Li Limin
China, 1973
Artist's works
Artist Profile
The Eighteen Lohan Handscroll
Introduction and Experience
Li Limin (b. 1973, Laoling, Shandong Province, China) is an accomplished poet, calligrapher, and painter whose practice is deeply rooted in the traditions of Chinese literati culture. He studied calligraphy under renowned masters Liu Zidu and Qi Gong, developing particular mastery in seal and clerical scripts. By integrating the fluid brushwork of running and cursive script into the structural discipline of seal and clerical forms, while drawing inspiration from the epigraphic spirit of Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi, Li has cultivated a distinctive style characterized by archaic elegance, rhythmic vitality, and rich expressive variation.
In recent years, Li has expanded his practice beyond calligraphy into painting, exploring subjects ranging from Buddhist figures and landscapes to flowers, birds, fish, and scholarly themes. His paintings retain the expressive energy of calligraphic brushwork, allowing writing and image to merge into a unified artistic language imbued with scholarly refinement and poetic resonance.
Li Limin is a member of the China Calligraphers Association and several major artistic institutions. His works have been widely exhibited and collected across Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States, and his publications and artistic achievements have received sustained attention from both media and academic circles.
Exhibitions and Awards
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2013
Solo Exhibition Touring—Shanghai, Beijing, Yantai, Luoyang, Yichang, Shijiazhuang, China
2009
Solo Exhibition Touring—Shenyang, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Harbin, Guangzhou, China
Group Exhibitions
2013
Group Exhibition Touring—Shanghai, Beijing, Yantai, Luoyang, Yichang, Shijiazhuang, China
2012
Sino-Australian Cultural and Art Exchange Exhibition—Sydney, Australia
2010
Sino-Russian Art Exchange Exhibition—Vladivostok, Russia
2009
Group Exchange Exhibition Touring—Shenyang, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Harbin, Guangzhou, China
2008
Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition Touring—Changsha, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, Xi'an, China
2007
Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition Touring—Hainan, Sanya, Haikou, China
2005
National Exhibition of New Chinese Painting Artists—China
2002
Calligraphy of Mao Zedong's Poetry —Tiananmen Rostrum, Beijing, China
Art Fairs
2014 – 2015
Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.)—Taipei, Taiwan
Awards
2011
Silver Award—1st Changxing Cup National Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition of Famous Artists, China
2003
Selected—Top 100 Calligraphers and Painters of China, China
Collections
Museums and Institutional Collections
- The Long-Browed Arhat (Arhat Kalika) —The Far Eastern Federal Art Museum, Khabarovsk, Russia
- Beijing Zhongnanhai, China
Private Collections
- Works are held in private collections in Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, the USA, and China.