Lin Fei Fei (Chinese: 林斐斐; born circa 1988) is a Chinese-born muralist based in

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. She was named one of 10 “Contemporary Chinese Artists of the Future” by the Wang Shikuo Art Foundation in 2016 and has had her work displayed internationally.

Biography

Lin was born circa 1988 in Da Lian,

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. She was born during China's

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and since she was her family's second child they had to pay a fine in order to keep her. She graduated from

Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts or LAFA is an art school in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Introduction Established in 1938, Luxun Academy of Fine Art (LAFA) is founded and primarily focusing on education of talents in painting, sculpture and ...

with a

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in oil painting in 2011 and

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degrees in

oil painting Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on wood panel or canvas for several centuries, spreading from Europe to the rest of ...

in 2014. She studied

printmaking Printmaking is the process of creating artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand processed techniq ...

at the

Oslo National Academy of the Arts The Oslo National Academy of the Arts ( no, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, ''KHiO'') is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in ...

in 2013. She is best known for her mural, which often utilize few colors and have recurring themes of darkness, self-discovery, and exploring human experience and emotions. She has also stated she is inspired by European artists, such as

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, and

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. In August 2015, Lin moved from China to

with her boyfriend. In 2016, the Wang Shikuo Art Foundation named her one of 10 “Contemporary Chinese Artists of the Future.” She helped create the 2016 "East Meets West International Art Exhibition" at the Jolie Gallery in

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. In 2017 she helped organize the second "East Meets West International Art Exhibition" at the Jolie Gallery with 18 Sacramento based artists. In April 2018, she won the fan vote for best design at the event ''Paint the Park: A Celebration of Sacramento Art'' in

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for her mural "''Fútbol in Action."'' She was honored at the

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home match against

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on April 28, 2018 during halftime. In August 2018, Lin was a part of the Wide Open Walls mural festival. Between 2018 and 2019, she also painted four murals around

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. In 2019, her show “Not Your Bunny" included a giant mural of rabbit on the WAL Public Market on 6th Street in Downtown Sacramento, which was displayed until May 1, 2019. Lin's 2020 exhibit "The Distance Between Black and White,''"'' which opened in early March at the Dwellpoint gallery in Sacramento ended early due to the

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. Also in 2020, Lin started her series "Introspection" that consisted of murals

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, and

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. In 2021, Lin participated in the Babes Walls mural festival in

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References

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