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Liu Lei

Liu Lei earned a Bachelor's degree from the Second Studio of the Printmaking Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2005. She earned a Master's degree from the Printmaking Depart-ment at the same institution in 2017, under the guidance of Professor Zhou Jirong. Since 2020, she has been pursuing a doctoral degree at the Graduate School of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, under the supervision of Professors Zhou Jirong and Liu Libin. Her doctoral degree was obtained in 2023.

Since 2006, Liu Lei has exhibited her work in galleries and museums throughout China. 

Liu lei has been involved in printmaking creation and research since her undergraduate studies. Liu lei's attention is particularly drawn to paper. However, in her overall creation, paper has surpassed its simple role as a carrier and has become a printmaking medium, exploring the possibility of expanding the form and language of printmaking expression. As an artistic creation, it also reflects her perception and cognition of society and thought.


Liu Lei's artistic methodology is derived from the "block-printing" mode of printmaking. She uses paper material to portray the relationship between the artist and contemporary life as well as the external world. Liu Lei believes that she is still in the embryonic stage of this path, which is a difficult and lengthy process that requires constant self-examination and self-transcendence in order to blossom and bear fruit. This process is similar to her artwork, which requires peeling away layer by layer to approach the true essence of things.

Through this work, Liu Lei aims to simulate the process of human cognition. Human cognition starts with surface appearances, but how far is it from the truth? While the truth may be elusive, she firmly believes that behind surface appearance there is more than meets the eye. The changes in the paper layers and traces reveal the truth behind it, and the color shifts also reflect the limits of human understanding.

Liu Lei earned a Bachelor's degree from the Second Studio of the Printmaking Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2005. She earned a Master's degree from the Printmaking Depart-ment at the same institution in 2017, under the guidance of Professor Zhou Jirong. Since 2020, she has been pursuing a doctoral degree at the Graduate School of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, under the supervision of Professors Zhou Jirong and Liu Libin. Her doctoral degree was obtained in 2023.

Since 2006, Liu Lei has exhibited her work in galleries and museums throughout China. 

Liu lei has been involved in printmaking creation and research since her undergraduate studies. Liu lei's attention is particularly drawn to paper. However, in her overall creation, paper has surpassed its simple role as a carrier and has become a printmaking medium, exploring the possibility of expanding the form and language of printmaking expression. As an artistic creation, it also reflects her perception and cognition of society and thought.


Liu Lei's artistic methodology is derived from the "block-printing" mode of printmaking. She uses paper material to portray the relationship between the artist and contemporary life as well as the external world. Liu Lei believes that she is still in the embryonic stage of this path, which is a difficult and lengthy process that requires constant self-examination and self-transcendence in order to blossom and bear fruit. This process is similar to her artwork, which requires peeling away layer by layer to approach the true essence of things.

Through this work, Liu Lei aims to simulate the process of human cognition. Human cognition starts with surface appearances, but how far is it from the truth? While the truth may be elusive, she firmly believes that behind surface appearance there is more than meets the eye. The changes in the paper layers and traces reveal the truth behind it, and the color shifts also reflect the limits of human understanding.