1988年隨家人移民南非，曾就讀南加州大學建築專業，隨後獲哈佛大學景觀設計專業碩士。2003年起，先後就職於MVVA、ACLA、AECOM，2005年創立廣州AECOM，2010年創立獨立景觀事務所AND，同年舉辨《因地制宜－景觀概念展》、《小洲村藝術節之禮贊景觀非洲—個人攝影展》，以及獲得中國建築傳媒獎（晉級)。

除了在全球建築業界與學術研究、教學上的成就外，在南非的求學生活開啟了他對藝術的追求與創作。安庾心的繪畫創作始於14歲，不斷延續至今，創作地橫跨南非、美國、廣州、香港、台灣等地，隨著心境的變化與他對宗教、哲學、建築、景觀、生態學等領域的涉獵與感悟，共累積出《水花園》、《根》、《森林》、《花園》、《竹林山水》五大系列創作。

Clayton An is known for colorful, radiant paintings that meditates on Ecology, Planting Design, Cultural landscape and Zen practice.
Immigrated to South Africa in 1988, Clayton An is currently based in Taipei, Taiwan and Guangzhou, China. The artist graduated from the University of Southern California School of Architecture, Los Angeles in 1999 and earned a Master of Landscape Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Boston in 2003. Since 2003, he has worked in MVVA, ACLA, and AECOM successively. In 2007, he founded AECOM Guangzhou. In 2010, he founded the independent landscape firm AND. In the same year, he held “Site Specific Landscape Concept Exhibition" and “Xiaozhou Village Art Festival: Salute to Africa: Personal Photography Exhibition", and won the China Architecture Media Award (promoted).

In addition to his achievements in the global architecture industry, academic research and teaching, his teenage years in South Africa have initiated his pursuit and creation of art. Clayton＆#039;s art work began at the age of 14 and has continued to this day. His work spanned South Africa, the United States, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Over the years, his change in perception, and exposure to religion, philosophy, architecture, landscape, ecology, he has accumulated five series of Art work, "Water Garden", "Roots", "Forest", "Garden" and "Bamboo Forest ＆ Mountains".