• Li jie

    Born in October 1981 in Xinjiang, China, he received his Bachelor’s degree in Chinese Painting from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2005, followed by a Master’s degree from the same institution in 2008. From 2014 to 2017, he pursued his doctoral studies at the School of Fine Arts, Minzu University of China.

    He is currently a faculty member at the School of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, where he also serves as a master’s supervisor. He is a member of the China Artists Association.

    He lives and works in Chongqing, China.

  • Work

  • Exhibitions

  • CV

    2025

    “Humanistic Xinjiang, Colorful Kunlun — Exhibition of Chinese Painting and Oil Painting”, Excellent Award, Xinjiang Art Museum, Ürümqi

    2024

    “New Journey, New Chapter — The 8th National Easel Picture Exhibition”, Ningbo Art Museum, Ningbo

    “Building Achievements in the New Era — The First Huaxing Cup Small-scale Chinese Painting Exhibition in Xinjiang”, Excellent Award, Ürümqi Art Museum, Ürümqi

    “The 9th Chongqing Art Exhibition & the 14th National Art Exhibition — Chongqing Selection Exhibition”, Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing

    “Flourishing Elegance: Graduate Works of Chinese Painting at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (2000–2020)”, Art Museum of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing

    “Gathered Brilliance — 2024 National Figurative Painting Teaching and Creation Exhibition of Higher Art Institutions”, Jinan Art Museum, Shandong

    2023

    “City · Figures — 2023 National Figurative Painting Teaching and Creation Exhibition of Higher Art Institutions”, China Cultural Palace, Shanghai

    “Youth Impressions — The 9th Guan Shanyue Art Museum Exhibition of Young Gongbi Painters”, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen

    “Rain of Flowers — 2022 National Gongbi Painting Exhibition”, Nanjing Yuhuatai Art Museum, Nanjing

    2022

    “The First Chongqing Small-scale Painting Exhibition”, First Prize, Chongqing Art Museum, Chongqing

    “Wan Nian Pujiang — National Chinese Painting (Album Leaf) Exhibition”, Pujiang Art Museum, Zhejiang

    2021

    “Shifting Depth of Field — Regeneration of Contemporary Ink Directions”, Langkong Art Museum, Beijing

    “‘Huayu Spirit’ National Mixed Media Painting Academic Invitational Exhibition”, Zhengzhou Art Museum, Zhengzhou

    2020

    “Spring Returns to Bashu — 2020 Chongqing Anti-pandemic Themed Art Exhibition”, Chongqing Art Museum, Chongqing

    “Walking with History: The 80th Anniversary of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (1940–2020)”, Chongqing Art Museum, Chongqing

    2019

    “Circulation — Mixed Media Painting Academic Invitational Exhibition”, Chongqing Art Museum, Chongqing

    “The 13th National Art Exhibition — Mixed Media Section”, Ningbo Art Museum, Ningbo

    2018

    “To Be Continued”, Mountain Art · Beijing Linzheng Art Space, Beijing

    “The 9th National Ethnic Art Exhibition — Hundred Flowers of All Ethnicities”, Bronze Award, Wulanmuqi Palace, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia

    “The Belt and Road Lights Up the Czech Republic — Chinese Painting Exhibition”, Anglo-American University, Prague, Czech Republic

    2017

    “Textures of the Times — Exhibition of Works from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing

    2016

    “New Expressions along the Silk Road — Our Beautiful Xinjiang Art Exhibition”, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Exhibition Hall, Beijing

    “From Chongqing to Paris: New Faces of Contemporary Ink”, Jules Vallès Cultural Center, France

    2014

    “The 12th National Art Exhibition — Sichuan Regional Chinese Painting Exhibition”, Wenxuan Art Museum, Chengdu

    “The 5th Chongqing Art Exhibition & The 12th National Art Exhibition — Chongqing Selection Exhibition”, Chongqing Art Museum, Chongqing

    2013

    “Special Exhibition of Mixed Media Painting — The 10th China Art Festival”, Jinan Art Museum, Jinan

    2012

    “Philippines Visual Arts Festival”, Rizal, Philippines

    2011

    “Looking Back to China — Centennial Exhibition Commemorating the Xinhai Revolution”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing

    “Gene · Mutation — Selected Works of Chinese Contemporary Artists”, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

    “Hot and Spicy — New Chinese Painting: Chongqing Artists Special Exhibition”, Ethan Cohen Gallery, Miami Art Fair, USA

    2010

    “Leading the Way — Contemporary Ink Painting Invitational Exhibition”, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen

    2009

    “The 11th National Art Exhibition — Chinese Painting Section”, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai

    2008

    “Ink Extension — Experimental Works from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute”, Macao Museum of Art, Macao

    “Mixed Sichuan Academy — 2008 Beijing SHOW: Image Transformation — Feng Bin and His Graduate Students on Contemporary Chinese Painting”, Today Art Museum, Beijing

    2007

    “Restart — Emerging Artists Special Exhibition of the 3rd Chengdu Biennale”, Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu

    2006

    “Contemporary Painting from Chongqing”, Mike Stewart Art Center, Canada