Born
1984 Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
Li Ying
Li Ying, born in 1984 in Nanjing and a graduate of Nanjing University of the Arts Printmaking Department (BFA 2007, MFA 2011), centers her practice on the concept of natural cycles and temporal order, employing traditional Chinese water-based woodblock printmaking with a contemporary and highly personal visual language. Inspired by delicate observations of nature and the inherent materials of water, wood, and paper, her work reinterprets traditional techniques while reflecting on time’s passage through the printmaking process. Li’s prints exude a warm, restrained elegance that invites close contemplation. She has held solo exhibitions at Jiangsu Art Museum, and Nanjing University of the Arts Museum, and participated in prominent group shows across China.
Education
2011
MA, Print-making Department, Nanjing University of the Arts
2007
BA, Print-making Department, Nanjing University of the Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2023
When Spring, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
2022
Still Walking: Li Ying and Wang Yong Joint Solo Exhibition, Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing
2018
Starts, Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing
2017
Thirty Three, We Shine Art Space, Nanjing
The Second Boxes: Li Ying, Cornu Rhinocer Art Space, Nanjing
Group Exhibitions
2025
Soft Spoken Deeply Seen, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
2024
In the Flow, Mirror Space, Shaoxing
Shanghai Calling, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai China
2023
Worlds on Paper II, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
2022
Rover of River and Sea – Charm of Jiangsu Engraving Literature Exhibition, Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing
Plate, Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing
2021
Life, WMT Art_lab, Nanjing
Time, WMT Art_lab, Nanjing
2019
Poster, Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing
Paper Surface Mirror Image, Nanjing Art Museum, Nanjing
Photography in the Artist’s Perspective, Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing
3cm Museum, K11 Art Space, Shenyang
2018
The Third Yangtze River Delta Young and Middle-Aged Printmaker Invitational Exhibition, Hong Qiao Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai
Beyond Small, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, USA
2017
Put it Above the Table GoGo, Go Go Group Nanjing International Art Program, Nanjing
SHE WU SHAN GoGo, Nanjing Open-Air Art Residency Program, Nanjing
2012
CAFAM Future, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing