EDUCATION
MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2023–2024
Graduation project Weeds selected by RCA to tour at the British Consulates in New York and Los Angeles
BA Traditional Chinese Painting, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China, 2019–2023
Graduated with First-Class Honours, Dean's Award for Chinese Traditional Painting
LIHONG BAI 白莉鸿
b. 1999, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.
Based in London.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Upcoming
2027.06 | The Coronet Theatre, London, UK
2026.10 | M+M Gallery, Hong Kong, HK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Upcoming
2027.07 | Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin, Germany
2026.11 | ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, presented by M+M Gallery, Shanghai, China
2026
A Changed Environment, Messums West, Tisbury, UK
Ignite Art & Light Festival, MAD Arts Museum, Florida, US
Outsider, Handbag Factory, London, UK
2025
Blooming on Paper, Somerset House, London, UK
Flower World, The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, UK
Weeds, British Consulate General, New York, USA
Weeds, British Consulate General, Los Angeles, USA
Armpit Hair Horseshit, Fleet Contemporary Art Fair, London, UK
Materia Medica, Shanghai International Art Festival, China
2024
The Joy of Water and Fish, Malta Biennale, Valletta, Malta
Putting Desire on the Table, Museum of Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
Putting Desire on the Table, Arusha Gallery, London, UK
2023
The Joy of Water and Fish, Milan International Film Festival, Milan, Italy
Dragon, Beijing Time Museum, Beijing, China
The Metamorphosis, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
My My My, Tianjin Art Museum, Tianjin, China
Publications & Talks
Recent
Carrying the Land Home," Artpil, written by Chiara Causo, 2026
Front page of Royal College of Art Painting, London, UK, 2025
Artist Interview, Suboart Magazine, London, UK, 2025
State and Statuses in Art and Cultural Production, Royal College of Art, London,UK 2025
Artist talk & workshop” Rituals of Belonging”, The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, UK 2025
Blooming featured as the cover of Bath Life Magazine, Issue 528, 2025
“In-Depth Personal Interview,” FAD Magazine, by Mark Westall, 2025
“Artist Criticism on Lihong Bai,” Artron, written by Qingyun Liu, 2024

