Email: Liwei595969@sina.com
Title:
Tenured Professor and Doctoral Supervisor
Education Background
1982-1986: Majored in Fashion Design of the Department of Textile and Fashion, Central Academy of Arts & Design, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.
2001-2002: Visited the Fashion Design Department, School of Decorative Arts, Paris, as a scholar.
Work Experience
1986-1998: The Department of Textile and Fashion, Central Academy of Arts & Design.
1998-: Department of Textile and Fashion Design, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University.
Main Social Services
Vice President of the Society for Chinese Costume Studies, Chairman of the Costume Committee of Chinese Traditional Culture Promotion Council, Director of the Chinese National Costume Committee, Chairman of the Patchwork Color and Art Research Committee of China Fashion & Color Association, Academic Coordinator of the University Design Alliance, Vice Director of the Costume and Makeup Committee of China Film Art Direction Academy, Vice Director of the Fashion Art Committee of China Textile Engineering Society, and Vice President of the Academic Board of International Fashion Art Network.
Research Interests
Fashion Design and Theoretical Research
Main Academic Achievements
Monographs: Complete Works of Chinese Arts and Crafts: Volume on Techniques – Embroidery, Drawnwork, Knitting, and Theatrical Costumes and Props, Research on Beijing Opera Costumes Production Techniques, Embroiders, Illustrated Traditional Chinese Costumes, Draping, Twelve Fashion Designers, etc.
Papers: More than 30 papers have been published in core journals such as ZHUANGSHI, including “Fashion Space”, “In Memory of the ‘Encounter’ with Yves Saint Laurent”, “Retro Style Strikes”, “Has the Time of Neutral Clothing Come?”, “The Choice of Culture: From Issey Miyake Works”, “Chinese Elements: From the Perspective of Spatial Consciousness”, “A Preliminary Study on Embroidery of Liangshan Yi Minority’s Apparel and Accessories”.
Collections:
Gene, collected by Chinese Silk Museum, 2021.
New Zhongshan Suit, permanently collected and exhibited by the Victoria and Albert Museum, UK, 2019.
New Chinese Style: Qipao, collected by Chinese Silk Museum, 2012.
Night and Day, collected by the Art Museum of College of Design, South China Agricultural University, 2011.
Pure Distant Still, collected by Henan Art Museum, 2010.
Night and Day, collected by National Art Museum of China, 2004.
National Essence, collected by French judge Bairorna, 2003.
Phoenix Robe, collected by French Haute Couture Designer RANADA, 2003.
Flowing Wave Melody, collected by New Zealand Wool Board China Branch, 1998
Fish—Ink Painting, collected by President of France Telecom in Paris, 1995.
Grace, auctioned in Inspiration - Art and Design, China Guardian Autumn Auctions, 2012.
New Chinese Style: Qipao, auctioned in Inspiration - Art and Design, China Guardian Autumn Auctions, 2013.
Pure Distant Still, auctioned in Inspiration - Art and Design, China Guardian Autumn Auctions, 2014.
Solo Fashion Shows:
The Art of Simplicity - Silk Road Cloud Clothing: The Art of Wearing, broadcast on Yunnan Satellite, 2021.
Li Wei Fashion Show, held at Silk Road International Fashion Week in Nansha, Guangzhou Province, 2019.
Ink Elegance - Li Wei Fashion Show, held at Splendid China Intangible Cultural Heritage Fashion Shows in Jingshan Park, 2019.
Li Wei Fashion Show, held at China Embroidery Cultural Salon in Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, 2019.
Li Wei Fashion Show, held at China Cultural Center in Tokyo, 2018.
Li Wei 3D Printing Fashion Show, held at 2018 International 3D Printing Carnival, 2018.
Li Wei Fashion Show, held at University of Nairobi, Maasai Tribe, Kenya, 2018.
Li Wei Fashion Show, held in China Resources Tower, headquarters of China Resources, 2018.
Li Wei Haute Couture Fashion Show, held at Xinjiang International Exhibition and Convention Center, 2017.
Li Wei 3D Printing Fashion Show, held in Ziyunxuan, Beijing, 2017.
Embroidering Jiangnan - Li Wei Works Show, held on the opening ceremony of Chinese Embroidery Culture Festival in Suzhou, 2017.
Li Wei Haute Couture Fashion Show, held at Dalian Fashion Week Z28, 2016.
“Xiuniang” Li Wei Haute Couture Fashion Show, held in the Cube 79 of Beijing 798 Art District, 2014.
Inheriting Tradition: Li Wei and Her Students’ Works Show, held at Ningbo Fashion Week, 2014.
Solo Exhibitions:
International:
Li Wei Arts Exhibition, held at Royal College of Art in 2016.
Seeing & Hearing - Li Wei Arts Exhibition, held at City Art Center Exhibition Hall, Pistoletto Art Foundation, Biella, Italy, in 2013.
Li Wei Chinese Peking Opera Mask Painting Exhibition, held at Paris Impression Gallery, France, 2003.
Li Wei Fashion Exhibition, held at Paris Art City Gallery, France, in 2002
Li Wei Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition, held at Paris Art City Gallery, France, in 1995.
National:
Night and Day: Li Wei Arts Exhibition, held at Beijing Design Week in China Agricultural Exhibition Center, 2019.
Li Wei Arts Exhibition, held in China Resources Tower, headquarters of China Resources, 2018.
Li Wei Arts Exhibition, held at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2017.
Li Wei Arts Exhibition, held at Enjoy - Art Museum, 2014.
Li Wei Arts Exhibition, held at South China Agricultural University, 2013.
Major Exhibitions:
International:
International Fashion Art Biennale, held in Seoul, Korea, 2020.
Silk Road Impression - China Fashion Art Exhibition, held in Venice, Italy, 2019.
Threads of the Silk Road Art, held in Kyrgyzstan, 2019.
Silk Road Impression - China Fashion Art Exhibition, held in Mauritius, Russia, Germany, 2019.
Seoul Fashion Arts Festival, held at Seoul BEAT360, 2018.
The Contemporary Chinese Fiber Art - Exhibition in Italy, held at Prato Textile Museum, Florence, 2018.
Silk Road Impression - China Fashion Art Exhibition, held at China Cultural Center in Tokyo, 2018.
Surface Design in Fashion: Works by Kinor Jiang and Collaborators, held at Cornell University, USA, 2018.
Asia Fiber Art Exhibition, held at Koryu Gallery in Fukuoka, Japan, 2017.
Fashion Art Biennale, held at Hongik Art Center in Seoul, South Korea, 2016.
Poland Lodz Design Biennale, held in Lodz Fiber Art Museum, Poland, 2016.
Exhibition of Chinese Silk “History and Modernity”, held at China Cultural Center in Berlin, Germany, Spain Cultural Art Center, and Madrid Cultural Center, 2012.
Chinese Contemporary Fiber Arts Exhibition, held at Santo Domingo Grand Theater in Columbia, Spain, Camila Art Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and in Ecuador and Ukraine, 2012.
International Design Biennale, held at Kim Dae-Jung Art Museum in Gwangju, South Korea, 2005.
Chinese Art Exhibition, held at ESCP Europe, 2004.
“China on the Body” Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, held in FRAC Marseille, France, 2004.
Exhibitions of Artists from 10 Countries, held by Radio Paris, France, 2022.
National:
New world, new vision: 2020 Fashion Art International Online Exhibition in 2020.
Tonggou: Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Arts, held at Luohu Museum, Shenzhen, 2021.
Splendid Decade: Fashion China 2011-2020, held at Chinese Silk Museum, 2021.
Interwoven Visions: CHN-US Technology and Innovation in Fiber Art, held by Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, the University of the Arts, USA, 2020.
The 13th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2019, held at the Art Gallery of Shandong University of Art & Design, 2019.
The 5th Art and Science International Exhibition, held at the National Museum of China, 2019.
Shared Design Biweekly, held at 6A Art Center, 2019.
Reflections on Classics - Invitational Fashion Night, held at China Agricultural Exhibition Center, 2019.
Millennium Dialogue: Invitational Exhibition, held at Art Museum of Dazu Rock Carvings, Chongqing, China, 2019.
The First “Belt and Road” Afro-Sino Art Exchange and Afro-Sino Cultural Forum, held at National Library of China, 2018.
“From Lausanne to Beijing”, the 10th International Fiber Biennale, held at Tsinghua University Art Museum, 2018.
Silk Road Charm - China-Europe Female Art Exchange Exhibition, held by Prince Kung’s Palace Museum, Beijing, 2018.
Light of Textile - China Textile Art Exhibition, held at China Millennium Monument, 2018.
“In A Different Voice” Fiber Art in A Care Narrative - Exhibitions of Artists from 10 Countries, held at Art Museum of the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, 2018.
Silk Story - 2018 International Fashion Art Exhibition, held at Beijing Exhibition Center, 2018.
FAISION ART International Fashion Art Exhibition, held at Zhuzhong Art Museum, 2017.
The 12th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2014, held at Xi’an Art Museum, 2014.
FAISION ART Fashion Art Exhibition, held at Aimu Art Museum, 2013.
The 3rd Art and Science International Exhibition, held at China Science and Technology Museum, 2012.
Fashion Script - Aesthetics of Fiber: Exhibitions of Artists from Seven Countries, held at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2011.
The First Beijing International Design Triennial, held at Capital Museum, 2011.
International Art Exhibition of Art and Science, held at National Art Museum of China, 2011.
“From Lausanne to Beijing”, the 6th International Fiber Biennale, held at Henan Art Museum, 2010.
The First Cross-Strait Chinese Character Art Exhibition, held at Today Art Museum, 2010.
Exhibition of the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, held at Shanghai World Expo, 2010.
The 11th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2009, held at National Art Museum of China, 2009.
The 10th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2004, held at National Art Museum of China, 2004.
International Art Exhibition of Art and Science, held at National Art Museum of China, 2001.
Main Awards
National Highest Awards
Night and Day - Golden Award of the 10th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, 2004.
Rhyme - Honorary Award of the 11th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, 2009.
Pure, Distant, Still - nomination of the 11th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, 2009.
Rhyme of Red - Finalist Award of the 12th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, 2014.
Voice of the Wind - Finalist Award of the 13th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, 2019.
Honorary Award of the Clothing Design for 2014 APEC Summit Leaders, 2014.
Night and Day - Honorary Award of the International Art Exhibition of Art and Science, 2001.
Design Series of Traditional Su Embroidery Clothing was selected for DESIGN POWER 100, 2018.
Night and Day: Li Wei Arts Exhibition - Laureate Awards and Designer of the Year of Beijing Design Week, 2019.
Highest Awards in Fiber Arts
Pure, Distant, Still - Golden Award of “From Lausanne to Beijing”, the 6th International Fiber Biennale, 2010.
Untitled - Excellence Award of “From Lausanne to Beijing”, the 5th International Fiber Biennale, 2008.
Night and Day - Honorary Award of the International Art Exhibition of Art and Science, 2011.
Highest Awards in Fashion Design
“Xiuniang” Li Wei Haute Couture Fashion Show, Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week.
Top 10 Fashion Designers at the 20th China Fashion Week, 2014.
Teaching
Fashion Innovative Design, Research on Clothing and Accessories of Chinese Ethnic Minorities, Design Appreciation, Analysis of International Fashion Trends, Form, Clothing Materials and Fashion Design, Overall Design of Characters, and Draping.
