Shiyi Li is a director, animator and illustrator. Born in China, lives in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.

Shiyi is known for her ethereal and surreal visual style, dreamy colors., and poetic narratives. Her artworks and animation have been exhibited throughout the world, including New York, Bangkok, London Short Film Festivals, Biennale International Design Saint-Etienne France, and Beijing Times Arts Museum. Her animation ‘Burn & Soothe’ has been nominated for the Best Animation Award at BFI Future Film Festival 2021, which screened on BFI Player.

Available for hiring

Animation Screens

London Short Film Festival Official Selection 2021
BFI Player
BFI Future Film Festival 2021 /the Best Animation nomination
Sheffield DocFest 2021
Flatpack Film Festival 2021
Genius Animation Art Festival 2020 (Beijing Times Art Museum, China)
Supertoon Film Festival Official Selection 2020
Short Film Breaks Official Selection 2020
Bellingham Music Film Festival USA 2019
Overlap show&Tell/ Flatpack Film Festival 2019
Italy Reset Music Festival 2019
New York Lift-Off Film Festival Online Selection 2019
Overlap Show&Tell November 2019
Hongkong City Hall 2019

Review

Its Nice That
TheGuardian
Sheffield DocFest
Thirteen Ways Of Looking
The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
New Art West Midlands x Coventry Biennial Contemporary Art / Artist Spotlight: Shiyi Li
International Curators Forum
KUTX national public radio
Songwall
RGM

Exhibition & Performance

The Thirteen way of Looking Art Exhibition (the Herbert Art Gallery & Muesum 2020)
Archived in Google Arts & Culture

Biennale International Design Saint-Etienne France 2019
Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art 2019
PGVIM International Symposium Bangkok 2019
Strength & Sensitivity: Chicago (Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago, USA)

Workshops

Visual sounds workshop for BA students in SUIC BAVC university Bangkok 2019
Reportage Illustration Workshop in Impact Hub 2019
Animation workshop for 2rd year BCU illustration students 2019
Children’s colorbox workshop / Flatpack Film Fesitival 2018