Magnolia By Lu Dayou Painting

Dayou Lu was born in Nanjing, China. He is the Member of the Chinese Artists Association (CAA), the vice president of the Central Academy of Painting of the CDNCA, the Member of the Konstnärernas Riksorganisation (KRO, Swedish National Artist Association), the Member of the International Artist Association (IAA), the Honorary President of Taipei National Palace Painting and Calligraphy Institute, the Deputy Dean of the Chinese Academy of Ink Painting Art. Dayou has worked on the Chinese ink painting for nearly 50 years. He is well-known for the Double Colored Water-ink Paintings. In recent years, Dayou has held dozens of solo exhibitions and art joint exhibitions in the United States, Canada, Sweden, Russia, and Japan. In 2009, he participated in the "Contemporary Chinese Painting Masters" exhibition organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Chinese Artists Association at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taiwan. In 2014, he participated in the Sino-Japanese Painting and Calligraphy Joint Exhibition at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan. In 2013, he participated in the first China Art Festival organized by the Chinese Embassy in Sweden and served as the main guest. In 2015, he participated in the touring exhibition of North American Painting School and won the "Chinese Light Art Meritorious Award". From 2009 to 2018, Dayou held four solo exhibitions in Sweden. Dayou has published more than 20 personal art albums in recent years, and more than 100 artworks have been included in newspapers and comprehensive albums. Dayou's works have participated in many domestic and international art exhibitions and won awards. His works have been collected by domestic and foreign art galleries, museums, collection institutions and individuals. In 2002, he was awarded the "Outstanding Chinese Painting Talent" by the Ministry of Personnel of P.R. China.