Li Tianyuan - 李天元

Born in Beijing in 1965

Studied at the high school affiliated with the Central Academy of Fine Arts and at the Department of Mural in the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing from 1980 to 1984    

Won the 1st China Oil Painting Annual Exhibition, Painting “Ye Zi” Golden Prize, Chinese National Historical Museum and Hong KongConference Center in 1991

2007

[Contemplation of Sensibility]Cloud & Sky PhotoImage Gallery Beijing. (Solo)
[Li Tianyuan] China Square Art Center. New York, USA (Solo)

[Dragon's Evolution]ChinaSquare.Art Center New York.
[China's Next Wave]galerie travers　Munich,Award The 1st China Oil Painting
Annual Exhibition.Painting Yan Zi won the Golden Prize. Chinese National
Historical Museum and Hong Kong Conference center Works Public Collection
Hong kong University Art Museum. Guangdong Art Museum. Tsing Hua University.
International Center of Photography,.New York. Casoria International
Contemporary Art Museum Italy.

2006

[Xuan Guan] Song Zhuang No.1 Chinese Contemporary Art Center, Beijing (solo)

2005

[100 Artists For a Museum] Casoria International Contemporary Art Museum

[Tianyuan Space Station-Air] Plum Blossom, New York & Hong Kong (solo)

[1976 – 2005HISTORY OF RIVER The Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition in New Era] China National Art Museum

[The 1st Chinese Contemporary Arts Annual Exhibition] China Military Museum, Beijing

Chengdu Biennial, Chengdu

[0 Plan] 0industrial798 Beijing

2004

[Between Past and Future New Photography and Video From China] International Center of Photography, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Seattle Museum of Art

[Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition] China-Japan Friendship Hall, Japan
2003

[Face and Body] Tai Kong Top Space, Beijing, Chelsea Gallery, Shanghai

[International Contemporary Drawing Art] Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts

[Landscape] Xray Art Center, Beijing

2002

[Asian Art Exhibition] Saudi Arabia

[Chinese Plastic Art Exhibition] Cairo, Egypt

[Asia Biennial] Bangladesh

2001

[Sino-German New Media Art Exhibition] Loft New Media Art Space, Beijing & Shanghai

2000

[Beijing Oil Painting Invitation Exhibition] Dongyu Gallery, Beijing

1999

[Art Works Exhibition] J Gallery, Hong Kong

[New Art] China Art Archives & Warehouse, Beijing

[Beijing Art Documenta] Goethe Institute, Beijing

1998

[Myths about the Beijing, China Contemporary Art Report] the Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Arts

[It’s Me!] Palace Museum, Beijing

1997

[In and Out] Lu Mingde Art Gallery, Singapore

1996

[Reality: Today and Tomorrow] International Art Gallery, Beijing

1995

[Chinese Oil Painting From Modernism to Postmodernism] Brussels, Belgium

1994

[Chinese Contemporary Research Document Exhibition] Changchun

1993

[LITIANYUAN] China National Art Museum, Beijing (solo)

[MAO100 Painting Exhibition] East Village Art Gallery, New York

1992

[Havana Biennial] Havana, Cuba

1989

[LITIANYUAN] Red Gate Gallery, Beijing (solo)