Chen Li - new generation of Yunnan woodblocks

Mr.Chen Li was born in 1971 in Kunming city, Yunnan province. Being the son of the famous Yunnan Heavy Color painter Mr.Chen Yongle, he was influenced a lot from his childhood. But he was not satisfied with the traditional style of Yunnan painting, he created his way to show his world, we can find the warm colors and fluent lines like we often saw in Yunnan paintings, but his artworks are more abstract and easy, as he well combined some factors of traditional Chinese paintings.

1998 <Fragrance, autumn's spring> was selected in the 14^th National Print Exhibition.

2000 <Moon on the cold mountain> was selected in the 15^th National Print Exhibition

2001 <Dancer> was selected in the Art Exhibition for celebrating the 52 anniversary of China's foundation.

2002 <Praise song> won the copper prize in Yunnan "Prize of colors"Art Exhibition

2003 Oil painting <Landscape> series was selected in the 3^rd Chinese Oil Paintings Exhibition, Yunnan province.

2004 Woodcuts <Songs f Yunling echo the mountain> was selected in the 10^th National Art Exhibition and won the 2^nd prize in the art exhibition for celebrating the 55 anniversary of China's foundation.

2004 Woodcut <Colorful house> series was selected in the 10^th National Art Exhibition and won the 2^nd prize of Yunnan Art Exhibition.

2005 <Silence mountain> was selected in the Taipei Contemporary Artists Invited Exhibition.