People of
Buddhaland

Guoying Stacy Zhang

Founder & Visionary

Trained as an art historian, Stacy began her career at Sotheby’s and Christie’s. Soon she found her true passion to foster cross-cultural understanding and inspire the contemporary world with ancient cultural heritage. Over the past decade, she has focused on writing, curatorial work, art and cultural advisory, and forging international and interdisciplinary collaborations, while working with prominent museums, private collections, and cultural and religious institutions.

Among her many contributions, Stacy has published extensively on Buddhist art and wisdom on leading magazines, journals, and her own column. She curated the "Exhibition on Shanxi Buddhist Art and Intangible Cultural Heritage" at the sacred site Mount Wutai, introduced classical Chinese dance at the Qatar National Day, served as an associate curator at Tsz Shan Monastery, directed the documentary interview series "Feminine and Spiritual: Buddhist Women in Hong Kong."

Stacy earned her MA (Distinction) in Art History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, as well as MA (Distinction) in Buddhist Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art. Before that, she received her education at Fudan University and UC Berkeley.

Uli Sigg

Council of Innovation
Dr. Uli Sigg is a serial entrepreneur and the former Swiss ambassador to China, North Korea and Mongolia. He is the leading collector of Chinese contemporary art and donated 1,463 artworks to the M+ Museum in Hong Kong. He is on the boards of M+; the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the International Advisory Council of Tate, London.

Ryan Zurrer

Council of Innovation
Ryan Zurrer is an eminent collector of digital art and the founder of Dialectic, a Swiss-based family office focused on alternative assets. He was a very early investor of the best-performing ventures including, Ethereum, MakerDAO, Polychain Capital, Filecoin, Polkadot, Definity, Solana, Near, Avalanche, Axie Infinity and many others.