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Ms. Xue Li
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Xue Li is a female artist from Yunnan's Hani nationality. She creates woodcut prints in black and white with semi-abstract images and with titles like "Mountain Goblin". She is obviously inspired by her own ethnic roots and the rich folk art tradition of Yunnan nationalities.

Education and Training

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Xue Li, a resident artist of Qujing Printmaking Institute, was born in 1978. The young woman from the Hani nationality graduated from the Art Department of Yunnan Nationalities University in July 1999. Xue Li is a member of Yunnan Artists Association, a council member of Yunnan Artists Association and Secretary General of Qujing Artist Association.

The woodcuts by this young female artist in semi-abstract patterned style and kept in black and white were apparently affected by the folk art of Yunnan minority ethnic groups. It is only too natural for her as she is herself from the Hani minority group. Furthermore Xue Li had studied folk art as a major subject at the Art Department of Yunnan Nationalities University.

Xue Li's print works have been selected for many exhibitions and won prizes at national and provincial exhibitions. They have been collected by several museums - among them the Guangdong Art Gallery and the Anhui Art Gallery. And some of her art works went on an exhibition tour to several European countries. In the meantime also her literary works have been published in various newspaper, periodicals and magazines.

Exhibitions and Awards

Mountain Goblin No. 1
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• 2001 - The print work "Net" was selected for the 15th National Printmaking Exhibition of China and was collected by Guangdong Gallery.
• 2001 - The print work "Net" was selected for the 6th Woodcut Exhibition of Yunnan Province, China.
• 2001 - The print work "March on towards the Sun" was selected for the 5th Physical Education Fine Arts Exhibition of Yunnan Province.
• 2002 - The print work "Farmer's Home" was selected for the National Fine Arts Exhibition on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the "Talks on the Yan'an Forum on Literature & Art" (comment by artelino: These talks are famous as chairman Mao expressed at this occasion his view of the role of the artists in a Communist society).
• 2003 - The print work "Mountain Spirit" was selected for the 16th National Printmaking Exhibition and collected by Anhui Gallery.
• 2003 - The print work "Mountain Spirit" was selected for the 7th Woodcut Exhibition of Yunnan Province.
• 2003 - 5 art works were selected for the "Dating with the August Artistic Works Exhibition of the Qujing Academy of Paintings" at Kunming Conference Hall.
• 2004 - The print "Mountain Spirit XI" was selected for the 10th National Fine Arts Exhibition which is held every five years.
• 2004 - The print work "Mountain Spirit XI" won the Second Prize of Yunnan Provincial Fine Arts Exhibition for the 55th Anniversary of the Foundation of the People's Republic of China.
• 2004 - The woodcut series "Mountain Spirits" participated in the "Yunnan Woodcut Exhibition", one of the activities to recommend Yunnan Cultural Industries to Shanghai. Later the exhibition went on tour to several European countries.

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