潘公凯，1947年1月24日出生于浙江宁海，1996年任中国美术学院院长，2001年6月至今任中央美术学院院长，现任中国美术家协会副主席。教授在任中国美术学院院长和中央美术学院院长的同时也是博士生导师，自1979年以来一直担任中国画创作和美术史论教学工作，1992年5月至1994年1月曾赴美国伯克利大学研访。获旧金山美术学院荣誉博士。二十年来在国内重要刊物发表大量学术论文。出版论文集《限制与拓展》、专著《潘天寿评传》、《潘天寿绘画技法解析》；主编《潘天寿书画集》（获国家图书奖）、《现代设计大系》；编撰《中国绘画史》。
    潘公凯教授在艺术方面的造诣也令人仰慕，曾多次在纽约、旧金山、香港、巴黎联合国教科文总部等地举办大型个人画展，在国内外享有很高声誉。正是由于在上述方面的显著成就，潘公凯教授出任全国政协委员、中国美术家协会副主席等职。1991年10月被评为“有特殊贡献知识分子”。

Pan Gongkai (Born 1947)
Born in Ninghai of Zhejiang in 1947, Pan Gongkai is both a painter and an art historian. He had been to University of California in Berkeley as visiting researcher during 1992 to 1994. In 1991, Pan has been named by critics as "Literati with Special Contribution". He is a painter specialized in Chinese painting and held various solo exhibitions in places like New York, Hong Kong and Paris. He has published numerous academic papers within the country. There are many publications about his writings and artworks. Pan was a member of the National Commissar, Vice-Chair of Chinese Artists' Association. He is currently Dean of both China Academy of Art and Central Academy of Fine Arts.