biography  
Born in China and living at the crossroad of Europe and Asia, Shi Lan ( Li Chevalier)  has received  her  post graduate Degree in Fine Art at the London Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design in 2007. She received her MA of philosophy from the Sorbonne University  in France . She is an associated member of French National Fine Arts Society, member of French National  Council for Plastic Art, of the Society of  Graphic and Fine Arts and of the Taylor Foundation. 

Prizes and awards

Celeste Art Prize shortlisted, UK 2007.  Mercury Art Prize  shortlisted, UK 2007. London Royal Academy Summer exhibition finalist 2007. Congratulated artist at the  Salon  international  d'Art  Plastique Niort France, 2005.    Li chevalier's works  have  been presented  in some international art Salons by   “The new British Artists” UK, Coomber Gallery UK  , The Celadon Art Gallery UK., the   8 Art Gallery Beijing.
Public collection: Danish Women Art Foundation, Huantie Modern Art Museum China.  Commercial Bank Qatar. The Star Art Magazine China. 
Private collections in France, England, US, Italy, Switzerland. Spain, US, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, UAE, Mainland China, Taiwan, Korea etc…  Among the collectors, The Rector of the University of the Art London Sir Michael Bichard, The Associated Dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School  the Art  USA, Christina Lindhom.




Group Exhibitions

2009: “Salon de la Societe National des Beaux Arts” The new gallery of Louvre Museum Dec. Paris; “L'Art en Capital” Le Grand Palais,  Nov. Paris ;  “ Exploration: works on paper ”. University of Missouri, Columbia US ; The Great Elephant Gallery 798 art zone Beijing;   “Comtemplating Orient” The new age gallery  May Beijing.;
“Reinvention of the Eastern Artistic Language” Huantie Art Museum, March,Beijing; ‘The Western rationality and the Eastern philosophy”  Red Gate Gallery International Art Residency program Feb Beijing.

2008: The great Tang fall auction sale exhibition. Nov Beijing; “Vision and Image” The Beijing Art Salon Oct Beijing; Shanghai International Art Fair , Sep Shanghai;  “The sky is not silent”   8 Art Gallery, June  Beijing; “The Northern Art Salon ” May UK;  “The Glasgow International Art Fair”  March UK ;  “The London International Art Fair” Feb London .

2007:  “ L'Art en Capital”  Le Grand Palais  Paris Nov;  “London AAF”,  Oct  England;  “The rising star of British Art ” Coomber Gallery  Oct   Doven  UK;   The Royal Academy  of Arts Summer exhibition. Burlington House London.  July-Aug UK ;  “ Patchwork cosmopolite”  Asiem Gallery June Paris;   Kingsgate Gallery  May, London;  Concourse show, Byam Shaw School of Art Gallery  April, London ;  Vauxhall Gallery  March, London

2006: Onefourone Gallery  Nov  London ;  Doha  National Art Gallery  Oct  Qatar ;

2005: Qatar National  Fine Arts  Society Annual  Show Feb  Doha Qatar.

2004: Salon of French National Fine Art Society, Museum of Louvre Dec Paris;     “Print making show” Scuola Internazionale di Grafica  Aug, Italy;  “10 woman artists show” Creative Art  Center   May Doha;  “The light of  Charity” Doha Exhibition Center Apr Qatar ;  Gulf Artists Groupe Show, Al Bida National Art Gallery May Qatar; Youth creative Art Centre   March  Qatar;   Salon des Independents  March, Paris;  “Drawing from women artists and designers.”   Virginia Commonwealth University of Art and Design Gallery, Feb.  Qatar.

2003:   Salon of the French National Fine Art Society, Museum of Louvre Dec Paris;  Gallery Adam et Eve, Sept   Paris; International Salon of Plastic Arts, Niort June France;   Bissan Gallery. 16 th International Artists Exhibition. Bissan Gallery April Doha.
2001:  French Cultural Center Doha.  Oct. Qatar.

Major solo shows

2007:  Celadon Art Gallery London July
          Byam Shaw School of Art  College Gallery  May
 
2006:  “Festival of the senses”  Ritz Carlton Hotel Doha.May

2005:   “Painting Music” concert exhibition with the  soloists of the Paris National Opera  Dec. 
            “Dreaming Music I ” Intercontinental Hotel Abu Dubai April
           “ Dreaming   music”  II  Alliance Francaise Dubai  April


2004:  “Veiled Silence” VCU-Q Gallery. Virginia Commonwealth University
            School of  Arts Nov.  
           “France –China year” French Cultural Center. Doha Qatar  oct 
            “Qatar Happenings” The Mall gallery Doha  Qatar

2003:   “La Porte” French Cultural Center Doha  oct
2002:   “Celebrating the new   French Cultural Center” Doha  Qatar May
2001:   “The  Bridge from China to France  ” Doha  Qatar


Among the collectors….

Museum of modern Art Huantie China
The “Star Art Magzine” China
Commercial Bank Qatar .
Foundation of Feminine Art Denmark.
Sir Michael Bichard      Rector of the University of the Arts London
Alain Azouaou              French  Ambassador  UAE
Christian Lindhom       Associated dean of the  US Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts

Pierre Perusset             The General Manager of the Ritz Carlton Hotel Doha
Alexandre Ziegler        Cultural Consular of the French Embassy in China
Remand Chafford        Cultural Consular of the French Embassy  in  Abudhabi. 
George Vassiliev           Cultural Consular of the French Embassy in Qatar
Michel Gerebtzoff        Cultural Consular of the Belgium Embassy  in China.
Carry Low                    General Manager of Occidental Petroleum in Qatar.
Denis Govin                 Military Attache at the French Embassy in Qatar.
Patrick  Pouyanne        Senior VP Exploration and Production Total.
Jean Francois Arrighi   General Manager for North Africa Total
Jacques Azibert            GM Total Congo
Jean Marc Grogurin     First Secretary French Embassy  Qatar.
Bruno Jovet                 Military attaché of the French Embassy Qatar.
Franck Leboeuf            French Football player
Marcello Terzano        Italian Architect
Catherine Delmas       French Architect
Timothy V Clark         American Composer
Cyrille Lacroutes        Cello soloist of Paris Opera 


Other recorded collectors
France

Marie Rene Affre . Katelle Alegre. Corine Auten . Antoine Basile. Nicolas et Marianne Berbigier . Francoise Baudouin. Carole et Julien Beaucour. Suzanne Brunet. Joelle Borgida. Jean louis Christelle. Beatrice Cante. Valerie Calviet . Nicole Caulet.  Anne-Laure Chaux , Jean Marc Godard. Jean Paul Coutant. Nathalie Duleux.  Danielle et Jean Dorey. Bruno  Dufour. Arnaud Chaperon. Marie Claude Durant. Nicolas Darget. Guillaum Delahosseraye. Isabelle Eula. Florence Fournage.  Josiane Gaber.  Valerie Grandpierre. Jean Grefioz. Nathalie Garcia. Dany Guenard.Paul et Benedicte de la Gueriviere. Elias Kassis. Veronique Joly.Elene Jeannick. Jean Michel Legras. Leschi.Catrine Laz. Philipe Lautard. Claire Martin-Mayeur. Aline Marcellin. Henri de Vismes.  Norma. Francise et Anne.  Loick Penhoat. Laurence Pfeiffer. Madame Roux. Catherine Roche.Nathalie Voynet. Sandrine Sfer . Elena Seyse.Valerie Telo.  Ivalo.
England

Simon Oliver , Vivienne Blackeley Glover, Richard Sealy, Johanna Brecque, Collectors from the Kathrine Austin Gallery. Celadon Art Gallery.
Giselle Lloyd.
USA :    Blake- Blackwell. Isabelle Eula. Paul Dubetz
Italy:                  Roxanne, Silvie Cicolella
Brazil:               Geysa Laikman
Japan:               Hatakeyama
Korea:               Rebecka Dakers
Iran:                   Masud Shans
Lebanon:           Gloria Khoury. Nayla. Nada Abouchacra
Marocco:           Dallila Iguer
Qatar:                Ali
Irak:                  Al Bahrami. Aida Safwat
Madagascar:    Angel Leung Tack
Spain:                Arancia Lataillade
Greece:             Cecile Avgoustopoulos
Denmark:         Lotte Pedersen
Germany:          Idil Periad
South Africa:   Mimi Cellier

Press room and publications

2001-2005  At Leisure magazine “ Art and Cultural “ weekly magazine; Al Yamanah weekly magazine;  Art critique by English Daily “ Gulf Time,  Peninsula;   Interviews at Qatar National TV, Radio France Qatar, Radio France Yveline ; The non art magazine China. (2007) The Art Guide Magazine China (2008). The Star Art Magazine China ( 2008). China International Education  TV channel documentary “ Li Chevalier , an artiste at the crossroad of East and West ”

Quotation from the Press

“Li's painting gives a rare opportunity to glimpse into the latest form of the Eurasian art, but with that distinctive touch that leaves a personal signature.”

Art and Culture---At Leisure Magazine.10/2002.
Chaura-  Poojari-Abbasi.

Chinese by birth and French by nationality,” Li Chevalier's work draws not only from  the centuries of artistic expression within these two cultures, but also from every  country with which she has associated. She exerts an unflinching humanistic influence on this century's art as it too transcends borders to view the world with the inner eye of its many cultures.”

“Even in her series of women, which hint of French  impressionism, their precise thoughts or emotions are undecipherable. With this quality, Li Chevalier's work comes alive at every glance and will continue to do for generations to come.”

Peninsula.-April 2004. Lindenstrauss.