Artist in focus | Luo Mingjun

Luo Mingjun (*1963) is an internationally acclaimed Swiss artist, who explores the notions of identity and memory. Her art is an expression of her life experience, the interweaving of her Chinese origins and her new Swiss foundation.
 

Born in 1963 in Nanchong, Sichuan Province, China, Luo Mingjun studied fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts of Hunan Normal University from 1979 to 1983, specializing in oil painting. Luo Mingjun has successfully distinguished herself in the art world, garnering recognition through a series of prestigious awards, art fairs and exhibitions across Asia, Europe and Australia. Her notable achievements in the canton of Berne include the Ernst Anderfurhen Prize in 1994 and 1996, the Frauenkunstpreis Berne in 2008, and the “Here and Elsewhere” grant in 2017. Key milestones in her career include solo exhibitions at renowned venues such as the Creek Art Center in Shanghai (2006), Centre Pasquart in Bienne (2008), and Musée d’art de Pully (2016).

Her artworks are not only documented through publications on her past exhibitions - for instance “ici et maintenant” at the Pully Art Museum and “Poussière rouge” at Kunsthaus Centre d’art Pasquart - but also find a place in esteemed private collections, notably the Uli Sigg Collection.