Loy Luo

Loy Luo is a Chinese artist based in New York. She received a Master’s Degree from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology in 2010 and taught art at the Beijing Institute of Science and Technology Management from 2010 to 2012.

Though Luo’s main focus has been painting and sculpting, she is also a conceptual and performance artist, poet, vocalist and writer. Her art has been exhibited & collected in China, Italy, France and the US, as well as Germany, Belgium, Sweden & Australia.

Solo Exhibitions:

2023, “Secrets”, Solo Show, Mazlish Gallery, NYC
2021,  “Window Book” and the “Window Bian” Solo Exhibition (Mana Contemporary Open House)
2020,“Homeless” Solo Exhibition (Undercurrent gallery, New York, America);
2020,“The Other I -The Me in Others” Solo Exhibiong (WhiteBox Harlem, New York, America);
2020,“Who is the Me’”online show  (Funspace Art Center, Roma, Italy)
2018,“Stillness” Painting and Sculpture Solo Exhibition (Beijing Jindu Art Center ,Beijing);
2016,“Dance Together” Solo Exhibition (Fun Space Gallery, Rome, Italy)
2015,“Suspending” Painting and Sculpture Solo Exhibition (Ning Space Gallery, Beijing 798, China).

Art Fairs & Group Shows:

2024 Mazlish Gallery, Women’s History Month at Triangle Loft, NYC
2022, Autumn Harmony, Legend Art Exhibition of American Chinese Artists (Museum of Chinese and Overseas Chinese in Philadelphia, USA)
2022, The Maverick Expo Edition#13 (New York)
2021, “Conversation with Artist Loy Luo” online ( International Association of Female Artists, USA )

2021,Hongjiang International Intelligent Education Forum and Contemporary Digital Art Exhibition (Guangxi, China)
2021, Miami “Satellite Art Fair” (Miami)
2021, “Perfect Day,Drugs and Art” (White Box, New York, )
2019, The Beijing Flash Biennale (China)
2019, The Logical Lines of Painting-Invitation Exhibition on Making and Significance (the Shouzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum, Jiangsu, China)
2018, The San Venanzio Architecture Exhibition (Rome, Italy)
2016, Poetry, Medium Domain-China Contemporary Abstract Sculpture Art Exhibition (China World National Culture Exchange Promotion Association and Sculpture Magazine,Beijing, China)
2016, Drunk Art in the Micro Particle (Sanlitun, Beijng, China)
2014, Sweden West East Gallery “Three Impression Exhibition”
2013, Chinese and French Artists joint Exhibition in Fontenay, France
2012, The 5th Asian art fair in Beijing;
2011, “Type, up and down” Art Invitational Exhibition

Events:

2023: “Sky…Anyone? Dances in the Garden,” Campos Community Garden, New York
2023: Organized “Momentum” Exhibition, L Private Gallery, New York
2023: Chaos inside chaos, L Private Gallery, New York
2023: Taiji-Music Event, L Private Gallery, New York
2023: Organized “Playfield jazz event,” L Private Gallery
2023: Invited to “Women’s Day performance,” L Private Gallery
2023: Ganghood, Tea Ceremony and Guqin Event, L Private Gallery, NYC
2023: Music Event “Controlled Chaotic Series-1, 2,” L Private Gallery, New York
2022: Experimental Theater “Three Exile Theaters,” L Private Gallery, New York
2022: Organized “Visual-Audio Event with Lesley Mok and Rebekah Heller,” L Private Gallery, New York
2022: Organized “Rumi Birthday Celebration,” L Private Gallery, New York
2022: “Celadon Experimental Theater Event,” L Private Gallery, New York
2022: “Troubadour Performance Event,” L Private Gallery, New York
2022: Invited by the Yunnan Art Museum as a guest speaker on the textualization of contemporary art
2022: Founded L private gallery and produced crossover events and experimental art with musicians, painters, sculptors, poets and dancers from different countries and cultures
2021: “Dialogue with Loy Luo” Online Art Exhibition (International Association of Women Artists, USA)
2021: Employed as a columnist of Artron Art Network (Artron.net)
2021: Invited by Beijing Reed Think Tank to be the keynote speaker of the online salon show, “Cyberspace, Homeless”
2019: Recorded “Wordless Chinese Voice Post” with musicians Dou Wei and Wen Bin, Beijing
2018: Presented lecture, “No beauty, No Expression, No Smartness,” at Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum
2017: Served as the artistic director of the dance drama “Nine Deaths” by Beijing YouranYuxiao Modern Dance Company

Public Projects:

2012: Completed the Portrait Commemorative Cup of “National LiDelun Conducting Competition”
2009: Participated in the production of relief sculptures for the History Museum of Nanjing University of Science and Technology
2008: Participated in the production of Stone relief mural “Youth BIFT” for Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
2007: Participated in production of large murals “Eternal Heaven and Earth”, “Beautiful Country” “Spirits of China history” “Flowing Melody” for Beijing Capital Airport New Terminal
2007: Completed two large-scale historical commemorative paintings “Founding Ceremony,” “Battle of Xiangjiang River” for Ruijin Museum
2006: Participated in production of stone mural “Light of Chinese Medicine” for Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

Publications:

2023: Loy Luo: Secrets

2022: “Can art serve a role as a cultural bridge between China and other nations?” Viewpoints #22 (Kalavinkaadvisors.com)
2022: “Responding to Criticisms of the Textualization of Contemporary Art” Published by Dominoart
2021: “New York Art Scene” columnist for Artron.net
2017: “Loy Luo and Jia Fangzhou’s Dialogue on Wu Guanzhong’s Art,” included in Jia Fangzhou’s monograph “Wu Guanzhong Research” and adopted by Artron Art Network.
2016: “Minimalism is not abstract, minimalism is not cold,” adopted by Artron Art Network and reprinted by Art International, Art and Fortune Media
2015: “The suspended state is a high-grade gray” interview with Loy Luo by Artron.net
2013: “Small Discussion on the Dust Explosion Trend of Internet Platforms,” in Macau Daily
2013: “Personal Biography and Academic Research of Qu Qianmei”
2010: “On the manifestation of ‘Tao’ nature of great sculpture art” Excellent Graduation Thesis of Docin Academic Network (docin.com)
2009: “Non-phase is also phase, an attempt to explore the essence of contemporary art,” Journal of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology