Lydia Duanmu

Lydia Duanmu is a curator, art advisor, and founder of LDM Art Global, an international art curation and advisory platform connecting artists, collectors, and institutions across New York, Paris, Beijing, and beyond. With a deep belief that art is both a cultural bridge and a form of healing, Lydia has built LDM Art Global into a vibrant ecosystem where art, travel, and wellness intersect.

Through LDM Art Hub, she curates exhibitions, artist residencies, and art therapy experiences, while fostering global dialogue through collector programs and the exclusive LDM Art Hub. Her curatorial projects often centered on migration, identity, and belonging bring together emerging and established voices in contemporary art, encouraging empathy and cultural exchange.

Educated with a Master’s degree from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, where she specialized in Mural Painting and International Business, Lydia trained in both Beijing and New York, developing her cross cultural vision and entrepreneurial foundation. This background allows her to navigate the intersection of art and investment with both aesthetic sensitivity and strategic insight.

Known for her visionary approach and refined sensibility, Lydia continues to expand the role of art in both personal transformation and global connection, championing creativity as a vital force for emotional and cultural renewal.

Xihong Deng

Xihong Deng has over 10 years management experience in Wall Street investment banks and more than 20 years experiences in global investment and capital markets.  She is a world-class art collector and has been active in charity activities in education and art fields.   She has built up broad, influential and high-level network in international capital, investment, art and charity sectors.  

Ms. Deng was the managing director of Hony Capital.  Hony Capital is the biggest private equity in China and has managed over US$10 billion. Ms. DENG has served as the board member of several USA, Hong Kong and China private and public listing companies such as SolarFun (NASDAQ), Chaowei Power (HK) ,and Whittles School.

Ms. Deng has input great efforts in charity and art.  She is the chairwoman of Hony Charity Foundation (with the aim of improving education status of poor children in China), the international advisor of top museums in China. Ms. DENG has sponsored a series of art exhibitions and cultural activities both in China and cross-abroad.  She has been a major sponsor for ChiFra Art Exhibition (2013-2014, one of the biggest sino-France art exhibitions in contemporary art) , the "Living Natures-Liu Shangying" solo exhibition (2017) in the gobi in E'Jina, Inner Mongolia, the Sino-Uzbekistan archaeological field work on Gandhara (2018) and the LACMA Maya Exhibition in China (2019).  She was invited as the keynote speaker in the first TEDxCEIBS in 2014 to share her experiences in education, art collection and sponsorship.

Ms. Deng has received her Master degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (USA) and the Master and Bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua University in Beijing (China) in computer science.

Linda H. Zhang

Linda H. Zhang is an investor and art collector with a career spanning leadership in global finance and a deep commitment to cultural engagement. She is the founder of Stonecreek Ventures, an investment firm focused on fintech, ETF innovation, and private market opportunities advancing transparency and access in financial services.

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Ms. Zhang has held senior executive and portfolio management roles at BlackRock and Charles Schwab, where she led global investment strategies. She serves on the Board of Directors of Quantify Chaos and on the Investment Committee of SoFi Investments, bringing expertise in corporate governance and business strategy.

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A co-founder of Women in ETFs, Ms. Zhang helped build a global community of over 10,000 professionals dedicated to advancing women’s leadership in finance. Her art collection spans five continents and reflects a belief in art as a universal language bridging culture, identity, and humanity.