He graduated from the High School Affiliated with Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 1983 and from the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University in 1987. In 1990, he lived in France and worked with Agence VU and Galerie VU. In 2002 to 2009, he established architecture studio BoARCHI and engaged in architectural designing. (Source: Bo Gao's homepage)