Yi Ming Li

Born in Hefei, Anhui, China, Yiming lives in Toronto, Canada throughout his life. Yi Ming is a mixed-media artist who graduated from OCAD University's Drawing and Painting in Expanded Animation program with a minor in Integrated Media. Yi Ming's works are both digital and analog, which include Photoshop and oil on canvas paintings. In his current works, he visualizes the daily struggles of Chinese Canadians and the racial stereotypes they face from society. He explores themes such as love, portraiture, Buddhism, and cultural identity issues. Yi Ming works on using both digital and traditional mediums to explore the themes of love and cultural identity. Yi Ming finished his final semester of his master's degree in the Masters of Education (M.Ed) in Curriculum & Pedagogy Program at the University of Toronto's OISE institution. When Yi Ming is not creating artworks he loves to learn new languages, take a nice jog at parks, and watch reality tv-shows on youtube.