Born
1981 Born in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
Artists
Li Tao (b. 1981, Xi’an) graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in 2003.
Over the past two decades, Li has been deeply engaged in exploring contemporary expressions of traditional ink painting, gradually developing a distinctive visual language that fuses classical ink techniques with modern approaches to color and diverse water-based media. Drawing inspiration from everyday objects, Li’s works extend the emotional and spiritual dimensions of these familiar forms through delicate yet dynamic brushwork, offering a perceptive reflection on the state of life and being.
His work has been widely exhibited across China and Asia, and is part of the permanent collection of the Shaanxi Province Art Museum.
1981 Born in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China 2003 2024 2023 2015 2014 2013 2011 2010 2025 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2015 2013 2012 2010 2007 2006 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 2007 Publication 2014 Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi’anBorn
Education
Chinese Painting Department, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’anSolo Exhibitions
Autumn in Full Bloom, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
The Floating Drama, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Rise, Aura Gallery, Beijing
Sapiens, Aura Gallery, Taipei
Space Oddity, Aura Gallery, Taipei
Pilgrimage, Aura Gallery, Beijing
Play with Me, Artspace & Gallery, Beijing
My Marshmallow?, Line Art Gallery, Beijing
The Forgotten Marshmallow, Thread Gallery, BeijingGroup Exhibitions
Soft Spoken Deeply Seen, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
In The Flow, Mirror Space, Shaoxing
Shanghai Calling, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai China
Worlds on Paper, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
City Coordinates – National Tour of Ink Art, Shanghai
The First Xi’an Youth Painting Exhibition: Voice of Chang’an – Xi’an Youth Ink Painting Exhibition, Xi’an Art Museum, Xi’an
The Seventh Star Project, Tree Art Museum, Beijing
Closed Collection Art Exhibition, Jia Ping’ao Culture and Art Museum, Xi’an
Refreshing, Lingang Art Museum, Shanghai
City Coordinate – Wuhu Ink Art National Touring Exhibition, Wuhu Art Museum
Sino-German Artist Exhibition, HISMOON, Taicang, Jiangsu
Beyond the Plateau, Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi’an
Memory of Phenomena, Yaner Bay Contemporary Art Museum, Lanzhou
Experience Reconstruction, Meibo Art Museum,Shanghai
Redefining the City with Context, Xi’an Art Museum, Xi’an
Contemporary Youth Ink Painting Exhibition, Xingtan Art Museum, Beijing
Beijing Youth Art Biennale, The China Millennium Monument, Beijing
Ink Global, Hong Kong Exhibition Center, Hong Kong
Painting Reading, Aura Gallery, Taipei
Spring Affairs, Aura Gallery, Beijing
Evidence, Aura Gallery, Taipei
The 3rd “Plateau – Plateau” Western China Art Exhibition, Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi’an
Stele Pavilion – New Generation, Today Art Museum, Beijing
Roam and Art – Caesar Rising Artist Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing
The Angel’s Collection, HiHey Art, Beijing
Two Utopias, Ming Art Gallery, Beijing
Crossover, Crossover Center, Beijing
Parallel Lines, Navel Art Space, Beijing
Future China, Times Museum, Beijing
Unintentional Collision, Tree Art Museum, Beijing
The 3rd Exhibition of Chinese Flower-and-Bird Painting, Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Xi’an
The 1st New Start Art Festival, Chengdu New International Convention Center, Chengdu
Annual Exhibition, Shang Yuan Art Museum, Beijing
National Art Exhibition for the 80th Anniversary of Foundation of Army, Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi’an
The 13th Shaanxi Provincial Sports and Art Exhibition, Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi’anBibliography
Collection Today Art, June issue
ARTCO Magazine, August issue
CANS Magazine, September issue
Artnows Magazine, May issue
Contemporary Art Magazine, May issue
Art Tip-Top Magazine, Issue 6
a+a Magazine, February issue
Kuart Magazine, October issue
NEW VISION Magazine, Issue 6
Art and Culture Newspaperw3, Issue 2067
Li Tao: Space Oddity, Aura studioCollections