JaFang Lu is a Taiwanese-born painter known for her nuanced approach to the
figure and her deep sensitivity to color, form, and surface. She received her BA
from the City College of New York and continued her training at the Art Students
League and the New York Academy of Figurative Art. Her artistic development
was shaped by several influential teachers, most notably Nelson Shanks,
founder of Studio Incamminati.
Now based in the Philadelphia area, JaFang teaches painting and drawing
locally and leads workshops across the United States. Her work bridges realism
and abstraction, exploring the dynamic tension between observation and design.
Her paintings have been exhibited at the Avery, Stanek Gallery, and the
Salmagundi Club, and are held in private collections throughout the U.S. She is
a recipient of the Leeway Foundation’s Art and Change Grant and continues to
evolve her practice with a focus on color relationships, material exploration, and
painterly invention.