刘明毅，笔名北屋，1935年1月生，上海市人。擅长美术研究。1961年毕业于上海外国语学院西语系英语专业，毕业后任中学英语教师。八十年代初进上海人民美术出版社美术编辑室，任编辑、副编审，“外国美术史丛书”主编、美术编辑室副主任、编审。1995年退休。先后参加上海美术家协会、上海翻译家协会、中国美术家协会。主要著译（单行本）有：《英国水彩画简史》（合著）、《世界美术家画库——梵高》、《世界美术家画库——惠斯勒》、《渴望生活——梵高的故事》、《大画家传》（合译）、《光荣的深度－毕沙罗传记小说》、《艺术史》、《英国绘画1525－1975》（合译）、《西方艺术史图解辞典》（合译）、《梵高论》、《希腊宝藏——亨利和索菲娅·施利曼传记小说》。

Liu Mingyi, pseudonym north house, unripe in January 1935, shanghai person. Be good at art research. Was graduated from institute of Shanghai foreign language 1961 on the west phylum English is professional, graduation learns English teacher in successor. Room of editor of art of publishing house of Shanghai people art is entered at the beginning of 80 time, editor, deputy read and edit, "Foreign art Shi Congshu " vice director of room of editor of chief editor, art, read and edit. Emeritus 1995. Attend Shanghai artist association, Shanghai to translate association of artist of an association, China early or late. Basically write interpret (offprint) have: " British aquarelle brief history " (write in collaboration with) , " world artist draws a library -- Buddhist is tall " , " world artist draws a library -- Whistler " , " yearn for the life -- the tale with tall Buddhist " , " great artist is passed " (add up to interpret) .