Li Shan was born in Lanxi, Heilongjiang Province in 1942. He graduated from Heilongjiang University in 1963. And in 1964, he studied at Arts Department (oil Painting) of Shanghai Theater Acade. Li Shan is a widely recognized leader of the Political Pop movement that emerged in China after 1990. His colorful, Warhol-like portraits of Mao wearing lipstick and carrying a lotus flower have long been popular with collectors.