Amy Hui Li 李慧
artist’s bio
Amy Hui Li (b.1997, Guangzhou) is a Chinese artist who lives and works in London. She received an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in the summer 2023 after a BA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2020.
Li explores the body through her abstract visual language and the reflective self. Li’s biological forms evoke veins and blood vessels, exploring our hidden emotions as well as processes of self-healing and repairing. Repetitively tearing and reshaping home-made felt materials, Li expresses fragility, brokenness and a drive towards intimacy. Varying in their opacity and texture, her paintings speak of honesty, the exposed self and the brave act of being willing to be vulnerable. Her works seek to spark resonance and challenge the audience to self-reflect and face their inner self. By titling her work only in lowercase, she also expresses a sense of humility.
b.1997, Guangzhou, China
Lives and works in London, UK
education
Royal College of Art
MA Painting
2022-2023 • London, UK
Goldsmiths, University of London
BA Fine Art
2016-2020 • London, UK
exhibitions
2024 Airy Disk, River Art Gallery, Taichung
2024 Theater of Energies, Arsenal Contemporary, New York
2024 Can You Afford to 'Pay' Attention?, Heart Lab, London
2024 Worlds Beyond, Unit London, London
2023 TEN, Unit London, London
2023 Summer Graduate Show, Anise Gallery, London
2023 London Calling, Unit London, London
2023 Works on Paper, Thames-Side Studios, London
2022 Third Floor Exhibition, RCA Photography Studio, London
2022 Cast a Shadow, The Safehouse, London
2020 ACCIDENTING, CSSAGoldsmiths, London (online)
2020 Degree Show, Goldsmiths, University of London, London (online)
2018 PALETTE PALATE, Goldsmiths the Laurie Grove Small Pool, London
2017 19420, Goldsmiths, University of London, Extension Degree, London
2016 Visual Arts IB Diploma Exhibition, Guangzhou