Li Hongbo

Born in Jilin, China in 1974

Graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at Jilin Normal University in 1996

Graduated from the Folk Art Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2001

Graduated from the Experimental Art Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2010 with a Master's degree

Now living in Beijing and Jilin, he is a professor of Jilin Normal University, a member of the Experimental Art Committee of the China Artists Association, and the head of the China Paper Art Research Institute

Solo Exhibitions

2025 "College Entrance Examination" Li Hongbo Solo Exhibition Concordia Art Gallery Beijing 

2024 "Li Hongbo: The Blossom", Danysz Gallery, Paris, France
2024 "Li Hongbo: Seeing is Believing", Anhui Art Museum, Anhui, China
2024 "Li Hongbo: The Long River", Guangxi Normal University Press Art Museum, Guilin, Guangxi 

2021 "Li Hongbo: Empathizing", Eli Klein Gallery, New York, USA 

2021 "Li Hongbo: All Is Illusion", Danysz Gallery, Shanghai, China; Danysz Gallery, Paris, France 

2019 "Li Hongbo: Bloom", Islamic Art Festival, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab 

2019 "Li Hongbo: A Tribute to the Classics", Flora Bigai Gallery, Pietrasanta, Italy 

2019 "Emerging Dimensions - Works by Li Hongbo and Cai Dongdong", Misericordia University, 

2018 "Standing in Rainbow Skydiving", Metropolitan Art Center, Beijing, China 

2018 "Rainbow", The China Paper Art Institute, Jilin Normal University, Jilin, China
2018 "I & Thou", Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong, China 

2018 "Made in China: Li Hongbo Solo Project", MOCA Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
2017 "The Plastic Models that we Have Painted", Beijing Normal University Jingshi Art Museum, Beijing, China
2017 "Ocean of Flowers", 81 Art Museum, Beijing, China
2017 "Quand La Sculpture Devient Créature," Musée du Papier, Angoulême, France 

2016 "Textbooks", Klein Sun Gallery, New York, USA
2015 "Rainbow", SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA, USA
2014 "Shadow of Knives", Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong, China
2014 "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
2012 "Self", Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2012 "A Tree", Mizuma & One Gallery, Beijing, China
2011 "The World - Li Hongbo New Works Exhibition", Found Museum, Beijing, China; Modern Art Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan, China 

Group Exhibitions

2025 "Materials and Expression" Beijing, Concordia Art Gallery, China
2025 "The Poetics of Graceful Existence"Beijing, China
2024 "Oriental Wisdom: Contemporary Art Themed on Chinese Traditional Culture", Zhejiang Art Museum, Chengdu Art Museum, Sichuan, China
2024 "The 14th National Art Exhibition · Experimental Art Exhibition", China Art Palace, Shanghai, China
2024 "Migration: Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition", Shenzhen Art Museum, Guangdong, China"Narrative of Paper", Yancheng Art Museum, Jiangsu, China
2024 "Re-search: Beijing Library The 1st public art exhibition", Beijing Library, Beijing, China
2024 "How are you", Rock Mountain Wusong Art Museum, South Korea
2024 "Man·Man·Man: The First Hunan Public Art Season" , Hunan Art Museum, Hunan, "Yanzhao Fuyao", Hebei Art Museum, Tangshan Art Museum, Hebei, China 

2023 "Tip off", Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, New York, USA
2023 "The 6th Documentary Exhibition: Returning to void and dimension", Wuhan Art Museum, Hubei, China
2023 "Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale", Fengxian Museum, Shanghai, China 

2023 "Original Aspiration·Mission: Collection Boutique Works of Invitational Exhibition of military Fine Arts", Luohu Art Museum, Guangdong, China
2023 "Harmony but Difference: China Japan South Korea Craft Exhibition", National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China; Jeonbuk Art Museum, Jeonju, South Korea
2023 "Paper: Xuan Stories", Bieyuan shanchuan, Zhejiang, China
2023 "Longyou Liquid Threads Art Festival", Longyou, Zhejiang, China
2023 "Oriental Wisdom: Contemporary Art Themed on Chinese Traditional Culture", Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China 

2023 "Guanzhong Mangba Art Festival", Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
2023 "Heaven and Earth on Paper: Contemporary Paper Art Tour Exhibition", Shanghai Hongqiao Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai, China; Fuqing Art Museum, Fujian, China
2023 "Rainbow: From the World of Bridges", The 6th Suzhou Jinji Lake Biennale, Suzhou Industrial Park Cultural Center, Jin Ji Lake Art Museum, Suzhou, Zhejiang, China
2023 "China’s Lotus: Macao’s Return to the Motherland Thematic Art Exhibition", Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangdong, China
2023 "Rainbow: From the World of Bridges", The 6th Suzhou Jinji Lake Biennale, Suzhou Industrial Park Cultural Center, Jin Ji Lake Art Museum, Suzhou, Zhejiang, China
2023 "Harmonious Symbiosis: The 3rd China Xinjiang International Art Biennial", Xinjiang Art Museum, Xinjiang, China
2023 "Experimental Art Collection", XLLD Art Center, Beijing, China
2022 "China’s Lotus: Macao’s Return to the Motherland Thematic Art Exhibition", Art Gallery of MUST, Macao, China 

2022 "The 2nd Jinan Biennale", Shandong Art Museum, Jinan, China
2022 "Language and Speech: An Exhibition Experiment Rooted in Linguistic Structure ", Songzhuang Contemporary Art Archive, Beijing, China 

2022 "The New Wave of Northeast", Dalian Shanshang Art Museum, Liaoning, China "The Original Bay Area: Art Field Nanhai Guangzhou", Xiqiao Town, Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, China
2022 "Sentient Paper", Chau Chak Wing Museum, Sydney University, Australia
2022 "National Art Works Exhibition and the 15th Military Art Works Exhibition", National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2022 "Books: The Artist's Practice", Suzhou Art Museum, Zhejiang, China
2022 "Material Thinking: 1st International Contemporary Material Art Biennale", Haitian View & Art, Shandong, China
2022 "Superfluous Things: Paper", National Gallery Singapore, Singapore
2022 "Utopia Lille 3000", France
2022 "14th Edition of the Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Dakar China Pavilion: Active Energy Transition ", Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar, Senegal
2022 "Overdose", Design Museum Holon, Israel
2022 "Contemporary Graffiti & Street Art", Artemizia Foundation Museum, USA
2022 "Reimanine nature in the anthropocene", Up avillion art center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China "Craftsmanship of a Greatnation - Arts and Crafts towards a New Era", Chinese Traditional Culture Museum, Beijing, China
2021 "Kuratiert von Image Chaser ", Deutsche Botschaft Peking, Beijing, China
2021 "Material and energy - Jinhua Second Experimental Art Invitational Exhibition", Jinhua Cultural Museum, Zhejiang, China
2021 "Rebuilding ingenuity - Jinhua handicraft experimental art exhibition", Jinhua Cultural Museum, Zhejiang, China
2021 "The Exhibition of Contemporary Paper Art Works", West Taihu Art Museum, Jiangsu, "Paper See - Invitation Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Paper Art Maters", Huzhou Art Museum, Zhejiang, China
2021 "Super Fusion - Chengdu Biennale", Chengdu Tianfu Art Park, Sichuan, China
2021 "Japan Alps Art Festival", Omachi, Japan
2021 "Yeosu International Art Festival", Yeosu, Korea
2021 "Relation: The 3rd Experimental Art Research Exhibition", Jindu Art Center, Beijing, China 

2021 "Skills and Artistry of Chinese Handcraft Papermaking", China Science and Technology Museum, Beijing, China
2020 "Harmo Power: The first Jinan International Biennale", Shandong Art Museum, Jinan, "A Tribute to Tradition - The Exhibition of Contemporary Paper Art Works", Today Art Museum, Beijing; Shandong Art Museum, Jinan, Shandong; Jiangsu Museum of Modern Art, Nanjing; Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi'an; Art Gallery of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, Shenyang, China
2020 "City of Art: Jincheng Bank's past and present (1930-2020)", Wuhan Art Museum, Beijing, China
2020 "The New Classic of Mountains and Seas: Contemporary Art on Chinese Original Myths and Legends", Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2020 "Origami Universe 2: Pop-up wonders ", Chimei Museum, Tainan, Taiwan, China
2020 "Changwon Sculpture Biennale 2020: non-sclpture - light or flexible ", Seongsan Art Hall, Changwon, Korea
2020 "Traveling by Heart: Public Art Exhibition", Tianqiao Art Center, Beijing, China
2020 "ASHK 㵘 HKAGA Sculpture Exhibition", Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Hong Kong, China "Clouds Gathering and Unfolding: An Exhibition of Modern Chinese Art on Paper", Ichihara Lake Museum, Japan
2020 "Guns to Roses – from the Maitland Regional Art Gallery Collection", Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Australia