作者简介 ：

　　1940年11月生于北京。 1954年至1960年就读于北京四中。 1965年毕业于中央美术学院。 1976年从事美术编辑工作。历任编辑、编辑室主任、总编辑助理。 1985年任人民美术出版社总编辑至今。职称编审。
为中国美术家协会会员、《中国现代美术全集》编辑委员会主任、国家艺术教育委员会委员。
装帧设计和责编的《毛泽东故居藏书画家赠品集》、《故宫博物院藏明清扇面书画集》、《中国古代木刻画选集》曾在1986、1987、1988年获莱比锡“世界最美图书”铜牌奖两枚、银牌奖一枚。1989年，《中国古代木刻画选集》再获六年一次的“国际艺术图书”金牌奖。
著有《中国古代花鸟画百图》等，出版有《刘玉山画集》、《刘玉山速写集》、《刘玉山画盘作品选》等。美术作品曾在欧、美、亚等地区展出，并在中国北京、香港以及美国、加拿大、日本举办个人画展和讲学。1994年获美国加州圣地亚哥大学颁发的“美国国际荣誉学者”证书，1995年获加拿大里贾纳大学颁发的“访问加拿大著名外国学者”证书。1991年被收入《中国当代名人录》。

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in November 1940 in Beijing, China.
Studied at the Beijing No. 4 Middle School from 1954 to 1960.
Graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1965.
From 1976 to 1984, worked in the People's Fine Arts Publishing House as art editor, director of the editorial department, and assistant editor-in-chief.
Since 1985, served as editor-in-chief of the People's Fine Arts Publishing House; member of the Chinese Artists Association; chairman of the editorial board of 'q-he Great Treasury of Modern Chinese Fine Arts"; and member of the art education committee under the State Education Commission.
Since 1986, three books designed and bound by Liu Yushan won continuously the '~Vorld Best Books" prizes at Leipzig, including "Paintings and Calligraphy Pieces from Mao Zedong's Former Residence" (1986, copper), "Fan Paintings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties from the Collection of the Palace Museum" (1987, copper), and "Chinese Ancient Graphic Arts" (1988, silver;1989,gold).
Published works include: "100 Bird-and-Flower Paintings of Ancient China," "Liu Yushan's Paintings," "Liu Yushan's Sketches" and "Liu Yushan's Painted Plates."
Personal art shows have been held in Beijing, the Hong Kong, the United States and Canada. Meanwhile, lectures were given in these places. In 1991, included in '~JVho's who in Contemporary China." In 1994, honoured by the University of California in San Diego as "Distinguished International Scholar." In 1995, honoured by the University of Regina (Canada)as "Outstanding Visiting Scholar."