Lu Cong was born in Shanghai, and immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 11. He studied biology at the University of Iowa, and attended graduate school for Humanities at the University of Colorado. He is recognized as an original and influential American painter and draftsman. His works have been exhibited at the University of Connecticut (Storrs), the University of Denver (Denver), Henoch Gallery (New York), Jonathan LeVine Gallery (New York), Corey Helford Gallery (Los Angeles), and many more. His recent projects include Find Me When You Wake Up (2012-2014), Being There Means Something (2015), Women and Ghosts (2015- ), and Little Accidents and Pleasure (2015- ).