Dou Shikui (1942) was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province. After his graduation from the Qingdao Art Training School in 1960, he started working in the propaganda section of a bank. He now heads the Art Section of the Development Company of the Qingdao branch of the China Industry and Commerce Bank.

He collaborated with Jiang Baoxing and Xiang Weiren.