Li Huai received her BA in fine arts at the Beijing Film Academy in 1982 and her MFA in art at CalArts in 1990. Her specialties include installation, painting, drawing, mixed media, and Chinese calligraphy and brush painting. In thematic terms, her work deals with various issues related to East-West cultural interaction in an increasingly transnational age, including issues involving the Asian diaspora. Her major one person shows include Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (Self Discipline: An Installation) and the San Diego Museum of Art (Li Huai: An Artist in Two Cultures), and her work has been in group exhibitions in various international venues in Japan, Mexico, Canada, South Africa, and Italy.
Email: h3li@ucsd.edu
Website: http://chinesestudies.ucsd.edu/lihuai