Sizhu Li Biography
Born 1990, Sichuan, China
Based in Houston
EDUCATION AND WORK
2016, Illustration, China Central Academy of Fine Art, B.F.A., Beijing.
2018, Mount Royal School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, M.F.A., Maryland.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
2025
Sizhu Li: Moonment: Finding A Way, Contemporary at Blue Star, San Antonio, U.S.A., February 7–May 4, 2025. (digital & hard copy exhibition catalogue)
2024
Sizhu Li: Moonment, Viborg Kunsthal, Denmark, January 25–May 5, 2024. (digital exhibition catalogue)
Sizhu Li: Moonment, Lille Art Up!, Lille Grand Palais, France, February 8–11, 2024.
2023
Sizhu Li: Moonment, Washington College, Maryland, U.S.A., August 28–Octover 5, 2023.
2022
Sizhu Li: Moonment, Alabama Contemporary Art Center, U.S.A., March 12–April 23, 2022. (digital exhibition catalogue)
2021
Sizhu Li: Moonment, Missouri State University, U.S.A., October 1–November 5, 2021.
2020
Sizhu Li: Moonment, Howard County Art Council, Maryland, October 22–December 12, 2020.
2017
Sizhu Li: Enigma, Gateway Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, October 2017.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Reject Me Harder, Accentsisters, New York, June 10–July 8, 2025.
Collecting Scintilla & Equanimity, Guangzhou, China, May 25–July 6, 2025.
Language of Visibility, Li Tang & The Blanc, New York, May 10–30, 2025.
2024
Can Thoughts Go On Without A Body? Stilllife, New York, May 4–12, 2024.
The Dark Rooms Vertical, Berlin, January 18–February 4, 2024.
2023
An Exercise in Persistence: Graduate Studies Alumni Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, August 24–September 24, 2023.
Echo of Home, Li Tang & RIVAA Gallery, New York, August 26–September 8, 2023.
Yes, And, Staten Island Museum, New York, June 10–April 2, 2023.
Art+Tech: An Asian American Experience, City College of Technology, New York, May 2–12, 2023.
2022
A Cache of Kinetic Art: Timeless Movements, Morris Museum, New Jersey, U.S.A., March 18–August 28, 2022.
2021
Remote Residue, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Georgia, U.S.A., October 21–November 21, 2021.
Real or Imagined, Attleboro Art Museum, U.S.A., June 16–July 15, 2021.
Sculpturally Distanced, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, U.S.A., June 15, 2021–May 27, 2022.
Invincible Beings, The FPC Art Gallery, New York, February 1–14, 2021.
2020
Solstic, Flux Factory Gallery, New York, December 21, 2019–Janruary 1, 2020.
2019
Governor’s Island Art Fair, New York, August 31–September 29, 2019.
Multi–servant, Chashama Gallery, New York, February 27–March 23, 2019.
Compact Assembly, Walter Otero Contemporary Art Gallery, Puerto Rico, U.S.A., May 30–August 16, 2019.
Making Time, Index Art Center, Newark, U.S.A., May 18–June 14, 2019.
AWARDS
2026
18th. Prisma Art Prize finalist, Il Varco srl, Rome, Italy, 2026.
2025
Individual Artist Fellowship, NJ State Council on the Arts, New Jersey, U.S.A., 2025.
2023
Small Artist Grant, Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, New York, U.S.A., 2023.
Creative Learning Grant, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, U.S.A., 2023.
2022
New York City Corps Grant, New York Foundation for the Arts, U.S.A., 2022.
2021
Nomination of ISCP’s Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York, U.S.A., 2021.
2019
Finalist of A.I.R Gallery Fellowship, Air Gallery, New York, U.S.A., 2019.
2018
Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship (10 awardees from Top10 art schools), International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York, U.S.A., 2018.
2016–2018
Mt. Royal Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.A., 2016–2018.
RESIDENCIES
2024
A4 Museum International Artist in Residence, Chengdu, China.
2022
Marble House Residency, Artist in Residence, Vermont, U.S.A.
2020
4heads Artists in Residency, New York, U.S.A.
2019
Anderson Ranch Residency, Snowmass, U.S.A.
Good Hart Residency, Michigan, U.S.A.
2018–2019
Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, U.S.A.