Liu Yang was born in Huludao, Liaoning in 1985. He graduated from the oil painting department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree in 2010 and a master's degree under the tutelage of Liu Xiaodong in 2016. His works have been collected by the Central Academy of Fine Arts,  Chinese Academy of Oil Painting, He Xiangning Art Museum, National Theater of China, Lingnan Art Museum and other organizations and individuals.

Liu Yang traveled abroad many times to sketch and create. He would buy local newspapers and periodicals of the day and paint directly on them, forming a covering of paintings and images. In his paintings, scenery only serves as an introduction to bring the viewer into another space. Liu Yang is a historicist who emphasizes constant deconstruction and reconstruction in his creative concept, and he is also a tragedian. His paintings incorporate some frightening visual elements, conveying his sense of dizziness and eternity when faced with images and history that record the past, as well as his hesitation about the fate of the characters in the fragments of history. The vitality of the painting language and the pull of the inner tragic consciousness form a powerful visual tension space.