Wei Li

Calgary, Canada
[email protected]Education:
2011-2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts (with Distinction), University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaExhibition:
Solo & Two person exhibitions:
Mar. 2025, Soft Body, The New Gallery, Calgary, AB
Mar. 2025, The tangled thoughts are like a mess, AcentricSpace, Shanghai, China
Feb. 2024, Skinbound, The project space, Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB
Aug. 2023, Piece of Me, Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Guelph, ON
Apr. 2023, Vessels, Harcourt House Artist Run Center, Main Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Jan. 2021, Day Dreams, Mcmullen Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Apr. 2018, Inside Out, Art Gallery of St.Albert, St.Albert, AB
Aug. 2017 Curious Things, Harcourt House Artist Run Center, Incubator Gallery, Edmonton, ABSelected group exhibitions:
Aug. 2024 Hand pic’d, VivianeArt, Calgary, AB
Jun. 2024 CAAF Alumni Art Exhibition, Cspace, Calgary, AB
Apr. 2024 Here & Now, Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB
Jan. 2024, Knock Knock, Art, Humour, and Meaning, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
Sept. 2023, When We Circle, Calgary Arts Common, Calgary, AB
Jun 2023, F is for Fem, Calgary, AB
Sept. 2022, Focal Points, Trinity Square Video, Toronto, ON
Sept. 2022, Schmoozy, Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB
Jun. 2022, Portraits: Facing the Image, Community Gallery, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Jun. 2022, Shifting Articulations and Manifestations of Asian-ness in Contemporary Canada, Online exhibition curated by Yang Lim
Apr. 2022, Made in Paint, The Sam and Adele Golden Gallery, New Berlin, New York, US
Sep. 2021 Art from Here, Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB
Oct. 2019 Abstract Answers, Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska, Curated by Riva Symko
Jul. 2019 Negotiating “Asian-ness” in Canada, The Works Festival, Edmonton, AB, Curated by Yang Lim
Dec. 2018 Simply Paint, Dc3 art projects, Edmonton, AB
Jul. 2018 Summer Exhibition, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Sep. 2017 The 19th Annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
Apr. 2017 Lasting Impressions, SNAP, Edmonton, AB
Apr. 2017 Between Us, Fab Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, ABAward
2022 Emerging Digital Artists Award
2017 Finalist of the 19th RBC Canadian Painting Competition
2017 Nomination for BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art CompetitionResidencies
Oct 2025 FourSeason art collection artist in residency, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Jan.2025 Acentricspace, Shanghai, China
Nov. 2024 Visual arts thematic residency - the system and other universes, Banff Arts Center, AB, Canada
Jan. 2023 Calgary Allied Art Foundation, Calgary, AB, Canada
Oct. 2021 The Sam & Adele Golden Foundation Artist Residence, NY, USCollections
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
EQ Bank digital art collection
Four season art collectionGrant
2025, Individual project grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
2024, Micro-grant, Calgary Arts Development
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, Explore and Create, Canada Council for the Arts
2023, Alberta Foundation for the Arts micro-grant
2021, Skills and Career Development, Edmonton Arts Council, AB
2020, 2018, 2017, Individual Project Grant, Edmonton Arts Council, ABAdditional Professional Activities
2021 Peer Assessor, Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton, AB
2020 Expert Panel, Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project funding program, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, AB
2017 RBC emerging artist program, Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, Edmonton, AB