Zhou Li was born in Hunan Province in 1969, currently lives and works in Shenzhen. Graduated in 1991 from Department of Oil Painting, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Lived and worked in France during 1995-2003. Guest Professor in Department of Oil Painting, Guangzhou Academy ofFine Arts, since 2012; Art Director of Boxes Art Museum, Shunde, since 2017; Director of No.5 Studio in the Department of oil painting of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and Academic Committee member of Pingshan Art Museum, since 2019. Art Director of Boxes Art Museum, Dongguan, since 2025; Zhou Li’s works include mixed-media painting and installations. Freed from the constraints of material, she has developed a personal aesthetic and philosophy grounded in naturalism. Rational romanticism on European cultures and bold elegance rooted in Chinese traditions can both be seen in her works. Her ex-plorations in contemporary boundaries show deep care for culture and humanity. In each and every one of her works, delicately felt details are transformed by this inner force into visionary forms.
Latest solo exhibitions: 2025, Closest Yet Farthest, ShanghART Gallery, Beijing; 2025, Seeing the world in one flower, a universe unfold,White Cube,Seoul; 2024, Four Seasons, Jebum-Gang Art Center, Lhasa;Rose of Light, Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, Shenzhen;2022, L’eau Et Le Rêve, Château La Coste, France; Water And Dreams, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin; Tracing Peach Blossom Spring, Pingshan Art Museum, Shenzhen; 2020, Lost In Green, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou; 2019, Standing In The Middle Of The Window, White Cube Bermondsey, London; 2017, The Ring Of Life, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing; Shadow Of The Wind, Yuz Museum, Shanghai.
Courtesy ShanghART
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