He also holds the position of doctoral advisor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and the Macau University of Science and Technology.
His seminal work, The Road of Modern Chinese Art (6 volumes, 2012), has been published in Korean (2019), Japanese (2020), and German (forthcoming), and received the First Prize in Philosophy and Social Sciences at the 7th “Outstanding Research Achievements in Chinese Universities” awards, China’s highest national honour.
He was also general editor of 60 Years of Chinese Art, 1949-2009, (2009, People’s Publishing House) and The Compendium of Modern Design.
Pan has held solo exhibitions in major cities worldwide, including San Francisco (1993), Paris (1997), Berlin (2008), Beijing (2006), Taipei (2006), Shanghai (2006), Guangzhou (2007), Ningbo (2008), Prague (2009), Macau (2011), Tokyo (2011), London (2012), Ann Arbor (2014), Seattle (2014), New York (2014), Santiago (2015), Vancouver (2015), and Hong Kong (2019).
In urban planning and architecture, Pan has completed or is working on over 20 projects, including the Ninghai Arts and Cultural Centre (2017), Ningbo University School of Arts (2018), Wenzhou Ouyao Museum (2020), and the Haining Qiantang Tidal Bore Museum (2022).