Na Qiming (1937), of Manchu ethnicity, was born in Beijing. After his graduation from the middle school attached to the Central Art Academy in 1958, he went to work at the Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House. In 1974, he transferred to the Yangliuqing Print Company, where he now heads the editorial department for New Year pictures.
Na is mainly known for his New Year pictures, for some of which he was awarded prizes.