Liu Jianhua was born in 1962 in Jiangxi Province, China. He currently lives and works in Shanghai, China. He has shown and gained popularity both locally and internationally, including exhibitions such as Silent Anomalies, Art & Public Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland (2012); Screaming Wall, UCCA, Beijing, China (2011); Liu Jianhua: Horizon, Beijing Commune, Beijing, China (2009) and Dream in Conflict, Galleria Continua Gallery, San Gimignano, Italy (2008). Group exhibitions include ARSENALE 2012: The 1st Kiev Biennale of Contemporary Art, Kiev, Ukraine (2012); The 2nd Beijing Voice: Leaving Realism Behind in Pace Beijing, Beijing, China (2011); The 14th International Sculpture Biennale of Carrara, Carrara, Italy (2010), as well as New World Order: Present-Day Installation Art and Photography in the Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands (2008).