Liu Chunming was born in Wuxi city of Southeast Chinas Jiangsu province in 1964， graduated from Jiangsu Literature and Art College in 1984， and further studied at China Academy of Art in 1990. Mr. Liu is a national first-class artist， visiting professor of the School of Fine Arts， Tsinghua University， invited specialist of the Calligraphy and Painting Research Institute of Beijing Union University， research fellow of Jiangnan University， Deputy SecretaryGeneral of Wuxi Branch of Jiangsu Bird-and-flower Research Society， Vicechairman of Gu Kaizhi Art Research Society， member of China National Arts and Crafts Society， and member of Jiangsu Branch of Chinese Artists Association.

劉春明，1964年生于無錫，字龍子，號近水齋主人。1980年入無錫二泉畫院從事藝術創(chuàng)作，1984年入江蘇文藝學院美術系，1990年入中國美術學院中國畫系人物畫高研班。榮獲文化部2005年百杰畫家。現(xiàn)為國家一級美術師、清華大學美術學院客座教授、北京聯(lián)合大學書畫研究所特聘專家、江南大學書畫研究所研究員、無錫職業(yè)技術學院特聘教授、江蘇省花鳥畫研究會無錫分會副秘書長、顧愷之藝術研究會副會長、民革無錫中山畫院副秘書長、無錫書畫院特聘畫師、中國工藝美術學會會員、中國美協(xié)江蘇分會會員。