Previous & upcoming

Exhibitions & Art Displays

Where Xiang Li's paintings have hung, and where they hang next — from the Worcester Art Museum and the MFA to public libraries, hospital corridors and a permanent collection in Qingdao.

Shows & displays: 33
Venues: 26
On view since: 2012–2027

Schedule checked 2026-09-11. Confirm dates and admission with the venue before visiting.

Current & Upcoming 7 shows

April – end of September 2026

Galleries & Arts Centers

Chinese Empresses

On view now

Creative Hub Worcester

2 Ionic Ave, Worcester, MA 01608

Sept/Oct 2026 Issue

Press

Off the Canvas — feature on Xiang Li

Current issue

Artists Magazine

September/October 2026 issue

March 2025 – 2026

Community & Health

Chinese Empresses and Pandas

On view now

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)

Multiple locations, Boston, MA

January 31, 2027

Museums

Chinese Empresses — Lunar New Year celebration

Upcoming

Worcester Art Museum

55 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01609

Free admission all day · 10am–4pm · pop-up exhibition, family storytelling and artist talk

February 7, 2027

Museums

Chinese Empresses — Lunar New Year Festival

Upcoming

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

10am–5pm · included with museum admission · pop-up exhibition, family storytelling and artist talk

May 22, 2027 · 11am–4pm

Libraries

AAPI Heritage Month: Chinese Empresses

Upcoming

Thomas Crane Public Library

40 Washington St, Quincy, MA

Pop-up exhibition in the Atrium, original silk paintings in the Community Meeting Room, and two free programs with Xiang Li and Fei Wu

Permanent installation since June 2018

International

Dream of the Red Chamber

Permanent

Tsingtao Cultural Park and Museums

Qingdao, China

Collection featuring 413 scenes created by Xiang Li

Past Exhibitions 26 shows

July 1–31, 2026

Libraries

Chinese Empresses

Wellesley Free Library

530 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 02482

Opening reception Monday, July 20, 2026

July 2–30, 2026

Libraries

Voices of Strength: Empresses and Zodiac Animals

Newton Free Library

330 Homer St, Newton, MA 02459

May 13–24, 2026

Galleries & Arts Centers

Chinese Empresses Multi-sensory Arts and Culture Experience

Jean McDonough Arts Center (JMAC)

20 Franklin St, Worcester, MA 01608

January – March 2026

Community & Health

Chinese Empresses Collection

LabCentral

700 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02139

February 19, 2026

Museums

Chinese Empresses — Lunar New Year Festival display

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

February 16, 2026

Museums

Chinese Empresses

Worcester Art Museum

55 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01609

December 13, 2025 · 11am–3pm

Community & Health

Chinese Empresses Holiday Event

Tatnuck Bookseller

18 Lyman St, Westborough, MA 01581

October 2024 – November 2025

Community & Health

Chinese Empresses Window Display

Denholm Building

484 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608

August 30 – October 17, 2025

Community & Health

Imagining a Greener, More Joyful Chinatown — Experience Chinatown mural

Happy Lamb Hot Pot, Boston Chinatown

693 Washington St, Boston, MA 02116

Public mural by Xiang Li and Fei Wu, one of eight commissioned by Pao Arts Center for Experience Chinatown 2025 on the theme “Imagine a Greener Future for Chinatown”

June 14 – October 12, 2025

Museums

Chinese Empresses

New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill

11 French Dr, Boylston, MA 01505

Spring Issue, 2025

Press

Northern Song Dynasty (Early Period) Chinese Empresses

Fiber Art Now

Online magazine, Spring Issue

December 2024 – March 2025

Community & Health

Various framed art

UMass Memorial Health

Multiple hospitals, Worcester, MA

January – February 2025

Galleries & Arts Centers

Transparency

Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery, Worcester State University

486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602

January 30, 2025

Museums

Chinese Empresses — Chinese New Year Celebration

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

January 26, 2025

Museums

Chinese Empresses — Chinese New Year Celebration

Worcester Art Museum

55 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01609

November 2024

Community & Health

Chinese Empresses

College of the Holy Cross

1 College St, Worcester, MA 01610

September – October 2024

Galleries & Arts Centers

Fire and Water

Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery, Worcester State University

486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602

September – October 2024

Galleries & Arts Centers

Mary Schein Fall Salon Exhibition

Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge Art Association

25 Lowell St, Cambridge, MA 02138

September – October 2024

Galleries & Arts Centers

Fall Exhibit

Blackstone Valley Art Association

Whitinsville, MA

September – October 2024

Galleries & Arts Centers

Art and Fashion

ValleyCAST

Whitin Mill, Whitinsville, MA

September 24, 2024

Libraries

Art and AI — Cambridge Science Festival

Cambridge Public Library

449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

May 2024

Galleries & Arts Centers

Solo Exhibit

Jean McDonough Arts Center (JMAC)

20 Franklin St, Worcester, MA 01608

May 2024

Museums

Spring Festival

Worcester Art Museum

55 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01609

February 2024

Museums

Chinese New Year

Harvard Museums

Cambridge, MA

2017

International

Zhuhai Red Cross Organization Charity Exhibit

Zhuhai Red Cross

Zhuhai, China

2012

International

Master Artists of the Forbidden City

The Forbidden City

Beijing, China

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