Mao was born in Beijing and in 1984 he moved to London and studied at the Royal College of Art. Over the past 30 years he has gained an international reputation for his monumental paintings and murals. In London, he has murals at The Ritz, The RAC Club and Holland Park. His most monumental however is in the State Museum of China, commissioned by the Chinese Government. Mao’s reputation has been further enhanced by his extraordinary ability in capturing the dynamism of the racehorse and he has firmly established himself as a world leader in Sporting Art.