Dr. Lun Gywe, a pioneer impressionist artist was born in Yangon, on 23 September 1930. His mentors are U Thein Han, Alinga Kyawswa U Ngwe Gaing, U San Win, U Thet Win, and U Chit Maung. He studied art in his motherland and abroad like Eastern China at Central Fine Art Institute in Beijing in 1964, Restoration of Paintings at East Germany in 1961, and Art Teachership Diploma at Kanbe Training Collage.

He got a prize from the Water Color Association in New York, in 1992, a certificate of honor by the President of Myanmar in 2013, and a Doctor of Letter (Honoris Causa ) by the National University of Art and Culture in 2014. He was an instructor at the State School Of Fine Art, Yangon from 1958 to 1979 and taught art to foreigners from 1990 to 1999. He has done his solo shows in Singapore (2002), Thavibu Gallery, Bangkok (2005), Fusion Gallery, New York (2005), Singapore Art House (2009), Asian Cultural Centre, New York, USA, Fragrance of Myanmar Art Solo exhibition in Singapore(2006), The Heart Paintings Solo Exhibition in Singapore(2009 ), Art Fair in Marcch, Tokyo, Japan(2017), Solo Exhibition of U Lun Gywe, Ginza, Tokyo(2017). His artworks are collected at the Museum of Myanmar, the National Museum of Singapore, at the National Museum of Malaysia. Private collectors are Mr.S.R Nathan (Former President Of Singapore, Mrs.Kay Kuok Oon Kwong ( Chairman of Shangri-La Hotel), and many other collectors around the world including Myanmar, USA, Japan, Korea, India, New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand,  Germany, England, France, China, and Canda.

He is the founder of Artist Life Art Gallery.