Sun Jingbo (1945) was born in Muping, Shandong Province. After graduating from the middle school attached to  the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1964, he went to work for the Yunnan Artists Association. In 1978, he was admitted to the Oil Painting Research Class of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. After graduating in 1980, he stayed on to teach at the school. In 1986, he went to study oil painting and mural painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, France. He is currently a professor in the Mural Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

He is known for his oil paintings and murals.