Li Xiangqun
Male
1961      Born in Harbin, Heilongjiang
1978—1982  Graduated from Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts and stayed on as a professor
1982—1987  Working at Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
1987—1990  Received master’s degree in sculpture from Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
1990—2000  Working at the Central Academy of Fine Arts Sculpture Research Institute
2000—   Working as a professor in the Sculpture Department of the Tsinghua University, Academy of Art and Design
2014—2016.11    Vice-president of  Luxun Academy of Fine Arts (LAFA)
2016—— president of  Luxun Academy of Fine Arts (LAFA)

president of  Luxun Academy of Fine Arts (LAFA)
Professor & PhD Supervisor, Tsinghua University Academy of Art and Design
Member, Tsinghua University Academy of Art and Design Academic Committee
Vice-Director, Fine Arts Professional teaching steering committee of High School,Ministry of Education
Member, 12th CPPCC（Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference） National Committee
Member of Curatorial Team of The 5th Beijing International Art Biennale, China, 2012
Vice-Director, Sculpture Committee, China Artists Association
Vice-Director, Sculptor Association of China
National Publicity and Cultural “Four Talents” Award Winner
Winner of the Third National Virtuous and Skillful Arts Worker Title
Member, UK Society of Portrait Sculptors
Winning the 54th International Muse Award——Erato


Li Xiangqun as one of the sculpture leaders in Chinese contemporary art field insists on integrating "new humanism" concept into his work with strong artistic appeal. His portrait characters bring people shock and moved; sculptures in his hand became records and continuance of history, showing the strength of artist thought. His representative works are as follows: Heaping Cloud & Snow, Red Star Over China, Mao Zedong in the sunshine, we are walking on the road and so on. Many works were collected by the National Art Gallery, Chinese Modern literature Museum, National Museum and International Olympic Committee. Some works won the special and the first prize in the third and fourth session of National Sports Arts Exhibition; some won the honorable mention in second National City Sculpture Exhibition, the eighth National Fine Arts Exhibition and New China Sculpture contribution Achievement Award; British Portrait Statues Annual Exhibition Freakley best prize, Pangolin prize. At the same time of art creation, Li Xiangqun has insisted on teaching career for more than 30 years, cultivating a large number of artistic students and making continuation for Chinese sculpture continuance.
Li Xiangqun as representative of People's Congress has submitted a bill named to protect an old industrial building heritage, a growing culture area which has made a contribution for 798 cultural and creative industries retaining and development. He focused on the protection of cultural heritage and present proposals; involved in designing the national gifts; donated sculpture to education institution. He has participated in public welfare actively and donated auction profits to charity.
Exhibitions
2018  Ru Jing-- Li Xiangqun art exhibition  Maritime world culture and art center/ Shenzhen, China
2018   Toghter -- Li Xiangqun art exhibition  ZERO art center/ Beijing, China
2017   Reconstruction-- Li Xiangqun art exhibition  Zuo An art gallery / Jiashan, China
2017 Selfless State ——Li Xiangqun and Wang Yigang double solo exhibition  Bonn/Germany
2016  City vs. Phenomenon: Contemporary Art Exhibition of Li Xiangqun  The Palace Museum/ Beijing, China
2015  Originality Launch——Art Experiment Project of KunTing /Beijing City Building/ Beijing, China
2015  Resurgence of Tradition——Another Clue of Chinese Contemporary Art /Javits center/NY, USA
2015    FACE2015:  The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2015   Tradition and Innovation——Contemporary Chinese Fine Arts Exhibition /Chazen Museum/ State of Wisconsin, America
2015   Chinese Freehand –National Art Museum of China Academic Invitational Exhibition／National Art Museum of China／Beijing, China
2014   Artistic Image of Qingdao——Sculpture Exhibition of China/ Sculpture Museum of Qingdao / Qingdao , China.
2014  Orientation of Shape——Annual Exhibition of College of Fine Arts of Shanghai University/Art Museum of Shanghai University /Shanghai China
2014 The 4th China Changchun International Sculpture Conference Exhibition of Chinese Freehand Brushwork in Traditional Chinese Sculpture / International Sculpture Park of Changchun /Changchun  China
2014  Walk Into Armenia——Contemporary Chinese Fine Arts Exhibition／Artists’ Home in Armenia／Erivan  Armenia
2014  Chinese Image——Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting & Sculpture Exhibition／The Royal Palace／Paris, France
2014    FACE2014:  The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2013  Giant Mao Zedong——Calligraphy of Mao Zedong and Sculpture & Painting about Mao Zedong／National Museum of China／Beijing ,China
2013   Silent Realm——Renaissance of Eastern Aesthetics／ZERO Art Center／Beijing ,China
2013    Paris Art Salon in Winter／Montreuil Art Center／Paris, France
2013   New Realm——Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition／Kong De Duke Palace／Madrid Spain
2013  The 55th La Biennale di Venezia in Parallelo——Culture, Mind, Becoming／Palazzo Mora／Venice, Italy
2013    FACE2013:  The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2013   Teachers & Students Exhibition ofChina National Academy of Painting／Heyang Art Museum／Datong, China
2012   International Arts Exhibition of Louvre,2012／Louvre／Paris, France
2012   Chinese Contemporary Arts Exihibition／Chinese Cultural Center of Berlin／Berlin, Germany
2012  The 5th China Beijing International Art Biennale／National Art Museum of China／Beijing ,China
2012  Walking——Li Xiangqun Art Exhibition／National Art Museum of China／Beijing ,China
2012  Open and melting of Chinese contemporary art／The Hungarian National Gallery／Budapest, Hungary  
2012  A New Horizon: Contemporary Chinese Art／ National Museum of Australia／Canberra, Australia
2012    A Century of National Museum of China·Chinese sculpture exhibition in one hundred／Beijing,China.
2012    FACE2012:  The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2012    The Revival of Tradition——Chinese Contemporary Print Art / London, UK
2011   Tangible phythms National Centre for the Performing Arts / Beijing, China
2011   China National Academy of Painting Youth fine art invitational exhibition
China National Academy of Painting / Beijing, China
2011   The 30th anniversary of china nation academy of painting—The Oriental is Bright
China National Academy of Painting / Beijing, China
2011   Datong international sculpture biennale  exhibition / Datong, China
2011   The third changchun world sculpture conference in China / Changchun, China
2011   The Sun Rises from the East / Zero Field Art Center / Beijing, China
2011   Black and White / Zero Field Art Center / Beijing, China
2011  FACE2011:  The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2011   Li Xiangqun, Zhang Shuguo, and Chen Lianfu Group Exhibition / Beijing, China
2011  The Evolving Art: Invitational Exhibition for the Establishment of the Contemporary Art  Institute at Tsinghua University / Beijing, China
2011  Figurative Art: 720 Hours / Beijing, China
2010  The Ming Tombs International Contemporary Art Exhibition / Beijing, China
2010  FACE2010:  The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2009  The Tenth Anniversary of Macao's Return: A Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition /Macao, China
2009   National Historical Works Project Exhibition / Beijing, China
2009  Report to the Motherland: The China Federation of Literature Sixtieth Anniversary Exhibition of Selected Works of Calligraphy, Photography, and Folk Art / Beijing, China
2009     Report to the Motherland: Sixty Years of Art in New China / Beijing, China
2009    Sense of Touch: The Louvre to the China Millennium Monument / Beijing, China
2009    Chinese Art World Tour / Paris, France
2009   FACE2009:  The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2008   Different Perspective / Beijing, China
2008   FACE2008:  The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2007   FACE2007:  The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2006   The Red Flag Flaps: A 798 Contemporary Art Exhibition / Zero Field Art Center /
Beijing, China
2006   FACE2006:  The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2005   One Hundred Years of Chinese Sculpture Invitational Exhibition / Shanghai, China
2005     To Each His Own / 798 Art Festival / Beijing, China
2005      Critical / 798 Art Festival / Beijing, China
2002      0 + 1: Six Chinese Artists / Gwangju Biennale / Gwangju, South Korea
2001      Salon d'automne: Sinicism / Heaven and Earth Gallery / Paris, France
2000     Conversations with Henry Moore: Invitational Sculpture Exhibition / Guangzhou, China
2000    Gwangju Biennale / Gwangju, South Korea
1999    The National Art Museum of China Collection:  Twentieth Century Chinese Art /
Beijing, China
1999    Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Annual Exhibition / He Xiangning Art Museum /
Shenzhen, China
1998    Yuzi Paradise International Sculpture Camp / Guilin, China
1998   Sculpture: Fifty Years / Sculpture Studio Exhibition / Museum of the China Central   Academy of Fine Arts / Beijing, China
1998   The Fourth National Sports Art Exhibition / Shanghai Museum / Shanghai, China
1997   The 1997 Chinese Sculpture Exhibition / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
1997  The Fourth National Sports Art Exhibition / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
1994   The Eighth National Fine Art Exhibition / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
1993    The Third National Sports Art Exhibition / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
1992   Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Invitational Exhibition / Beijing, China
1992   Twenty-First Century China: Master Works of the Central Academy of Fine Arts /
Beijing, China
1991   International Exhibition / Dazi Hope Open Air Museum / Ibaraki, Japan
1989   The Seventh National Fine Art Exhibition / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
1984   The Sixth National Fine Art Exhibition / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
1982   The Second China Youth Art Exhibition / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China Awards
2019   the 54th International Muse Award——Erato/ Florence，Italy
2018  Selected as the third batch of leading talents in philosophy and Social Sciences in the national "ten thousand talents plan"/  Beijing, China
2017   Climbing scholar of the Universites in Liaoning Provence/ Shenyang, Liaoning
2015   Young and middle-aged writers and artists ／Beijing, China
2013   Taylor Art Foundation Prize／Paris Art Salon in Winter／Paris, France
2011  Freakely Prize / FACE2011: The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors/ London, UK
2011    National Publicity and Cultural “Four Talents” Award Winner / Beijing, China
2011    National Virtuous and Skilled Art Worker / Beijing, China
2009    Achievement Award / New China Urban Sculpture / Beijing, China
2009    Award for Excellence / Yixing Urban Sculpture Competition / Yixing, China
2009   Top Ten Contributor / Chaoyang District Cultural and Creative Industries / Beijing, China
2006  Pangolin Prize / FACE2006: The Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors / London, UK
2004    Award for Excellence / Third National Urban Sculpture Exhibition / Beijing, China
2003    Bronze Award / Tsinghua University Professors' Exhibition / Beijing, China
2001   Award for Excellence / International Exhibition of Arts and Sciences / Beijing, China
1997    First Prize / Fourth National Sports Art Exhibition / Beijing, China
1994    Excellence Award / Second National Urban Sculpture Exhibition / Beijing, China
1994    Award for Excellence / Eighth National Fine Art Exhibition / Beijing, China
1993    Special Prize / Third National Sports Art Exhibition / Beijing, China
1991    Excellence Award / Dazi Hope Open Air Museum / Ibaraki, Japan
Collections
2016    Four Masters from Yuan Dynasty/ The Palace Museum / Beijing, China
2015    Wang Meng- Four Masters from Yuan Dynasty/ National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
2014    Huang Gongwang- Four Masters from Yuan Dynasty/ National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
2012    On the Taihang Mountain／National Art Museum of China／Beijing,China
2012    Mowei/ National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
2012    Xian Xinghai／National Centre for the Performing Arts／Beijing,China
2011    Burberry Girl / Chinese contemporary sculpture gallery / Datong,China
2009    We are Walking on the Road / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
2009    Mao Zedong in Sunshine / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
2009    China Suffering / National Museum of China / Beijing, China
2009   Red Star Over China / National Museum of China / Beijing, China
2008   The Smile of Spring / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
2007    Red Star Over China / Added to the National Historical Works Project / Beijing, China
2005    Ba Jin / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
2003    Melt / Guangdong Museum of Art / Guangzhou, China
2003    Float / Changchun Contemporary Art Museum / Changchun, China
2002    Live On / Gwangju Biennale / Gwangju, South Korea
2001   Guo Moruo / China Millennium Monument / Beijing, China
2001   The Relay Racer / National Tsing Hua University / Hsinchu, Taiwan
2001   The Relay Racer / Tsinghua University / Beijing, China
1999   The Relay Racer No. 3 / Private Collection / Taipei, Taiwan
1998   Ba Jin / National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature / Beijing, China
1998   Defrosting No. 3 / National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature / Beijing, China
1998   Defrosting / Private Collection / Denver, US
1998   The Relay Racer No. 2 / Bank of China / Beijing, China
1998    Liquid / Paradise International Sculpture Camp / Guilin, China
1997   The Relay Racer No. 1 / Olympic Museum / Lausanne, Switzerland
1993   Eternal Revolution No. 2 / National Art Museum of China / Beijing, China
1993   Eternal Revolution No. 1 / Olympic Museum / Lausanne, Switzerland
1991   Waiting for the Sunrise / Dazi Hope Open Air Museum / Ibaraki, Japan