
ABOUT
Jingyi Li (b. 1999 Beijing, China) is an artist based in London. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London, focusing on craft theory. She received a Bachelor of Art (Crafts Arts, Fibre) from Tsinghua University, Beijing and completed her Master of Fine Arts (Jewellery and Metal) at the Royal College of Art, London.
Jingyi Li is a Chinese artist who aims to build feminist space in her work with a focus on the Asian women's story. She uses a variety of soft materials to evoke intense emotions. She aspires to communicate emotions, histories and experiences by unlocking the potential of atypical materials and techniques.
2024/Now - Mres, MPhil in Visual Anthropology - Goldsmiths, University of London
2022/23 - MA, Jewellery and Metal - Royal College of Art
2018/22 -BFA - Craft Art (Fibre Art) - Tsinghua University
2026 - A Tender Punture, Absent Gallery, Guangzhou, China
2026 - Collect Art Fair, London
2026 - The Many Within Her II, Gillian Jason Gallery, London
2026 - A Charm of Powerful Truble, ACUD Galerie, Berlin, Germany
2026 - The Cove, Upsilon Gallery, London
2026 - CTRL Matter, Mint Gallery, London
2026 - Here We Go Again, Queeriosities, Copeland Gallery, London
2025 - On the Other Way, Hub/Art, Barcelona, Spain
2025 - MENU, RAMP Gallery, Beijing, China
2024 - One Swam Up Another Stream, Art in the Docks Gallery, London
2024 - Through the Shattered Mirror of Yi Sang, Norito Gallery, London
2023 - Marzee Internationale Eindexamen-Tentoonstelling, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegan, Netherlands
2025/26 - Sarabande Foundation
2026 - Shortlist, Ingram Prize
2026 - Shortlist, House & Garden Craft Prize
2024 - Shortlist, The Hari Art Prize
2023 - Travers Smith CSR Art Programme 2023-2024
2026 - Financial Times by Hester Underhill
2026 - House&Garden by TF Chan
2026 - Elle Decoration by Kassia St'Clair
2026 - The World of Interiors by Dal Chodha
2026 - New York Times Opinion by Roger Rosenblatt
2026 - Financial Times by Lucy Watson
2026 - TO BHMA by Demi Karanikolaou
2025 - Fed Magazine by Mark Westall
2025 - The Kids are Alright: An incomplete portrait of a small sliver of the current artistic generation
by Asiimov Baker
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