1974 Born in Jilin province, China
1996 BA, Fine Arts Department of Jilin Normal University, Jilin, China
2002 Completed a course, Folk Art Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2010 MA, Experimental Art Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Lives and works in Beijing, China
Member of Experimental Art Committee of China Artists Association
Solo Exhibitions
2014 “Shadow of Knives”, Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong, China
“Tools of Study”, Klein Sun Gallery, New York, USA
2013 “Li Hongbo – Out of Paper”, Kunstverein Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany
2012 “Pure White Paper”, Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney, Australia
“Self”, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, China
“A Tree”, Mizuma & One Gallery, Beijing, China
2011 “World”, Found Museum, Beijing, China
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 “Silent Conversation”, Feizi Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2014 “Paper – Existence”, Tianjin Art Museum, Tianjin, China
“Chinese Pose: The 3rd China Sculpture Exhibition”, Shangdong Art Museum, Shangdong, China
“The 12th National Exhibition of Experimental Art”, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
“Experimental Art”, Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Beijing, China
“The Opening Art Exhibition, National Cultural Trade Base and Cultural bonded Park of Beijing Tianzhu Comprehensive Free Trade Zone”, Beijing, China
“Pulp Culture – Paper is the Medium”, Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, USA
“Over the Edge: Paperworks Unbound”, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
“Stacked & Folded paper as Sculpture”, The Dennos Museum, Traverse City, MI, USA
“Utopian Rhapsody”, COFCO Nanjing Hongyun, Jiangsu, China
“Re-Modernization: The 3rd Documentary Exhibition of Fine Arts”, Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan, China
“Nanjing international art exhibition”, Nanjing International Expo Center, Jiangsu, China
“Chinese Contemporary Youth Sculpture Exhibition”, Chinese Sculpture Institute Arts Department in Luodai, Chengdu, China
“Once Upon a Time in Asia: The Story Tree”, Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore
“Fusion · Convergence”, T Museum, Hangzhou, China
“Dissemblance”, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY, USA
“Geek Picnic 2014”, St. Petersburg, Russia
“Encountering: New Art on the Silk Road”, Xinjiang Biennale, Urumqi, China
“Jiang Qi 3”, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China
2013 “Art Sanya,” The Forbidden City at Yalong Bay, Hainan, China
“Shenzhen Chinese Ink Painting Biennial,” Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
“Datong 2nd International Sculpture Biennial”, Datong, China
“Evolution· imagery”, Jingren’ Paperlogue & Artron, Beijing, China
“Facing Anitya: 55th Venice Biennale 2013”, The Parallel Exhibition, Venice, Italy
“Paperworks: The Art and Science of an Extraordinary Material”, Berkshire Museum, USA
“International Paper Exhibition”, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
“Hot Pot: A Taste of Chinese Contemporary Art”, USA
“Transformation: A Perspective of Contemporary Art”, 53 Art Museum, Guangzhou, China
“Freeze: Frame 21 Moments: 2013 Young Artist Invitation Exhibition”, Guangzhou, China
“Insightful Charisma: Inaugural Exhibition of Shanghai Himalays Museum”, Shanghai, China
“The Amazing Paper”, Chengdu, China
2012 “‘Ctrl+N: Non-Linear Practice’ 2012 Gwangju Biennial special exhibition”, Gwangju, Korea
“2012 China-Xinjiang 1st Contemporary Art Biennale”, Xinjiang, China
“The 18th Biennale of Sydney”, Sydney, Australia
“Jiang Qi”, Chambers Fine Art, Beijing, China
“Material –Object”, Eli Klein Fine Art, Beijing, China
“Research Exhibition on‘Post-70s Generation’ Artists Jianghan Star Plan 2012”, Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan, China
“The Start of a Long Journey: The Collection of Excellent Graduation Works (2009-2011) from China Central Academy of Fine Arts”, London, UK
2011 “Chinese Pose—The 2nd China Sculpture Exhibition”, Wenzhou International Exhibition Center, Zhejiang, China
“Start From The Horizon — Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Since 1978”, Si Shang Art Museum, Beijing, China
“The Singularity”, Huantie Times Art Museum, Beijing, China
“Harmonious Differences – Second Experimental Art Exhibition”, Art Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2010 “The Big Bang”, White Rabbit Art Museum, Sydney, Australia
“Journey of A Thousand Miles -2010 CAFA Excellent Graduation Works Exhibition”, Art Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
“Object·Energy”, Found Museum, Beijing, China
“T’IEN-KUNG K’AI-WU”, Y.Q.K Art Space, Beijing, China
“I’m on the Road to…”, Mizuma & One Gallery, Beijing, China
2007 “Material Desires, No Desire”, Jin Du Art Space, Beijing, China
“Shared Time and Space”, K Space, Beijing, China
Selected Public Collections
Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan, China
Hubei Art Museum, Wuhan, China
Shandong Art Museum, Jinan, China
Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore
21c Museum, Louisville, USA
53 Art Museum, Guangzhou, China
Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Beijing, China
Found Museum, Beijing, China
White Rabbit Collection, Sydney, Australia
United Bank of Switzerland (UBS), Switzerland

Li Hongbo, Wooden Pier, carta e colla, cm 35x18x18, 2015.