Lu Mei 🇨🇳

Lu Mei, born in Shanghai in 1969, currently lives in Guangzhou. She began painting as a child. With over thirty years of experience spanning painting, fashion, and design, and after extensive work in multinationals (including Fortune 500 companies) as well as entrepreneurial ventures, Lu Mei has developed a unique perspective on art, fashion, and life. She is currently a PhD candidate in Art Management at the Michelangelo Academy of Fine Arts in Italy. She earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (GAFA), the most prestigious art academy in southern China. Her works have been selected and exhibited several times in international exhibitions, winning numerous awards. She held the traveling solo exhibition "Oriental Woman" in several Italian cities, including Rome, Florence, Perugia, and Assisi. Her works have also been included in national exhibitions in China and are now part of numerous private collections. She has published best-selling books, including "Qipao – Painting and Fashion" and "Little Stories in the Closet." The national newspaper China Daily featured two articles on her: one on her book "A Dress in History" and the other on her artistic output. New Weekly magazine also featured her extensively, calling her "the painter who best understands women." International Awards and Recognitions 2023 – Artissima Award (Italy) 2022 – Only Chinese painter invited to the art exhibition of the Italian Film Festival 2021 – Participation in the Salerno Biennale 2019 – Participation in Eternal Art, international art exhibition in Italy 2019 – Traveling solo exhibition “Donna Orientale” (Rome, Florence, Perugia, Assisi) National Exhibitions in China 2019 – 13th National Exhibition of Fine Arts (painting and animation section) 2022 – CIAC National Illustration Exhibition 2017 – First National Animation Exhibition Artistic Collaborations and Activities 2022 – Invited by the famous director Ann Hui (许鞍华) to create stage illustrations for the film “First Incense”, based on Zhang Ailing’s novel Incense. 2019 – Invited by the Hong Kong Museum of History to collaborate with the British Museum on a joint exhibition; He created illustrations for the special volume "One Day in 1935 Hong Kong," exhibited at the museum. Solo exhibitions in China: 2022 - "Spring and Autumn in Shamian," Guangzhou Shamian Exhibition Hall; 2022 - "Wait a Moment - Lu Mei's Sentimental Painting Exhibition," Dongguan Library; 2020 - "Qipao - Painting and Fashion," Guangzhou Book Center; 2019 - "Oriental Woman," Guangzhou SoHo Creative Park.