Born
1984 Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
Artists
LI Ying
Li Ying, born in 1984 in Nanjing and a graduate of Nanjing University of the Arts Printmaking Department (BFA 2007, MFA 2011).
Li 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.
2011 2007 2023 2022 2018 2017 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2012
Education
MA, Print-making Department, Nanjing University of the Arts
BA, Print-making Department, Nanjing University of the ArtsSolo Exhibitions
When Spring, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Still Walking: Li Ying and Wang Yong Joint Solo Exhibition, Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing
Starts, Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing
Thirty Three, We Shine Art Space, Nanjing
The Second Boxes: Li Ying, Cornu Rhinocer Art Space, NanjingGroup Exhibitions
Soft Spoken Deeply Seen, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
In the Flow, Mirror Space, Shaoxing
Shanghai Calling, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Worlds on Paper II, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Rover of River and Sea – Charm of Jiangsu Engraving Literature Exhibition, Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing
Plate, Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing
Life, WMT Art_lab, Nanjing
Time, WMT Art_lab, Nanjing
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
The Third Yangtze River Delta Young and Middle-Aged Printmaker Invitational Exhibition, Hong Qiao Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai
Beyond Small, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, USA
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
CAFA Future, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing