黎家齐 LI Jiaqi
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Jiaqi Li’s visual art practice specializes in painting and object making, featuring popular cultural imagery, celebrating an electronic vibe and a fast-paced lifestyle. His research interests span across visual culture, media studies, and contemporary art. He earned his BFA from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (2019) and MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as a China Scholarship Council-sponsored student (2021). He is now a PhD Candidate at City University of Hong Kong and was awarded the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship. Since 2026, Li has been a Grant Examiner at the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and Co-Editor at the journal Everyday Life. |
| 黎家齐的视觉艺术实践专注于绘画和现成品创作，其作品以流行文化意象为特色，传递出具有电子感和快餐式生活节奏的氛围。他的研究兴趣涵盖视觉文化、媒介研究与当代艺术。黎家齐现为工作室画廊（上海）代理艺术家。黎家齐2019年本科毕业于中央美术学院，期间赴英国格拉斯哥艺术学院访学；2021年以国家公派留学生的身份从美国芝加哥艺术学院硕士毕业。现于香港城市大学读博，获全额港府奖学金（HKPFS）。自2026年起，黎家齐是香港艺术发展局评审员和期刊《Everyday Life》联合编辑。 |
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| Education | ||||
| 2025-29 | PhD in Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong 香港城市大学，创意媒体，哲学博士（港府奖学金） |
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Hong Kong SAR |
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| 2019-21 | MFA in Studio, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 芝加哥艺术学院，艺术创作，艺术学硕士（公派） |
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United States |
| 2014-19 | BFA in Sculpture, China Central Academy of Fine Arts 中央美术学院，雕塑，艺术学学士 |
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China | |
| 2017-18 | Exchange Student, Sculpture & Environmental Art, Glasgow School of Art 格拉斯哥艺术学院，雕塑与公共艺术，访学 |
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United Kingdom |
| Solo Exhibitions | ||
| 2025 | See and Gain, Studio Gallery 工作室画廊 | Shanghai, CN |
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| 2024 | AMBULANCIAGA, Studio Gallery 工作室画廊 | Shanghai, CN |
| 2023 | 🔘Brightness🔘Saturation🔘Glossiness, Double Double Gallery 協力空间 (798) | Beijing, CN |
| Our TV, Your Success, @hā Art Space | Changsha, CN | |
| 2020 | O BEDIENT ART, Sullivan Center | Chicago, US |
| 2017 | A UTILITARIAN EXHIBITION, The White Space | Glasgow, UK |
| Group Exhibitions | ||
| 2026 | Series of Exhibitions of the Art Committee of the China Artist Association: Threshold of the Future – The 1st Experimental Art Exhibition 中国美协艺委会届展系列：未来之阈——首届实验艺术展, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts Museum | Wuhan, CN |
| 2025 | Beijing Dangdai Art Fair 北京当代艺术博览会, National Agricultural Exhibition Center 全国农业展览馆 | Beijing, CN |
| Moordn Art Fair 魔灯当代艺术博览会, Haizhu International Convention & Exhibition Center 广州海珠国际会展中心 | Guangzhou, CN | |
| Art Nova 100 Annual Exhibition, Futureland Art Center 星地艺术中心 | ||
| Art Beyond Borders, Studio Gallery 工作室画廊 | Shanghai, CN | |
| Imagining Reality, Singing Waves Gallery | Hong Kong, CN | |
| 2024 | Westbund Art & Design 西岸艺术与设计博览会, West Bund Art Center 西岸艺术中心 | Shanghai, CN |
| Be Like Water - Art Field Nanhai 广东南海大地艺术节 | Foshan, CN | |
| Brand-new Architecture, Figurativism Loom on Every Floor, Kě Yi Gallery 可以画廊 | Hefei, CN | |
| 2023 | Fractal Resonance, Epoch Art Museum 年代美术馆 × RE’VAN | Shanghai, CN |
| Untitled Source Youth Art Festival, Wind H Art Center 山中天艺术中心 | Beijing, CN | |
| Art Amoy International Art Fair 艺术厦门, Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center | Xiamen, CN | |
| The 9th Shenzhen Young Artist Week: Phoenix Rising Form The Ashes – Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Shenzhen University Art Museum | Shenzhen, CN | |
| eMOTION, Ely Center of Contemporary Art | New Haven, US | |
| The Crimoires Road, Cooling Gallery | Nanjing, CN | |
| Fast Forward. ?. Play Back, YOUNG SPACE Art Museum | Chongqing, CN | |
| We See It All, NO Space, nospacegallery.com | Beijing, CN, London, UK | |
| The 6th Wrong Biannual, biennale.thewrong.org | ||
| Paradise – EveryArt Online Festival 2.0 | Shanghai, CN | |
| 2022 | Where Is The Boundary, EveryArt Online Exhibition | Shanghai, CN |
| Mars Pop Art Festival, Wuhan International Exhibition Center | Wuhan, CN | |
| The Transformation Door Art Exhibition, Coco Gallery | Guangzhou, CN | |
| 入村出城, Prickly Paper Studio 刺纸工作室 | ||
| The 3rd New Failed Works Auction: The Relationship Between Humans and ____, FREE Space | ||
| 2021 | The Principle of Hope, Inside-Out Art Museum 中间美术馆 | Beijing, CN |
| The Beat Rhythm Of Each Player Playing 50 Boards, SIMULACRA 拟像 | ||
| Art Teleported Korea 2021, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum | Gimpo, KR | |
| What's So Funny?, Well Well Projects | Portland, US | |
| Graduate Exhibition 2021, SAIC Galleries | Chicago, US | |
| 2020 | Clouds: New Media Art, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum | Gimpo, KR |
| Under 500, Maryland Art Place | Baltimore, US | |
| Corona Portrait Project, coronaportrait.com | Wilsonville, US | |
| Back Home, Hunan Art Museum 湖南美术馆 | Changsha, CN | |
| A Crop of Fruit, Hey Town Art Center | Beijing, CN | |
| Painting Is The Pass For Conceptual Artist, And Concept Is The Epitaph For Painting Artist, live streaming virtual exhibition on Bilibili.com | ||
| Come As You Are, Side Street Studio Arts | Elgin, US | |
| 2019 | Chicago Art Book Fair, Athletic Association Hotel | Chicago, US |
| REAL: The World As We See It, Sullivan Center | ||
| CAP-Xhibition, Career and Professional Experience Office, School of the Art Institute of Chicago | ||
| Believe It For Now, āotū Space | Beijing, CN | |
| 夹山改梁 Jasagala II, Private apartment in Hua Jia Di | ||
| Undergraduate Students' Graduation Artwork Exhibition, CAFA Art Museum | ||
| 2018 | Art Nova 100 Opening Exhibition, Guardian Art Center 嘉德艺术中心 | Beijing, CN |
| ASA-XYZ Young Artist Award Nomination Exhibition, XYZ Gallery | ||
| Originality by the Academics Creative Art, CAFA School History Museum | ||
| 2017 | 夹山改梁 Jasagala, Exhibition Hall of Printmaking Department | Beijing, CN |
| 2016 | 3D in Offices - Digital Art Exhibition, Pin Shi Jie Cultural Development Co., Ltd., Xin Hua 1949 Cultural Park | Beijing, CN |
| 2015 | Material Usage(Part 2), Passage Gallery, Central Academy of Fine Arts | Beijing, CN |
| My 2015 - Sculpture Exhibition of Undergraduates, Passage Gallery, CAFA | ||
| Play with Metal, Passage Gallery, CAFA | ||
| 2014 | Observation and Expression, Underground Exhibition Hall, CAFA | Beijing, CN |
| Awards | |
| 2026 | Global Arts Prize Nominee, Global Leaders Institute |
| 2025 | Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPFS), Research Grants Council of HKSAR 港府奖学金 (HK$1,081,800 / US$138,000) |
| Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarships and HKPFS Student Additional Stipend, City University of Hong Kong (HK$607,200 / US$77,200) | |
| 2023 | Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards, Hong Kong Academy of Contemporary Arts and Culture |
| 2022 | Selected for Tokyo TDC Annual Awards, Tokyo Type Directors Club (Ferris Gallery – Daido Moriyama: Seeping into Darkness, visual design photography portion, StudioTODO project) |
| 2020 | Clay Morrison Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (US$1,500 / ¥11,000) |
| 2019 | Chinese Government Scholarship, China Scholarship Council 公派留学 (US$141,200 / ¥1,030,000) |
| 2018 | Nomination for ASA-XYZ Young Artist Award, XYZ Gallery |
| 2016 | The Third Prize Scholarship, Central Academy of Fine Arts |
| The third prize for Photography Awards "On the Road", Central Academy of Fine Arts | |
| Excellent Prize for My 2015 – Sculpture Exhibition of Undergraduates, Central Academy of Fine Arts | |
| 2015 | The Third Prize Scholarship, Central Academy of Fine Arts |
| 2014 | Outstanding Student Cadre of Foundation Department of School of Fine Arts, Central Academy of Fine Arts |
| Professional Experiences | |
| 2026– | Examiner, Hong Kong Arts Development Council |
| 2026– | Co-editor, Everyday Life: International Journal of Public Culture, Art and Design (journal) |
| 2025– | Peer Reviewer, Journal of Humanities and Arts Perspectives (journal) |
| 2024– | Represented Artist, Studio Gallery |
| 2021–23 | Faculty, Art and Creativity Department, Guangzhou College of Applied Science and Technology |
| 2020–21 | Teaching Assistant, Printmedia Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Invited Lectures/Talks/Presentations | |
| 2027 | Expanded Trompe-l'oeil: Simulating Reality in Contemporary Art and Culture . At the 115th CAA Annual Conference, College Art Association of America, New York Hilton Midtown, New York, NY, February 3, 2027. |
| 2026 | Fixing Chicago Neighbourhood and New Nature: Simulation with paper and digital printing . At Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA) London 2026, British Computer Society, The Chartered Institute for IT, London, United Kingdom, July 14, 2026. |
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The "Laodeng" Artist: Performative Aging and the Anxiety of Legitimacy
, At 4th International Forum Chinese Contemporary Art And The World, Peking University and The University of Chicago Center in Beijing, Beijing, China, March 14, 2026.
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| 2025 | Printed Trompe L’oeil: Urban Visual Tricks, At Imagining Reality: Symposium on synthography and artificial photorealistic imaging, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, March 7, 2025. |
| Printed 'Trompe l'oeil' and Our Pictorialized Lives, At See and Gain, Studio Gallery, Shanghai, China, July 4, 2025. | |
| The Art Journey of Li Jiaqi from 2017 to 2025, At See and Gain, Studio Gallery, Shanghai, China, July 8, 2025. | |
| 2021 | Pictorialized Living Space, At Art Teleported Korea 2021, CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea, January 24, 2021. Online. |
| The Principle of Hope Artists' Talk no.3: Li Jiaqi, Gary Zhexi Zhang, At The Principle of Hope, Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing, China, November 28, 2021. Online. | |
| 2020 | MOST XCITING TALK, Departmental Grad Talk, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Nov 24, 2020. Online. |
| Publications | |||
| 2027 | Li, J. (2027). Expanded Trompe-l'oeil: Simulating Reality in Contemporary Art and Culture . At the 115th CAA Annual Conference, College Art Association of America, New York Hilton Midtown, New York, NY, February 3, 2027. | ||
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| 2026 | Li, J. (2026). The Operational Politics of "Untitled": Naming Authority and Meaning Distribution in Modern and Contemporary Art. VISUAL REVIEW. International Visual Culture Review / Revista Internacional De Cultura Visual, 18(4). xx–xx. | ||
| Li, J. (2026). Surface, Skin, and Glitch: An Embodied Navigation of Civic Trompe l’oeil. Journal of Embodied Research, 9(1). 1 (15:14). | |||
| Li, J., Xu, W., & Reinhuber, E. (2026). Fixing Chicago Neighbourhood and New Nature: Simulation with paper and digital printing . In J. Weinel, J. P. Bowen, L. Deere, & S. Selby (Eds.), Proceedings of EVA London 2026 (pp. 83-88). London, United Kingdom: British Computer Society, The Chartered Institute for IT. | |||
| Li, J. & Xu, W. (2026). The “Laodeng” Artist: Youth and Anxiety in the Chinese Art Scene. In MusicoGuia (Eds.), Conference Proceedings CIVAE 2026: 8th Interdisciplinary and Virtual Conference on Arts in Education (pp. 51-55). Madrid, Spain: Adaya Press. | |||
| Li, J. (2026). Our Television, Your Success: Tautology and the Simulation of Nature in Television Advertising, Fragments: A Journal of videographic form and method, Collection 5. | |||
| 2025 | Li, J. (2025). An Auto-Ethnographic Research in See and Gain, Journal of Humanities and Arts Perspectives, 1(3), 8-14. | ||
| 2024 | Xu, W., & Li, J. (2024). Glass Storefront: Visual Manipulation in Modern Consumerism, Better Life, (31), 79–81. | ||
| 2022 | Li, J. (2022). Research of Social Visual Phenomenon: Space Collage, Fine Arts Literature, (09), 132-134. DOI: 10.16585/j.cnki.mswx.2022.09.016 | ||
| 2021 | Li, J. (2021). Jiaqi Li. In Into the Clouds (pp. 122–125). artist introduction, CICA Press. ISBN 979-11-88671-15-1 | ||
| Li, J. (2021). Our Television. In SAIC 2020–21 Photo Department Catalog (pp. 7–8). photography. | |||
| Li, J. (2021). Jiaqi li. ArtTreasury, (2021), 30–35. | |||
| Li, J. (2021). Jiaqi li. VAST, (02), 66–67. | |||
| Li, J. (2021). Our television, your success, Emerge Journal. (online, IG: emerge.saic) | |||
| 2020 | Li, J. (2020). Li jiaqi. Selection 選集, (1), 80–81. | ||
| Li, J. (2020, January). Cloud gate chicago. Ci Zhi 刺纸, (2). | |||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (01), 96–96. | |||
| 2019 | Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (12), 96–96. | ||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (11), 96–96. | |||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (10), 96–96. | |||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (09), 96–96. | |||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (07), 96–96. | |||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (06), 96–96. | |||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (05), 96–96. | |||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (04), 96–96. | |||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (03), 96–96. | |||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (02), 96–96. | |||
| Li, J. (2020). Illustration. Ocean World, (01), 112–112. | |||
| Cai, D., & Li, J. (2019). The Voice of Buddha—Dharma Conch, Ocean World, (01), 108-111. | |||
| 2018 | Li, J. (2018). Li Jiaqi. In Art Nova 100 Exhibition Catalog (pp. 212–213). artist introduction, Art Nova. | ||
| Li, J. (2018). Li Jiaqi. In ASA-XYZ Young Artist Award Exhibition Catalog (pp. 20-21), XYZ Gallery. | |||
| Cai, D., & Li, J. (2018). The Comb of Venus—Murex, Ocean World, 528, 64-71. | |||
| Li, J. (2018). Illustration. Ocean World, 526, 76–77. |
| Critiques/Press/Interviews | |
| 2026 | Wallace, M. (2026, June 13). Jiaqi Li: navigating the digital mirage. ArtReview USA. |
| 2024 | Li, X. (2024, November). Welcome to the house of signs. Blink, (52), 18–30. |
| 2024 | Di, S. (2023, October 19). Li Jiaqi: Simulacra of Reality and Illusion. d-arts.cn. |
| 2021 | Yin, S. (2021, December 15). Lecture Review | Li Jiaqi and Zhang Gary Zhexi: Expectations and Deceptions about the 'Future'. Inside-Out Art Museum. |
| 2021 | Interview: Jiaqi Li's Visual Perception. (2021, May 26). VAST Magazine. |
| 2020 | Overseas Art Students Under the Pandemic IV. (2020, April 15). CAFA Art Info. |
| Residencies | ||
| 2024 | Art Field Workshop, Art Field Nanhai 广东南海大地艺术节在地艺术创作营 | Foshan, CN |
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