My MAD Story

French Artist born in China in 1961, graduated from London Central St Martins College of Art & Design and gained her Post graduate degree in philosophy at Sorbonne University Paris. Li Chevalier has been living and working in various continents and countries between Europe, Asia and the Middle East: Japan, China, Indonesia, England, Italy. Actually resident in Dubai , member of French National Fine Art Society.

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MAJOR MONOGRAPH EXHIBITIONS

2017 Contemporary Art Museum Rome Rome ( Macro)“Trajectories of desire“
2010 National Art Museum of China (Namoc) Beijing “The Poetic Orient“
2012 Shanghai Art Museum “Li Chevalier rétrospective“
2013 National Opera of China (Ncpa) “Visual Symphony”, a collaboration with China National Symphony and Paris Opera.
2014 Bordeaux Contemporary Art Centre “Sub Marine Base” “Fusion “ France
2012 National Library of China “Victor Segalen, the Steles of Light”
2010 Today Art Museum Beijing “Contemplating the Orient“
2007 Byam Shaw art gallery at Central St Martins College of Art and Design in London
2006 Dubai French Alliance Dubai “Painting music” Dubai
2004 “Veiled Silence” Gallery of the Virginia Commonwealth University School
Of the Arts, Doha, Qatar

MAJOR GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017 Royal Academy of Arts London
2016 Venice Mostra “Open” International Sculpture and installation
2015 Unesco Paris< Art for peace>
2015 Asleum Museum Sweden
2012 Doland Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai
2012 Museum of Contemporary Art Beijing
2012 Taiwan Zhongwheng Memory hall 4th Biennial ink painting
2011 University of Missouri, Columbia in November USA " Paper Expression"
2011 Museum of Today's Vision Beijing
2010 Beijing International Art Fair
2010 National Museum of Wuhan China
2010 Sunshine Museum Beijing
2006-2009 Grand Palais Paris
2009 Carrousel du Louvre Paris SNBA art salon France
2008 Art Fair Glasgow Scotland
2008 Northern Art Fair UK
2008 Shanghai Art Fair
2007 London Art Faire
2007 Kings-gate Gallery London .July / Vauxhall Gallery London July
2003 National Gallery of Qatar Al Bida



MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS

National Museum of Fine Arts of China / State Opera China / French Embassy China / Modern Art Museum of China Huantie / Commercial Bank Qatar /Bernard Magrez Art Found /Danish Art Foundation / The "Star Art Magazine" China / Art Weekly Magazine / Movement Art Magazine China /Ku Art Magazine /Levi Kelly Group the Art Pavilion / Vision Magazine Art / China Art News

Private Collections: France / China / United States / Switzerland / USA / Italy / Denmark / Germany / Belgium / Spain / Japan / Korea / Iran /Lebanon / Qatar /Dubai/ Morocco / Greece / Taiwan / Brazil / South Africa / Madagascar.


PRIZE
First prize for sculpture - French Graphic and fine arts society 2014 / Gold medal for Installation French National Fine Arts Society 2014
Celeste Art prize shortlisted 2006 UK /. Mercury Art prize shortlisted 2006 UK/ Nominated prize Saint Martin international art salon 2003.


THESIS
Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design London 2006
Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design London 2007
< Man as screen, the inevitable political morality> Paris I Sorbonne University in 1991
Theological College Strasbourg 1999
Theological College Strasbourg 1998
Theological College Strasbourg 1998

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