Li Huayi
1948 Born in Shanghai, China
1954 Began studying under Wang Chimei, son of Yang Yiting
1964 Began studying Western Painting and Drawing from Zhang Zhongren, a graduate of Belgium Royal Academy of Art
1969-1976 During Cultural Revolution, was a worker artist doing propaganda art for the Communist Party
1982 Moves to San Francisco and lives there
1984 Receives his Master of Fine Arts Degree from Academy of Art, San Francisco
2005 Becomes disciple of Chen Peiqiu, master of Chinese painting from Shanghai
Now lives in San Francisco, US
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Trees, Rock, Mist and Mountains by Li Huayi(Asian Art Week), Eskenazi Gallery, New York, US
2008
Li Huayi at 60(Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair • The Ink Society), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong,China
2007
"Mountain Landscapes by Li Huayi", Eskenazi Gallery, London, UK
2004
"The Monumental Landscapes of Li Huayi", Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, US
1997
"The Landscapes of Li Huayi", Kaikodo Gallery, New York, US
Group Exhibitions(selected)
2010
"Fresh Ink: Ten Takes on Chinese Tradition", Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, US
2008
"Beyond Reminiscence", Beijing Center for the Arts, Beijing, China
2007
"Reboot: The Third Chengdu Biennale", Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu, China
"The Infinite Shades", Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, US
2006
"20th Century's Chinese Landscape", Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
"The New Chinese Landscape", Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, US
2004
"Land / Scape", Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai, China
1998
"China: 5,000 Years ", Guggenheim Museum, New York, US
Museum Collections(selected)
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, US
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, US
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, US
Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, US
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, US
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, US
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, US
British Museum, London, UK