1958 Born in Beijing
1978-1982 Graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
1982-1984 Graduated from Hochschule Fur Bildende Kunste Hamburg, Germany
Professor of Oil Painting Department, Director of Studio No.4, China Central Academy of Fine Arts
Dean of Plastic Art School, China Central Academy of Fine Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2015 A Slip of Abstraction, M Art Center, Shanghai
2012 The Other Side of Ma Lu, M Art Center, Shanghai
2010 Malu 2010, Yuan Art Museum, Beijing
2006 Malu 2006, New Beijing Art Gallery, Beijing
Major Exhibitions
2014 Chinese Abstraction – Contemporary Oil Painting Exhibition Tour in China, Guangdong Museum of Art
2014 Touching China – 60 Years of Chinese Oil Painting, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
2013 The 2nd Masters in Painting – Love of Two Places, an Exhibition of Exquisite Chinese Ink and Oil Painting, The Venetian Macao Resort, Macao
2013 Colorful – Chinese Oil Painting in China Exhibition, Meilidao International Arts, Beijing
2013 CAFA Faculty – China Academy of Fine Arts Faculty Works’ Exhibition, China Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
2013 1978 – Exhibition of 30 Years’ Works of the First Promotion of Oil Painting Department in China Academy of Fine Arts after The Recovery of College Entrance Examination, China Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
2013 China Style – Chinese Oil Painting Language Research Exhibition, Dadu Museum of Art, Beijing
2012 Start from Contemporary National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2012 China Oil Painting Olympia Office Exhibition London, UK
2012 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair – represented by M Art Center, Shanghai
2011 Generations of Artists – Exhibition Series No.1, Museum of China Profiles, Xiamen
2010 Esprit and Path – Central Academy of Fine Arts 60 Years of Drawings, Tour Exhibition in 9 Cities of China
2010 Back to the Origin – Oil Painting Study, Chinese Academy of Oil Painting, Beijing
2010 Sculpt – Exhibition of Works from Plastic Art School of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
2010 My Land, My People – Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition, Art Museum of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an
2010 Chinese Expressionism Art Exhibition, Contemporary Art Museum of China, Beijing
2010 Art of Oil Painting and Contemporary Society, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2008 Integration and Creation – Research Exhibition of Chinese Modern Oil Painting, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2005 The Big River – Retrospective of the New Age Chinese Oil Painting, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2003 The 3rd Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2002 Chinese Plastic Art Exhibition, Art Museum of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
1997 Dusseldorf International Art Festival, Dusseldorf Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
Major Publications
The Other Side of Ma Lu, M Art Center, 2012
Ma Lu 2010, Yuan Art Museum, 2010
Lecture Book of China Central Academy of Fine Arts – Oil Paintings – Studio No.4, Press of Peking University, 2007
Ma Lu 2006, Ling Nan Publisher House, 2006
The Road of Creation – Western Modern Painting, Ling Nan Publisher House, 2003
Contemporary Artists’ Sketch Manual – Ma Lu, Hebei Education Publisher House, 2000
Chinese Contemporary Artists Series – Ma Lu, Guangxi Publisher House, 1996