Yan Li (B1954).He is a painter and a poet. As a member of the group of artists known as The Stars, he first exhibited his works in 1979. And He exhibited first one man show in 1984 at people’s park in Shanghai, This is also the first one-man Avant garde art show after 1949 in China. He move to New York USA.on 1985. In 1987, he founded the “First line” poetry and art journal in New York, and was editor in chief.

Some EXHIBITIONS:

2020.3. Group show “Exodus”in White Box gallery, New York USA.
2019 Group show in ShenZhen OCAT center,China。
2019 Group show in Beijing 798 Boers-Li Gallery,China.
2018 one man show in LinGang art center ShangHai,China。
2018 one man show in HanWei international art center,BeiJing,China
2016 Group show in MinSheng Museum.Shanghai China.
2016 Group show in VALA. Redmond Seattle.USA.
2014 Group show in Boers-Li Gallery ,798 Beijing, China.
2013 One man show in Being “3gallery” in 798. Beijing,China.
2013 One man show in Shengge gallery in 798. Beijing,China.
2012 Two men show in Czech Embassy in Beijing .China.

2010 Group show in Yancheng YanduQu Museum，JiangSu，China.
2007.11. Star Star Group show in Today Museum, BeiJing , China.
2007.9. Two men show in Rainbow Gallery, Shanghai, China.
2004 One man show in Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai, China.
2003, One man show in Museum of art of UI,USA.
2002, One man show in JinCai gallery, Hangzhou, China.
2002, One man show in Independent Thinking & New Media Foundation, New York.USA.
2001, One man show in Top Floor Gallery, Shanghai, China
2000, Group show in Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
1993, Group Show in Lincoln Center, New York City.USA.
1990, The Stars: 10 years Exhibit at Musee d’Art Contemporain de Dunkerque, France
1990, The Stars: 10 years Exhibit at Festival d’Automne de Paris, France
1990, The Stars: 10 years Exhibit at Hanart Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1990, Group Exhibit at Smith College, Museum of Art, Boston, U.S.A
1989, The Stars: 10 years Exhibit at Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong
1987, Group Exhibit “Star, Star at Harvard” at Fairbank Center, Harvard University USA.
1986, Group Exhibit, “Avant-Garde Chinese Art” at Vassar College Gallery, NY USA.
1986, Group Exhibit, “Avant-Garde Chinese Art” at a New York City Gallery, NY USA.
1984, One men exhibit at a gallery at the people’s Park, Shanghai, in which was the first individual exhibition of avant-garde art in China after The cultural revolution.
1979-1980, Participated in the first and second group shows of the “Star, Star group” in Beijing. The “Star, Star Group” is a unique organization which displayed avant-garde art. Beijing China.

2014, paintings collected by The Long Museum of Shanghai, China
2000, Oil painting Resting Farmer collected by the Asia modern Museum of Fukuoka, Japan.
1994, Oil painting Drinking music, collected by the Art Museum of Shanghai, China
His paintings were sold at many auction houses and many private collectors have collected his paintings.