Nationality French Education Central Saint Martins Role Artist | Name Li Chevalier Website www.lichevalier.com | |
Born March 30, 1961 (age 63) ( 1961-03-30 ) | ||
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Li Chevalier (Chinese: 诗蓝; pinyin: Shī Lán; born March 30, 1961) is a Chinese-born French painter, calligrapher and installation artist.
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Li Chevalier
Early life and education
Li Chevalier was born in the People's Republic of China. She emigrated in 1984 and became a French citizen in 1986. She has a degree from the Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, but also studied at the Paris Institute of Political Studies and completed a doctorate in philosophy at the Sorbonne.
Career
Chevalier now works in both Beijing and France and is part of a movement of Chinese artists seeking to restore the Chinese tradition of appreciation for artistic beauty destroyed in the Cultural Revolution. She has exhibited her work at the National Art Museum of China (2010), at the former submarine base in Bordeaux (2014), at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London (2015), and at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (2017). She often works in ink on canvas; Polifonia is an installation that also includes violins.
