Liu Fei (Chinese: 刘非, born 1964) is a Chinese contemporary artist based in Beijing.[1]
He was born in Nanjing and later graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Nanjing Art Academy in 1989.[2]
He is most known for his Bold+Trendy series of mostly grayscale paintings which feature bald women wearing bright red lipstick and pre-revolutionary Chinese school uniforms of the 1920 and 30s, often times holding various firearms. His Bold+Trendy series has been the feature of various international auctions.[3]
He has since progressed to producing landscape paintings with a surreal twist. [4]
Liu Fei's major exhibitions include:
Solo exhibitions:
"The Power of Fashion", Avanthay Contemporary, Zürich (2008) Galerie Frank Schlag & Cie., Essen (2007) L.A.Gallery solo show. BeiJing (2006) Liu Fei Solo Exhibition,Shanghai (2006) Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong (2005) Liu Fei Solo Exhibition, Gallery Beijing Space, (2004)
Group exhibitions:
Zhang Hongbo, Liu Fei ‘s Works Red Gate gallery, Beijing (2001) Red Gate gallery, Beijing (2001) Chinese Gallery, Thailand (2002) “Baldness & Vogue” Schoeni Gallery, Hong Kong (2003) Artists invitation exhibition,Beijing (2004) Bade art gallery, Taiwan (2005) Art Fair ShangHai International, Shanghai, 2006; ROCKERS.ISLAND_OLBRICHT COLLECTION (2007) Mix & Retrospection – New Vision from China, Germany (2007)