I miss the sun. The lack of light makes me search for light in my paintings.
— Li Hei Di
Born in Shenyang, China, in 1997, Li Hei Di attended Maryland Institute College of Art followed by Chelsea College of Art, and has a MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art, London. In 2022, LINSEED Projects, Shanghai presented the artist’s first solo exhibition, Tits at Dawn. She has been included in group shows at Galerie Marguo (2023); Gagosian, Hong Kong (2023); Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London (2023); Downs & Ross, New York (2022), Public Gallery, London (2022) and LINSEED Projects, Shanghai (2022), amongst others. Her first solo exhibition with Pippy Houldsworth Gallery will take place in early 2024.
Li Hei Di’s effervescent paintings are abstract portraits of longing, desire and seduction. Repressed, animalistic feelings are translated into ephemeral scenes. She now lives and works in London.
Born in 1997 in Shenyang, China
Lives and works in London, UK
Education
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MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London |
| 2020 |
BA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, London |
| 2018 |
BFA Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2024 |
Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London (forthcoming) |
| 2023 |
Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (forthcoming) |
| 2022 |
LINSEED Projects, ‘Tits at Dawn’, Shanghai, China |
Group Exhibitions
| 2023 |
OCAT Shanghai, China (forthcoming) |
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Galerie Marguo, ‘A New Sensation’, Paris, France |
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Green Family Art Foundation, ‘Considering Female Abstractions’, Dallas, TX |
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Gagosian, ‘Uncanny Valley’, Hong Kong |
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Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, ‘Conscious Unconscious’, London, UK |
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| 2022 |
Downs & Ross, ‘In Defense of Secrets’, New York, NY |
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Royal College of Art, ‘Degree Show’, London, UK |
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ZERUI Gallery, ‘Memories of A Social Club That Doesn’t exist’, London, UK |
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RuptureXibt, ‘Eyes, Dusk, Phantasmagoria’, London, UK |
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Public Gallery, ‘Phantasmata’, London, UK |
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ZERUI Gallery, ‘A/D D/A’, London, UK |
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| 2021 | MAMOTH, ‘The Glass Bead Game’, London, UK |
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LINSEED Projects, ‘Watch the Fire from the Shore’, Shanghai, China |
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| 2020 |
Chelsea College of Arts, Degree show, London, UK (online) |
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Li Hei DiAs of the fever of early summer groping in the dimness of the subconscious for the memory of the mid day warmth, 2023Oil on canvas100 x 70 cm (39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in) -
Li Hei DiEMPTY YOUR HEART WITH MORTAL DREAMS, 2022Oil on canvas220 x 160 cm (86 5/8 x 63 in)
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Li Hei DiIN THE EXCITEMENT OF DYING, 2022Oil on canvas110 x 100 cm (43 1/4 x 39 3/8 in)
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Li Hei DiLIQUID MEADOW IN THE LUST OF DAWN, 2022Oil on canvas, two parts170 x 310 cm (66 7/8 x 122 in)
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Li Hei DiOPEN CRACK AT THE SUMMIT OF THE SKY, 2022Oil on canvas124.8 x 94.7 cm (49 1/8 x 37 1/4 in)
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Li Hei DiSLOW DIP, A BILLION WORLDS RISE, 2022Oil on canvas220 x 160 cm (86 5/8 x 63 in)
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Li Hei DiSOLACE OF THE NIGHT SKY, 2022Oil on canvas160 x 130 cm (63 x 51 1/8 in)
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Li Hei DiTHE NIGHTLESS DUSK, 2022Oil on canvas200 x 160 cm (78 3/4 x 63 in)
