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Hanwei Li 李晗微 
b.2001

A multidisciplinary artist based in Chicago, IL. She explores themes of love, connection, loss, and healing through handmade books, letters, and installations. She combines traditional printmaking techniques with contemporary narratives to create intimate and reflective works. She engages with collective and personal experiences for emotional resonance and dialogue.

EDUCATION
2025        Bachelor of Fine Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
06/2023-08/2023         
Teaching Assistant of Early College Program Summer Institute, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL  
       o  Figure Drawing with larissa Borteh 
       o  Experimental with Stevie Hanley  
       o  Adult Continuing Education with Shonna Pryor

HONORS AND AWARDS
2023        Grand Prize, Elemental Contest+Exhibition, Speedball
 
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023         Art book and print fair, Co-Prosperity, Chicago, IL
2022         Ongoing, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
                   Elemental, Iredell Arts Council, Stateville, NC
                   Layers of Ink, Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO   
                   Art Bash, Neiman Center, Chicago, IL                              

PRESS
2023         Artist talk magazine, November 2023

COLLECTION
2023          Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection

LANGUAGES
Native in Chinese (Mandarin)
Professional working proficiency in English



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