He was born in Tianjin in 1961, while now lives and works in Beijing, serving as president, professor, and doctoral advisor at School of Chinese Painting, Central Academy of Fine Arts. Solo Exhibitions: Vernacular: Liu Qinghe (Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy, 2014); Liu Qinghe – Into Ashes (United Art Museum, Wuhan, 2018); Treading Waves – Liu Qinghe Solo Exhibition (Hong Kong Art Gallery Association, 2019); Participated in: INK. Zeitgenössische Tuschemalerei aus China (Kunsthalle Göppingen, Germany, 2018); The Revival of Tradition: Another Approach to Contemporary Chinese Art (Song Art Museum, Beijing, 2020).

He was awarded Artist of the Year – Ink Painting, The Eighth Award of Art China (AAC); Award for Artist of the Year, Shanghai Securities News Award; and Ink Artist of the Year, L’Officiel Art. His works were collected in Shanghai Art Museum and Guangdong Museum of Art.