition, inheritance, innovation and development.
