Shan Li - Artist Info

About Shan Li

  • Biography

    Li Shan (1926) was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province. After his graduation from the Chinese Painting Department of the Zhejiang Fine Arts Academy in 1958, he worked in the offices of the Xinjiang Pictorial (Xinjiang huabaoshe, ?????). In 1962 he became a professional painter at the Jiangsu Chinese Painting Academy but after 1965, he was 'sent down' to the rural areas and ended in cadre schools, including the Zhenjiang Public Park Office and the Nanjing Park and Forest Office. In 1979 he was rehabilitated and moved back to Nanjing.

    In 1981 he went to the U.S.A., exhibiting in San Francisco and teaching at the Nebraska State University. He moved to live in the U.S.A. after 1984 and served as Visiting Professor...

    But wait, there's more...

    Displaying 1,148 of 1,132 characters.

    Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.

    For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.

    If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.

** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at .

Share an image of the Artist: .