Yang Dong currently resides in Orange County, California. Inspired by the collections of his grandfather, Yang attended the Tianjin Art School, after-which he was accepted at the prestigious Central Academy of Arts in Beijing. Yang has completed a lot monumental public sculptures. Yang has developed his own style that integrates the classic sculptural language with Eastern humanistic qualities. Yang has created over 100 shelf sculptures that have won first or second place at exhibitions. His work depicts a clear, rigorous style and displays logic of figurative sculpture.One of Yang’s most notable works is “Fortune-Bull,” created in 2009, which was exhibited in the 86th Salón De Otoño of the Spanish Painters and Sculptors Association in Madrid. His sculpture “Afar” won first place in the American Art Award competition, and also won honorable mention of the Professional League of America ArtistIn short, Yang’s sculptures are In short,a manifestation of his view towards life and nature.