Yao Jui-chung was born in 1969 in Taipei. He graduated from The National Institute of The Arts (Taipei National University of the Arts) with a degree in Art Theory. In 1997, he represented Taiwan in "Facing Faces - Taiwan" at the Venice Biennale and took part in the International Triennale of Contemporary Art Yokohama in 2005. He also participated in numerous other large international exhibitions. Apart from working in the fields of theatre and film, he has taught art history, wrote art criticisms and curated exhibitions. He held solo exhibitions, "Wonderful" (2008, Geneva); "Everything will Fall into Ruin" (2006, Taipei); "Elysium" (2003, UK). His works have been collected by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Collection, Cornell University, USA; Bibliothèque National de France, Paris (French National Library, Paris), and many private collectors.