A 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. Tripti on the six Xiang Li Art pieces that have moved into her house.
Some moments take many years to arrive. When my mother, Xiang Li, and I held the September/October 2026 issue of Artists Magazine in our hands, I felt the weight of…
Reflections inspired by Christopher Nolan’s 2026 film The Odyssey and Xiang Li’s Chinese Empresses collection. A quick note before you read: This article discusses themes and several well-known myths from…
On 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. Even on a relatively quiet…
When 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….
This July 2026, Xiang Li Art is honored to present Voices of Strength: Empresses and Zodiac Animals at the Newton Free Library in Newton, Massachusetts. Installed throughout the library’s Main…
This July 2026, Xiang Li Art is delighted to bring the Chinese Empresses collection to the Wellesley Free Library in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Throughout the month, visitors can encounter a selection…
On 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…
How a collection of paintings can travel from an artist’s studio, through a laptop screen, into the hands of readers, collectors, and museum visitors. Introduction There is something deeply satisfying…
On 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. The…