Assadour Markarov is a Bulgarian artist and curator, who has been lecturing around the world. He is currently a full-time professor at Department of Fiber Art, School of Sculpture and Public Art in China Academy of Art.

In 1987, Markarov came to China after finishing freshman year in Bulgaria and started his study in China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Fanscinated by the charm of traditional Chinese calligraphy, Markarov made a degree in this traditional Chinese art. 

"I love the strokes of traditional Chinese calligrapy, and you can find these strokes in many of my paintings," he said.