Biographical Notes:

born 1942

Born in Tainan, Taiwan in 1942, Li was graduated from the College of Fine Arts, Taiwan. He had studied painting under the renowned painter Jiang Zhaoshen. Li had taught in various schools includ-ing the Municipal Zhongshan Secondary School and the Chi-lung Municipal Secondary School. He is also a noted photographer, who is a member of the Chi-lung Photographic Society, a member and executive director of the Society of Fine Arts, Chi-lung, a member of the Jilong Calligraphic Society and a member of the Chinese Fine Arts Society. Li has widely travelled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and various countries. He now serves as a professor at the Department of Fine Arts, National Academy of Fine Arts, Taiwan.

One-man Show

Taiwan

  • Spring Gallery (Taipei, 1979);
  • Apollo Gallery (Taipei, 1982, 1984, 1986); Dunhuang Arts Center (I986).

United States of America

  • Old Master's Gallery (Los Angeles, 1980)]

Joint Exhibition

Taiwan

  • "Literary Gathering beside the West Window" (Taipei Provincial Museum, 1976);
  • "Five Friends of the West Window" (Taipei Provincial Museum, 1979); "Journey of the Thunder Dragon - the Mystic Land of Bhutan" (Photographic exhibition, 1987).

Award

  • Award of Excellent Photographer in the category of slides at the 10th Members Seasonal Competition of the Photographic Society of Chi-lung; Gold prize in the category of black and white photography of the Year; Gold prize in the category of slides of the Year (I976); Dr. Sun Yat-sen Award of Literature and Art (category of Chinese painting, 1980); Wu Sanlian Award of Literature and Art (I983).

Catalogue

  • Exhibition of Li Yihong (Taipei, 1986);
  • Song of the Big Tree, Prelude - Li Yi-hong Ink Painting Exhibition (Taipei, 1988).

Publication

  • Nature and the Idea of Painting (Taipei, 1985)

 

Album of Works