https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/Stories from Xiang Li Arten-UShttps://www.xiangliart.com/blog/six-pieces-i-use-not-just-admire/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/six-pieces-i-use-not-just-admire/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:11:43 GMTA painting behind museum glass asks to be looked at. These six ask to be opened, worn, written in, tied around a shoulder, handed to a mother on a Sunday morning.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/xiang-li-in-artists-magazine-the-empress-of-silk/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/xiang-li-in-artists-magazine-the-empress-of-silk/Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:41:27 GMTWhen my mother, Xiang Li, and I held the September/October 2026 issue of Artists Magazine in our hands, I felt the weight of far more than four printed pages.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/from-ithaca-to-imperial-china-power-trust-and-the-choices-that-shape-a-dynasty/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/from-ithaca-to-imperial-china-power-trust-and-the-choices-that-shape-a-dynasty/Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:32:05 GMTReflections inspired by Christopher Nolan’s 2026 film The Odyssey and Xiang Li’s Chinese Empresses collection.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/art-family-and-community-opening-the-chinese-empresses-exhibition-at-wellesley-free-library/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/art-family-and-community-opening-the-chinese-empresses-exhibition-at-wellesley-free-library/Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:21:00 GMTOn Monday, July 20, 2026, we welcomed approximately 25–30 visitors to the opening reception of Xiang Li Art’s Chinese Empresses exhibition at Wellesley Free Library.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/a-fresh-look-at-creative-hub-worcester-rediscovering-the-chinese-empresses/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/a-fresh-look-at-creative-hub-worcester-rediscovering-the-chinese-empresses/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:19:51 GMTWhen Xiang Li’s original silk paintings were first installed at Creative Hub Worcester in April, they helped bring warmth, history, and color into the gallery during the Hub’s opening season.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/xiang-li-art-paintings-at-newton-free-library/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/xiang-li-art-paintings-at-newton-free-library/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:06:13 GMTThis July 2026, Xiang Li Art is honored to present Voices of Strength: Empresses and Zodiac Animals at the Newton Free Library in Newton, Massachusetts.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/chinese-empresses-arrive-at-wellesley-free-library/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/chinese-empresses-arrive-at-wellesley-free-library/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:56:01 GMTThis July 2026, Xiang Li Art is delighted to bring the Chinese Empresses collection to the Wellesley Free Library in Wellesley, Massachusetts.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/multisensory-art-experience-at-creative-hub-worcester/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/multisensory-art-experience-at-creative-hub-worcester/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:44:25 GMTOn Saturday June 13, 2026, we returned to Creative Hub Worcester for an afternoon that brought together original silk paintings, personal stories, hands-on creativity, fragrance, jewelry, books, and plenty of joyful experimentation.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/playbook-for-publishing-a-fine-art-coffee-table-book/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/playbook-for-publishing-a-fine-art-coffee-table-book/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:18:47 GMTHow a collection of paintings can travel from an artist’s studio, through a laptop screen, into the hands of readers, collectors, and museum visitors.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/multi-sensory-chinese-empress-experience-at-jmac/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/multi-sensory-chinese-empress-experience-at-jmac/Sun, 24 May 2026 04:41:40 GMTOn Thursday, May 21, we gathered at JMAC in Worcester for the opening reception of my mom Xiang Li’s newest solo exhibition, Multi-Sensory Chinese Empress Art and Culture Experience.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/when-fashion-becomes-a-canvas-met-gala-2026/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/when-fashion-becomes-a-canvas-met-gala-2026/Sun, 10 May 2026 00:40:39 GMTIntroduction Every year, the Met Gala produces spectacle. There is drama, excess, commentary, performance. But every once in a while, amidst the flash of celebrity culture, something deeper emerges.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/davis-museum-immortalizing-magu/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/davis-museum-immortalizing-magu/Tue, 05 May 2026 03:18:40 GMTOn April 8, 2026, we had the honor of attending “Immortalizing Magu: The Conservation of a Chinese Painting” at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/xiang-li-art-creative-hub-worcester/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/xiang-li-art-creative-hub-worcester/Tue, 05 May 2026 02:39:19 GMTThere are some moments that feel bigger than one event, one evening, or even one exhibition. The opening reception of The Creative Hub Worcester was one of those moments.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/the-golden-road-about-empress-wu-zetian/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/the-golden-road-about-empress-wu-zetian/Sun, 03 May 2026 01:01:37 GMTIntroduction Sometimes, a single chapter in a book can quietly expand the way you see history!https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/xiang-li-at-labcentral-in-kendall-square/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/xiang-li-at-labcentral-in-kendall-square/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:25:39 GMTIntroduction There is something quietly beautiful about arriving at the end of something. Not at the opening, when the room is full and the energy is outward.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/understanding-cloisonne/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/understanding-cloisonne/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:23:32 GMTFrom imperial courts to global markets, a quiet reflection on how intention shapes art.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/how-to-appreciate-chinese-calligraphy/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/how-to-appreciate-chinese-calligraphy/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:26:30 GMTChinese calligraphy is one of the oldest and most respected art forms in the world, yet for many people encountering it for the first time, it can feel difficult to understand.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/creative-sector-day-at-the-massachusetts-state-house/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/creative-sector-day-at-the-massachusetts-state-house/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:57:19 GMTOn March 3, 2026 my partner Adam Leffert and I had the honor of representing Xiang Li’s Chinese Empresses art at Creative Sector Day, organized by MassCreative at the Massachusetts State House.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/xiang-li-at-labcentrals-gallery-1832/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/xiang-li-at-labcentrals-gallery-1832/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:17:42 GMTWhen people think of Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, they think of biotechnology, research labs, and startups working on the future of medicine.https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/lunar-new-year-at-the-worcester-art-museum-2026/https://www.xiangliart.com/blog/lunar-new-year-at-the-worcester-art-museum-2026/Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:20:15 GMTOn February 16, 2026, we had the joy of returning to the Worcester Art Museum for our second consecutive Lunar New Year celebration. Each year feels different.