Lou Jiaben (1941) is from Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. From 1960-1965, he studied Chinese painting at the Central Art Academy. In 1980, he graduated as a research student from the Chinese Painting Department of the Central Art Academy. Lou has worked as an artist at the People's Fine Arts Publishing House from 1965-1978, and has taught in the Chinese Painting and the Murals Departments of the Central Art Academy.

Lou's strong points are Chinese painting and murals.