Rain Lu is an art advisor and Founder and Director of RAINRAIN (formerly known as L-Art Gallery 那特画廊), a contemporary art gallery. She currently lives and works in New York City, frequently traveling between the US, China, and South Korea.
Rain earned her B.A. Degree with double majors in Art History and Media & Communications from Melbourne University, with a one-year study in Asian Art History at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. She completed her master's degree in International Business at Sydney University.
In 2011, Rain founded L-Art Gallery in Chengdu, China, dedicated to supporting and promoting young and mid-career Chinese artists. The gallery became an important platform for introducing a new generation of Chinese contemporary artists to audiences in Asia. It participated in numerous prominent international art fairs, including Art Basel Hong Kong, ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, PHOTOFAIR | Shanghai, Paris Asia Now, Moving Image Art Fair, Art Stage Singapore, ART TAIPEI, and more.
In 2017, Rain joined the inaugural Anren Biennale in Chengdu, China as an independent curator; and decided to close the physical gallery space and relocate to New York the same year. Having completed an MFA degree in the History of Art and Art Market at Christie’s Education, Rain continues working as an independent curator and art advisor. She was a resident curator at Residency Unlimited and is currently a member jury for Interlude Artist Residency.
Rain’s writings appeared in art media, including Harper’s Bazaar Art China, Elle Decor, Artnet China, ARTCO Magazine. She translated the sweeping biography Kenneth Clark: Life, Art and Civilisation by James Stourton, and the Chinese edition is to be published in the year 2023.
In 2022, Rain returned to the gallery world and re-launched the newly revamped RAINRAIN Gallery. It carries on her passion for supporting and working with artists. At the same time, Rain aims to initiate more dialogues between Asia and the West and create a community that celebrates openness, cross-cultural interactions, and, ultimately, the love for art.