Li Huayi

Li Huayi (李華弌, born 1948) is a contemporary Chinese ink painter. He is known for his large-scale, meticulously rendered landscape paintings that draw inspiration from traditional Song Dynasty landscape painting while incorporating a modern sensibility.

Li Huayi's work often features towering mountains, mist-shrouded valleys, and architectural elements such as pavilions and monasteries, executed with precise brushwork and a sophisticated understanding of ink tonality and perspective. While rooted in historical techniques and aesthetics, his paintings also exhibit a minimalist and almost abstract quality, emphasizing the underlying structures and essence of the natural world.

He studied painting and calligraphy at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts. After immigrating to the United States, he also studied Western art history and aesthetics, which influenced his approach to traditional Chinese painting. He currently divides his time between Shanghai and San Francisco. His work has been exhibited internationally in major museums and galleries.