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Liu Lifen Biography
1979 Born in Yunnan province, China
Lives and Works in Mariannelund, Sweden and Kunming, China
2005-2006 Visit Artist in Malmoe, Sweden
2012-2013 Visit Artist in Zurich, Switzerland
Education
2017 Art Management of Sichuan Fine Art College, Chongqing, China
1998-2002 Chinese Painting Department of Yunnan Art Institute, Bachelor’s degree
Solo Exhibition
2023 “Kinesiska skogsmeditationer”, Eksjö Museum, Sweden
2022 “Forest Fantasy”, Hyllie park Folkhogskola, Malmö, Sweden
2021 “Nattalv”, F48 Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2019 “There·Here”, Galley F48, Oslo, Norway
2017 “Solo A Cappella”, Tai project, Kunming
2015 “Rooftop Convention”, Tai project, Kunming
2006 “Time of Foreign Land, Wuthering Heights, Malmoe, Sweden
Two man Exhibition
2017 “What is Man”, KB ART, Simrishamn, Sweden
2016 “In the Morning”, TCG Nordica, Kunming
2007 “Morning Mist” Experimental Fashion Show, TCG Nordica, Kunming
“Janeric Johansson·Liu Lifen”，Konsthallen I Pumphuset，Sweden
2003 “China Art“, Lista Fyr, Norway
Artist-in-residence
2017 KB ART, Simrishamn, Sweden
2015 “Top End Road Trip“ Aboriginal Art Research, Australia
2014 “Visit 14”, Artist-in-Residency, Mariannelund, Sweden
2012-13 Zurich-Kunming Artist Residency Exchange Award, Zurich, Switzerland
2012 “Curator in Residence” of “Two Generations Tour Exhibion” , Australia.
2009 Prescott University, AZ, USA
2008 “My Home Museum” Residency program, F518 Art Community, Shen Zhen
2007 “Occasion Linking”, Residency project between Beijing and Kunming, Song Zhuang,Beijing
2003-2004 “Sugar &Salt” art exchange project at TCG Nordica (China) and Malmoe (Sweden)
Selected Group Exhibitions/Art projects:
2021 “Kanaljen Konst” Opening exhibition, Mariannelund, Sweden
2019
“Constellation- Yunnan Oil Painting Since 1978”, CGK Art Gallery, Kunming, China
2018
“Human Driven”, IWE Art Museum, Kunming
2015
“China-Thailand International art Exhibition”, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, Bangkok, Thailand
“Yi Jing Yunnan”, Hong Yang Gallery, Kunming, China
2014
“Out and Home”, Dha-Tsang Art Space, Kunming, China
2011
“Handelser i kok”, Kulturcentrum i Ronneby, Sweden
2010
“Ling Long Tower”, Yuan Xiaoceng Art Museum, Kunming, China
“Illegal, Temporary and Precarious States of Being – Migration”, Pridi Bhanomyong, Institut, Bangkok, Thailand.
“She’s Vision – 2010 International Contemporary Aggressive Female Artists Chengdu
Invitation Exhibition”, Qi Sheng Art Museum, Cheng Du
“Four Season·Spring”, Yunnan female artists exhibition, TCG Nordica, Kunming, China
2009
“Song Zhuang Art Festival”, Shang Pu Museum, Beijing,China
“Above the Clouds”- travel art projects in Dali, Lijiang, XiAn and Beijing, China
2008
“Yunnan-Vietnam Artists Exchange” Project, YUNART Gallery in Kunming China and Nhasan Studio in Hanoi, Vietnam
2008
“Chinese Contemporary Art Identity and Transformation”, Kalmar Castel, Sweden
“Folk-08” project, Mariannelund, Sweden
2007
“Chinese Contemporary Art Identity and Transformation”, Bohuslans Museum, Uddvala, Sweden
“Janeric Johansson and Liu Lifen’s work”, Konsthallen I Pumphuset, Sweden
2007
“Image Nation – works by a new generation of Chinese artists”, Contrasts Gallery, Shanghai
The 3rd Guizhou Biennial, Guizhou, China
2006
“Look forward, look back”, YUNART Gallery, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Art Conference
2014
Australian Studies Conference – The Big Picture: Lives, Landscapes, Homelands in Australian and Chinese Art at Renmin University, Beijing
2010
“Creative Industry Sharing and Forum”, Su Zhou
“China Creative Industry Forum”, Hang Zhou, Shang Hai
2009
China Residencies”, organizing by Red Gate Gallery, Beijing
2007
“Who is organizing Art Event?, Beijing112A studio, British Triangle foundation
2003
Mekong Lab- Conference of Southeast Asia’s Contemporary art Collaboration”, Chiangmai, Thailand
Grant
2015, AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY BEIJING
2012-2013, Stadt Zurich, Kunmning City
2008, ANA (Asianetwork) ANA (Singapore)