LI ZHANYANG

1969
born in Changchun, Jilin Province, China
lives and works in Beijing and Chongqing, China


Selected Solo Exhibitions


2012
“The Nightmare”, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Beijing, China

2010
"Chinese Patients", White Box Museum of Art, Beijing, China

2009
"Libido” Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

2008
'Rent' – Rent Collection Yard, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Beijing, China

2007
"The Naked Human Body", Zhu Qizhan Museum, Shanghai, China

2006
"Scenes", Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

2003
"Life Myriad", China Art Archives & Warehouse (CAAW), Beijing, China

2002
"Instant Upstarts Series", Gallery TC/G Nordica, Kunming, China

1998
"Li Zhanyang’s Scluptures", Alleyway Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China


Selected Group Exhibitions


2012
“Environment Spirit” 2012 Western China International Art Biennale, Tian Ye Art Museum, Yinchuan, China
“The 1st Project of the 4th Guangzhou Triennial – Disenchantement of Chinese Imagination”, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China

2011
“Start From the Horizon – Chinese Contemporary Art Since 1978”, Sishang Art Museum, Beijing, China
Chongqing Biennale, Chongqing Art Museum, Chongqing, China
“Enlightment – Datong 1st International Sculpture Biennale”, Heyang Art Museum, Datong, China
“5x5Castelló2011 – Premi Internacional d'Art Contemporani Diputació de Castelló”, Espai d’ Art Contemporani de Castelló (EACC), Castelló, Spain

2010
"The State of Things. Brussels/Beijing", National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), Beijing, China
"Reshaping History – Chinart from 2000 to 2009", China National Convention Center, Beijing, China

2009
"BEG BORROW AND STEAL", Rubell Family Collection, Miami, USA
"The State of Things. Brussels/Beijing", BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium
"Yi Pai - Century Thinking", Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
"Originaire-Installation Exhibition", De Shan Art Gallery, Beijing, China.

2008
"A Hubbub of Voices", the 4th Songzhuang Culture and Art Festival, Song Zhuang, Beijing, China
"People History – Looking Back into Chinese Art in 20 Century", Museum of Center Academy of Fine Art, Beijing, China
"Hypallage – the Post-Modern Mode of Chinese Contemporary Art", the OCT & Design Gallery, Shenzhen, China
"Ah, We – Contemporary Chinese Art over the 30 Years", National Centre for the Performing Art, Beijing, China
"Beijing – Malmo" Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Hua Qiao Cheng, Beijing, China
"Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection", The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, USA

2007
"Urban Mirroring – Contemporary Art Exhibition", Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
"Grassroots Humanism: 21 Cases of Contemporary Art", Songzhuang Contemporary Art Museum, Beijing, China
"Mahjong – Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg", Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria
"Starting from the Southwest: Exhibition of Contemporary Art in Southwest China", Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
"Thermocline of Art – New Asian Waves“, Zentrum für Medientechnologie ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
"Art from China – Collection Uli Sigg", Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
"The Year of the Golden Pig – Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection", Lewis Glucksman Gallery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
"Floating - New Generation of Art in China", National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

2006
"CHINA NOW – Faszination einer Weltveränderung", Sammlung Essl, Kunst der Gegenwart, Klosterneuburg / Vienna, Austria
"Mahjong – Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg", Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

2005
"Mahjong Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg", Kunstmuseum Bern, Berne, Switzerland
"Tolerance and Identity – Focus on China", Free Visual Academy of Fine Arts, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Second Beijing International Art Biennial, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
"Grounding Reality", Gallery Mee, Seoul, Korea
"Village in the City", Art Now Gallery, Beijing, China
"The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art", The Albright-Knox Art Gallery, New York, USA; Millenium Art Museum, Beijing, China
"Createurs du Nouveau Monde – Montpellier Chinese Contemporary Art Biennial", Montpellier, France
"Xiang Feng! Chinese Avantgarde Sculpture", Beelden aan Zeebowuguan Museum Den Haag, Den Haag, The Netherlands

2004
"The First Wuhan Fine Arts Invitation Exhibition 2004", The Gallery of Hubei Institute of Fines Arts, Wuhan, China


2003
"An Opening Era – Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Founding of the National Art Museum of China", National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China

2002
"Good Harvest: China Contemporary Art Exhibition", Agricultural Museum, Beijing, China

2001
"The First Chengdu Biennial", Chengdu Modern Art Museum, Chengdu, China

2000
"Time of Reviving – Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Art", Upriver Museum, Chengdu, China