Xu Liaoyuan is a renowned artist, the director of Chengdu XLY MoMA and the founder of the School of Materialist Art. He is currently the dean of the School of Art and Design, Geely University of China, the honorary dean, a professor and a postgraduate tutor of the School of Fine Arts and Design of the College of Chinese & ASEAN Arts at Chengdu University, the director of Traditional Art Talent Training Program of China National Arts Fund, the reviewer of China National Arts Fund, the reviewer of Changjiang Scholars Program, the Top Ten Leading Figures in Cultural Tourism of Sichuan, the vice president of Sichuan Sculpture Association, the Chengdu Technology Entrepreneurship Mentor.