Luo Zhongli (1948 Chongqing) is one of the country's leading realist painters. Along with Chen Danqing
and He Duoling, Luo Zhongli has been creating masterful portraits of the people of southwestern China. His portrait, "Father," is
one of the best-known works in modern Chinese contemporary art. He graduated from Oil Painting Department of Sichuan Art Institute
in 1982, and he studied in Antwerp Royal Art Institute in Belgium from 1983 to 1986. He currently is the dean and professor of
Sichuan Art Institute, Syndic of China Artists Association. His works has been shown at solo exhibitions all over the world since 1985.
