Liu Youyuan was born in 1958 whose ancestral home is Hunan province. He is an honorable academician and visiting Professor of Royal Academy of Arts, Director of Chinese Traditional Painters Association, member of Hubei Artists Association, Honorable President of Caozhou Youth Painting and Calligraphy Institute, etc. He has devoted himself to the creation of fine arts for more than 30 years and achieved great success. He has participated in various exhibitions and won grand prizes and many of his artworks have been collected by famous organizations and individuals.

劉有緣,1958年生,祖籍湖南。英國皇家藝術研究院榮譽院士、客座教授。中國國畫家協會理事,中國美術家協會湖北分會會員,武漢美術家協會會員,曹州青年書畫院名譽院長,現代民族書畫藝術家協會副主席,中國石化美協理事。任職于中石化集團武漢石化分公司工會,專職美術師,擅長國畫、油畫,從事美術專職工作30余年。作品從80年代初開始在報刊發表,先后在中國革命歷史博物館、北京炎黃藝術館、湖北美術館、湖北美術學院美術館、武漢美術館、武漢博物館及加拿大、新加坡、日本及香港、臺灣、江蘇、湖南等地展出。《當代書畫名家劉有緣國畫專輯》由武漢美術家協會編輯出版。作品風格獨特,自成一體,部分作品被武漢市人民政府、藝術機構及個人收藏,拍賣。