Info | Lixinli

Li Xin Li

(he/him)

b1999, Guangdong China

Based in London, UK

I am a painter, animator, and sculptor.

My practice revolves around evidencing the unexplainable and inexpressible. I always believe that there is more than what we see and what is explained to the world that can not be understood with common means. Things I thought I witnessed, feelings of deja vu, unconscious weaving of memories, and things I thought the world needed to see, are all my aims to realize in a language we can process. My artistic practice is a continuous pursuit of the purest and most impulsive representation of these enigmas, whether it’s a thought, emotion, or experience, and regardless of it being mine or yours. I have the mission to create proof that they exist.

I need physical contact with the medium I work with. I believe the creator must be sincere toward the work, to be able to see, touch, smell, hear, and feel the work, so that the information and energy can be conveyed. My guiding principle of creating “art” can be understood through the belief that one cannot simply paint a cloud because they see it – they must feel it. This notion emphasizes my commitment to infusing my artwork with genuine emotion, inviting viewers to connect with the work on a deeper level.

Education

2023-2024 MA, Contemporary Art Practice, Royal College of Art

2018-2022 BFA with honor, Illustration/Printmaking, Parsons School of Design

Solo Exhibitions

2024 Illusions of Being, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, U.S.

2023 Are You Also A Piece of Meat, Huiyi Art Space, Guangdong, China

Group Exhibitions

2024 100+ Asia Art Season Fair, Buji Center, Shenzhen, China

Ambition! , Shanghai West Bund Art & Design Fair, China
Origin, Invitiational Exhibiton of Dongguan Artists, Dongguan, China
Inbound Carousel: Second Edition, Galleria Objects, London, UK
Behind Dramaturgy, ST. Art Gallery, London, UK
RCA Art and Humanities Degree Show, RCA Battersea, UK
Elephant In the Safe, Asylum Chapel, London UK

Global Network Artist Invitational Exhibition, Wuer Space, Suzhou China

“CAPiverse”, Tate Modern, London UK

RCA School of Art and Humanities Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London UK

Traveling Memories, The Modern Showroom, London UK

Water, Oil, Honey, The Crypt Gallery, London UK

Beyond, and Within The Void, Fitzrovia Gallery, London UK

Open Call, Gallery Lock In, The Phony Art Collective, Brighton UK

CAP Cinema, Genesis Cinema, London UK

Ah- Ah?, RCA CAP Studio Gallery, London UK

New Born, A Space Gallery, New York U.S

Matrix, Virtual online space

Everything Must Go!, Cookhouse Gallery, London UK

2023 Magic Hour, Amos Eno Gallery, New York U.S

Prophecy of Future Extinction, RCA CAP Studio Gallery, London UK
Why Do You Do It, Boomer Gallery, London UK
Encounters, Amos Eno Gallery, New York U.S.
Office, iidrr_ Gallery, New York U.S.

Pin-up Salon, iidrr_ Gallery, New York U.S.

2022 Society of Illustration 2022 Anual Exhibition, New York U.S.

Parsons School of Design Thesis Exhibition, New York U.S.

MoCCA Art Festival 2022, New York U.S.

2018 The Scholastic Art&Writing 2018 Hawaii State Show, Honolulu U.S.

Mid-Pacific Institute MPSA Anual Show, Honolulu U.S.

Award

2022 Society of Illustration Student Scholarship Award

2018 The Scholastic Art & Writing Award, 2 Gold Keys & 1 Silver Key

Publication/Press

2024 Li Tang, Amos Eno Gallery Presents Illusions of Being, a Solo Show by Artist Li Xin Li

Art in America Guide, Illusions of Being