Ping-Chung Tseng

Ping-Chung Tseng is a conservator and researcher specializing in East Asian paintings, with a focus on the conservation, history, and display of Chinese works on paper and silk. He currently serves as Research Assistant of Chinese Art and Conservation at the Cleveland Museum of Art, where he contributes to both curatorial scholarship and the preservation of the museum’s renowned Asian art collection.

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Previously, Ping-Chung was Assistant Conservator of Chinese Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he worked on the treatment and mounting of major scroll paintings and collaborated on exhibitions and loans. His experience also includes conservation projects at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and work with the imperial collection at the National Palace Museum in Taipei—grounding his practice in both traditional East Asian techniques and Western conservation methodologies.

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He holds an MA in East Asian Painting Conservation from Tainan National University of the Arts and a postgraduate diploma in Arts of China and Art World Practice from the University of Glasgow/Christie’s Education.

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Ping-Chung’s work bridges hands-on conservation with academic research and public engagement. At CMA, he played a central role in the landmark exhibition China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta and has contributed to gallery rotations, supporting the care, interpretation, and presentation of Chinese paintings, calligraphy, and prints across multiple formats.