国际著名雕塑家、中国雕塑界最具代表性人物之一。
    1997年毕业于中央美术学院雕塑系，之后于该系任教。现为职业艺术家，工作、生活于北京。
    主要作品有《故国》、《玫瑰》、《浮云》等系列。
    从事艺术工作以来曾获奖几十次，其中比较重要的有：1997年，获岗松家族基金奖；2001年，获法国巴黎秋季沙龙最高奖——“泰勒大奖”，成为该活动103年历史中首次获此殊荣的中国艺术家，时年二十九岁；2004年获中央美术学院院长奖；2011年应邀参加第54届威尼斯双年展；曾获评“2012艺术权力人物”；2012年入选法国《Art Actuel》评出的2012年度“全球100名艺术领袖”，并荣登封面；2013年获评“2013中国风度人物”、“2013年度全球华人时尚领袖”；2014获首届“洛克菲勒中国杰出青年艺术家”大奖、“非凡历程”2014年度影响力·特别艺术家奖。
    近年来在世界各地举办过许多次个展，参加联展众多。作品曾三次创造中国国内雕塑家在国际市场上的最高拍卖记录。并被国内外许多知名博物馆、美术馆及艺术机构收藏，其中包括：洛克菲勒艺术基金会、泰勒基金会、美国纽瓦克美术馆、德国雷根斯堡博物馆、希腊美术馆、印尼国家博物馆、新加坡国家美术馆、德意志银行、比利时驻华大使馆、中国国家博物馆、中国美术馆、中央美术学院美术馆等。
    《故国》系列作品开始创作于1999年底，历时16年，分风、雅、颂三个部分，融合了不同地域、不同历史时期的塑造技法，以具像造型与现代材料语言相结合的创作方式，传达了艺术家对历史与人性的关注。
    《玫瑰》系列作品开始创作于2008年，历时6年，以材料和装置为表现方式阐述了艺术家的爱情观。
    《浮云》系列作品开始创作于2011年，最初的一组是为第54届威尼斯双年展而做，共五朵（其中一朵于2012年保利春季拍卖以690万人民币成交，创当时国内雕塑家最高纪录），以装置和观念为表现方式阐述了艺术家的人生观。
    Internationally renowned sculptor, one of the most iconic and famous Chinese sculptor of our time. His major works consist of the “Motherland” series, “Rose” series and “Clouds” series.
    In 1997 he graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Sculpture. From 1998-2008, he taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in the Sculpture department. Cai Zhisong is now a professional artist who lives and works in Beijing.
    Amongst the numerous awards which he has been awarded, these several are the most important: 1997 Gangsong Family Fund Award, 2001 the Taylor Prize at the Paris Autumn Salon when he was 29, becoming the highest honor won by Chinese artists in its 103-year history; 2004 Bronze Prize at the 10th National Art Exhibition. In the same year, he was awarded the President’s prize at Central Academy of Fine Arts. 2011 he was invited to participate in the 54th Venice Biennale. 2012 he was selected as global “100 Art Leaders” on the cover of “Art Actuel” in France. In the same year, he appeared in the “Fashion LOFFICIEL” Men “Power List”, was rated “Art Authority Figures”. 2013 he was honored as “Mr. Uno 2013” in “Men’s Uno”, and was also selected as “2013 Global Chinese Fashion Leader”. In 2014 Cai won the Rockefeller Chinese Outstanding Young Artist Prize, and was granted “Extraordinary Journey” 2014 Annual Influence Special Artist Award.
    Cai has held more than a dozen solo exhibitions around the world and participated in group exhibitions. His art works have been collected by many well-known museums, art galleries and art institutions, including: Rockefeller Foundation for the Arts, Tyler Foundation, Newark Museum of Art in the United Sates, Museum of Regensburg in Germany, Museum of Fine Arts of Greece, The National Museum of Indonesia, The National Gallery of Singapore, Deutsche Bank, Belgium Embassy in China, The National Museum of China, The National Art Museum of China, the Art Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts (formerly CAFA Gallery), He Xiangning Art Museum and Zhejiang Art Museum, etc.
    In the fall of 2005, spring of 2006, Sotheby's Hong Kong Auction and 2012 China Poly Spring Auction, Cai has created the highest auction record for a Chinese sculptor in the international art market for three times.
    Created in the end of 1999, Motherland series took Cai 16 years to complete. Divided into three parts as Custom to Motherland, Ode to Motherland and Refinement to Motherland (the same name as three parts of Chinese Book of Songs), Cai's Motherland series is a combination of skills from different regions as well as different historical periods. Concrete modeling plus modern material language gave the artist a focus on history and humanity.
    Rose series was created in 2008 and completed in 2014. The material and installation of Rose together convey the artist’s attitude towards love.
    Cloud series was created in 2011. The first ones were made for Venice Biennale, including. In the Poly 2012 Spring Art Auction, one of them has been sold at the highest recorded price of 6.9 million RMB among domestic sculptors. The installation and idea of Cloud interpret the artist’s view of life.