Lanyi
(Li Xinwei)
b.1989 Haikou,China
lives and works in China
Education
MA 2013-2015
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
BA 2008-2012
Xian Academy of Fine Arts
Raised along the travel routes between Haikou and the mainland, with roots in Nanning, Guangxi (1/3), Qiyang, Hunan (1/3), and Haikou, Hainan (1/3).
With over a decade of experience in painting, engaged in art creation that delves into psychoanalysis and social practices, while endeavoring to find balance in forms of painting, performance, and socially engaged art.
Exhibitions
2025
Solo Exhibition —I Don’t Want to Go Mad Either @Yell Space, Shanghai
Bay Area Contemporary Art Biennale @Guangzhou Museum of Art
2022-2025
Art and psychoanalytical project ‘An Individual as the Society’ @ IATD
2024
Trio Exhibition — Questioning Silence @ Making Space, Guangzhou
2023
The edge of Volcanic Island and Migration @Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing
Double Exhibition -Hiding in the Symptoms @Moment Art Space, Zhuhai
BODILY REACTION:VITALIZING THE BARE LIFE @Taikang Space, Beijing
2022
Personal Project – Swimming Altar @Yell Space, Shanghai
Solo Exhibition – I Am a Feeling @LPS Art Space, Guangzhou
2018
When Art Knocks on the Door @SOHO Yard, Hong Kong
2017
Solo Exhibition – Across the Water @ART11 Art Space, Guangzhou
Light of Women Illustrators @Guangzhou Book Center
2016
National Illustration Art Biennial @GuanShanYue Art Museum, Shenzhen
2015 National Illustration Art Exhibition @Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum
2015 China International Illustration and Comic Biennial @China Academy of Art Art Museum, Hangzhou
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