A London-based Hong Kong artist couple in exile, Lumli Lumlong, both were born into working-class families and studied fine art in France. They create grotesque-style oil paintings reflecting social realities. Their work has been exhibited internationally, in cities such as London, Paris, Berlin, and New York, as well as in museums, galleries, and at the European and UK Parliaments. They have been selected for the London Art Biennale 2025.
All their works are co-created: the husband, Lumlong, paints the left side during the day shift, while the wife, Lumli, paints the right side during the night shift. They have published painting albums titled “Liberation of Art” and “The Hong Kong Metamorphosis”.
The duo have also received media coverage, including The Times and Sunday Times, The Guardian, BBC Radio, AFP, ZDF, Süddeutsche Zeitung, The Atlantic, PBS, Politiken, Sankei Shimbun, and others. As The Times wrote: “There are few more passionate chroniclers of the modern Hong Kong identity than Lumli and Lumlong.”
In Hong Kong, they taught art for 15 years, including to students with autism and rehabilitated youths, and were oil painting lecturers at The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. They fled Hong Kong in 2021 amid the suppression of freedoms. Since relocating to London, they have embarked on their journey as full-time artists, strived to preserve their culture, and engaged with universal human rights concerns through art.
They believe that social reality can be more “terrifying” than their paintings and that compassion is the ultimate expression of one’s imagination.
Exhibitions in London 2023