Dr. Foo Yong Kong graduated from the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA) in 1970, and received his doctorate in Art Philosophy from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in 2003. He acquired multiple awards while studying at MIA, including the Grand Prize of the All Malaysian Artists' Exhibition. Dr. Foo is currently the President of the Malaysia Contemporary Paintings and Calligraphy Association; the Vice Chairman of the International Calligraphy Artists Association; a Visiting Professor at Nanjing Art Institute; a Visiting Professor at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Art Research Institute, and the Associate Dean of Jiangsu Contemporary Calligraphy Research Institute.

符永刚博士于1970年毕业于马来西亚艺术学院，并于2003年获美国美联大学颁发艺术哲学博士。他在就读艺术学院时期即获得多项艺术大奖，包括全国画家创作首奖。符博士现为马来西亚国际现代书画联盟总会长、国际书法家协会副主席、南京艺术学院客座教授、南京航空航天大学艺术研究院客座教授，以及江苏省现代书法研究院副院长。