Lu Nan is without doubt one of the most iconic artists in China, a status he gained through his trilogy that "symbolizes today's human state of mind" writes Li Xianting. The trilogy is composed of The Forgotten People: The State of Chinese Psychiatric Wards (1989-1990), On the Road: The Catholic Church in China (1992-1996) and Four Seasons: Everyday Life of Tibet Peasants (1996-2004). From 1989 to 2004, Lu spent 15 years traveling to a dozen of provinces to complete this epic trilogy.

Lü Nan (b. 1962, Beijing, China)

Solo Exhibitions:
2005 "Fifteen Years of Photographs by Lü Nan," Lianzhou Foto 2005, Lianzhou, China (Screening)
2005 "Fifteen Years of Photographs by Lü Nan," Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China (Screening)
2007 "Four Seasons: The Everyday Life of Tibetan Peasants," Inter Art Center / Gallery, Beijing, China
2007 "Fifteen Years of Photographs by Lü Nan," Songzhuang Museum of Art, Beijing, China
2008 "Prison Camps in Northern Myanmar," Visa pour l'Image, Perpignan, France (Screening)
2008 "Eternal Measure: Fifteen Years of Photographs by Lü Nan," Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
2009 "Prison Camps in Northern Myanmar," Inter Art Center / Gallery, Beijing, China
2009 "Hidden Spiritual World: Fifteen Years of Photographs by Lü Nan," Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Tianjin, China
2010 "Heaven and Hell," St. Thomas Royal Monastery, Avila, Spain
2010 "Prison Camps in Northern Myanmar," CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
2011 "The Forgotten People: The State of Chinese Psychiatric Wards," Visa pour l'Image, Perpignan, France
2011 "On the Road: The Catholic Church in China," Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, USA

Group Exhibitions:
1997 "Absolute Landscape: Between Illusion and Reality," Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan
2006 "Twenty Years of Contemporary Chinese Photography," Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing, China
2007 Guangzhou Photography Biennale, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
2008 "Conversation 2008: China in Images," Inter Art Center / Gallery, Beijing, China
2008 "People – History," CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
2008 "Independent Chinese Photography," FotoFest, Houston, USA
2010 "Faces of Life: Contemporary Chinese Portraiture," CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
2010 "Reshaping History: New Chinese Art 2000-2009," National Convention Center, Beijing, China
2010 "Ten Chinese Artists at Age 20," Beijing Angle Modern Art, Beijing, China

Publications and Awards:
1993 Published The Forgotten People: The State of Chinese Psychiatric Wards
2000 Published On the Road: The Catholic Church in China
2006 Republished The Forgotten People: The State of Chinese Psychiatric Wards
2007 Published Four Seasons: The Everyday Life of Tibetan Peasants
2008 Republished On the Road: The Catholic Church in China
2008 Republished The Forgotten People: The State of Chinese Psychiatric Wards
2009 Published Prison Camps in Northern Myanmar