Profile
Lou Zhenggang
Calligrapher and painter. She has held 27 solo exhibitions and 3 traveling exhibitions in several countries including Japan, the U.S., and China, all receiving high acclaim. With her mastery in creation derived from her ceaseless self-discipline, and her unique artistic vision drawn from her deep humanistic background, she has created numerous series of works such as "Life and Love", "Sun, Moon and Brightness", "Heart", "Harmony", "Life, Life", and "Nature".
In recent years, she has established a studio in Izu, and has been launching her "Untitled" series of abstract paintings. This series was exhibited in "ABSTRACTION: The Awakening and Development of Abstract Painting from Cézanne, Fauvisme, Cubisme to the Present" at the Artison Museum in Tokyo in 2023, and has been sold privately at Christie's and other world-class auction houses. As such, her works have established her prestigious reputation all over the world.
Biography
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- 1987
- Lou Zhenggang solo exhibition, Yaesu Gallery, Tokyo
- 1989
- Lou Zhenggang solo exhibition, Tokyo (supported by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Japan and Nihon Keizai Shimbun, sponsored by TV Tokyo)
- 1990
- Lou Zhenggang solo exhibition, Sogo Department Store seven locations in Japan (Osaka, Kobe, Hiroshima, Nara, Chiba, Kashiwa, and Yokohama, (supported by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Japan and Nihon Keizai Shimbun, sponsored by TV Tokyo)
- 1991
- Oriental Melody Lou Zhenggang Calligraphy and Paintings, at six Yamaha Group locations in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Hamamatsu)
- 1993
- Lou Zhenggang solo exhibition, United Nations Headquarters, New York (sponsored by UNICEF)
- 1993
- Lou Zhenggang solo exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Store Art Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo
- 1996
- Lou Zhenggang New Works, New York
- 1999
- 1999 Paris China Festival Day exhibition, 8 Lou Zhenggang ink paintings (sponsored by UNESCO)
- 2000
- Lou Zhenggang Works: Life and Love, Ginza Sony Building, Tokyo (sponsored by Fuji TV)
- 2002
- Lou Zhenggang exhibition commemorating the 30th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, Takashimaya Department Store, Tokyo and Osaka (sponsored by Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
- 2003
- Lou Zhenggang Paintings and Calligraphy: Heart, Sogetsu Kaikan, Tokyo (sponsored by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China)
- 2005
- Tanabata solo exhibition, Shinjuku Park Tower, Tokyo
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- 2007
- Lou Zhenggang’s World: Words of the Heart, Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo (sponsored by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China)
- 2008
- Lou Zhenggang 2008: Path of the Heart, Hong Kong Central Plaza (invitation of the Shinhwa Group and the Organizing Committee for the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Community Chest)
- 2012
- Lou Zhenggang solo exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Beijing
- 2016
- Lou Zhenggang: All Nature, Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong, and Sultanate of Oman Royal Opera House, Muscat
- 2016
- Power of Art group exhibition charity tour for Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction group exhibition with Doug Webb and Takeshi Kitano in Morioka and Sendai (supported by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Japan)
- 2017
- Power of Art, Mirai Project (project for the future) for Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction group exhibition with Doug Webb and Kitano Takeshi, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe (supported by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Japan)
- 2018
- Lou Zhenggang: Mimu: Dream of Tomorrow, Ginza Six, Tokyo
- 2019
- Ever Evolving Asian Artists Vol. 3, Karuizawa New Art Museum
- 2020
- Sun & Moon Series, Lou Zhenggang and Lalique Collaboration (Paris, London, Zurich)
- 2023
- "ABSTRACTION: The Genesis and Evolution of Abstract Painting Cézanne, Fauvism, Cubism and on to Today" at Artizon Museum Tokyo Japan
Books
- ○People‘s Fine Arts Publishing House(2019) Life & Love (China) ISBN: 978-7-102-08236-3
- ○People‘s Fine Arts Publishing House(2016) Chinese Contemporary Art distinguished series (China) ISBN: 978-7-102-07507-5
- ○People‘s Fine Arts Publishing House(2013) Sun&Moon Lou Zhenggang(China) ISBN: 978-7-102-06576-2
- ○Lou Zhenggang(2012) Kokoro (China) ISBN: 978-7-108-03989-7
- ○Lou Zhenggang(2010) Sun&Moon,Kokoro LouZhenggang(China) ISBN: 978-7-04-031330-7
- ○Lou Zhenggang(2010) Kokoro no Kotoba(China) ISBN: 978-7-5060-3847-8
- ○Lou Zhenggang(2008) Nokoshitai Kotoba (Japan)ISBN: 978-4-8334-5040-9
- ○Lou Zhenggang (2008). Kokoro no Sho "Rongo", Kodansha (Japan) ISBN: 978-4-06-215101-6
- ○Lou Zhenggang (2006). The 70 Mottoes, Sekai Bunka-sha (Japan) ISBN: 4-418-06524-5
- ○Lou Zhenggang (2006). Kokoro no Kizuna: (Japan) ISBN: 4-7762-0301-4
- ○Lou Zhenggang (2001). Kokoro (Tokyo) ISBN: 978-4-4180-1517-7