1945年9月生于上海。
    1980年，中国美术学院油画系研究生毕业并留校执教于油画系。
    1984至1986年，由文化部与中国美术术学院选派赴法，进入巴黎国家高等美术学院-皮埃尔。伽龙教授工作室深造。
    1998至2008年，调离中国美术学院执教于上海师范大学美术学院。
    曾为中国美术学院油画系教授；现为上海师范大学美术学院名誉院长，中国艺术研究院中国美术创作院特聘研究员，中国油画院特聘画师，中国美术家协会油画艺委会委员，联合国教科文组织属国际造型艺术协会会员，上海美术学院特聘教授、博士生导师。

Xu MangYao, who was born in 1945 in Shanghai, is a famous contemporary oil painter whose original family home is Chongfu county, Tongxiang city, Zhejiang province. In 1978, he enrolled in graduate class of oil painting department of China Academy of Fine Arts(former Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts), and his teachers were professor Wang DeWei and Quan ShanShi. In 1980, he stayed in oil painting department of China Academy of Fine Arts after graduating. In 1984 he went abroad to French to study in French Paris National Academy of Fine Arts which was sent by National Ministry of Culture and China Academy of Fine Arts. He studied modern oil painting in studio of Professor Pierre Carron. From November, 1991 to January, 1993, he went to Paris to undertake academic exchanges in Paris National Decoration College of the Arts as visiting scholar. From December, 1997 to March, 1998 he undertook academic research activities invited by French CYAL Association. In 1998, he was transformed from China Academy of Fine Arts to work as professor and president in Academy Department of Shanghai Normal University. In 2001, he participate in color research activities invited by Europe Color Association. In August, 2002 he became a member of International Association of Art and secretary-general of Chinese People Association of Art of UNESCO. Mr. Xu MangYao once held individual exhibition and jointly hold an exhibition in foreign countries such as French, America, England, and Belgium, and also in Hong Kong, and Macao, and in our country. Many works are collected by museums and collectors.