李庆,1992年毕业于南京师范大学美术系,2010年研修于中国美术学院。现为国家一级美术师,二级教授,享受国务院特殊津贴,中国美术家协会会员,国家艺术基金评审专家,教育部全国专业学位水平评估专家,南京师范大学美术学院研究生导师,江苏省有突出贡献的中青年专家,刘海粟美术馆、常州美术馆馆长。
2011年 上海刘海粟美术馆举办“李庆画展”。
2012年 北京荣宝斋举办“李庆水彩·粉画展览”。
2013年 江苏省美术馆举办“水色悠扬·李庆水彩画展”。
2014年 北京保利艺术博物馆举办“李庆水彩画展”。美中关系全国国委员会主席欧伦斯(Stephen A. Orlins)参观画展并收藏作品。
2015年 应邀于伦敦举办“李庆水彩画展”。英国皇家水彩画会主席托马斯·普伦基特(Thomas Plunkett)出席开幕仪式并致辞。
2016年 作为唯一受邀的中国画家赴纽约参加美中关系全国委员会50周年盛大庆典。为表彰对美中关系发展做出重要贡献的人士,委员会将李庆的水彩作品作为奖品分别颁发给美国前国务卿基辛格(Henry A.Kissinger)、美国史带金融财团董事局主席格林伯格(Maurice R.Greenberg)、波音公司副主席雷蒙德·康纳(Raymond L.Conner)以及美国联合航空公司总裁穆尼奥斯(Oscar Munoz)。
2017年 应邀在西太湖美术馆举办作品汇报展。
2018年 应邀于纽约联合国总部举办个人画展。首位中国籍诺贝尔文学奖获得者莫言为展览题写展名。尼克松家族、美中关系全国委员会主席欧伦斯(StephenA.Orlins)、纽约警察总局副局长莫虎等国际友人参加了开幕仪式。多件作品被纽约州共和党主席爱德华·考克斯(Edward Cox)、美中关系全国委员会主席欧伦斯(Stephen A. Orlins)收藏。
2023年 李庆水彩画展在中国美术馆举办。
2024年 “水色华章——中国水彩艺术国际交流展”在柏林举办
2025年 “水色华章——中国水彩艺术国际交流展”在巴黎举办
李庆曾多次赴剑桥大学、牛津大学、普林斯顿大学、华盛顿大学、威廉帕特森大学进行艺术考察和学术交流活动
Li Qing graduated from the School of Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University in 1992 and studied at the China Academy of Art in 2010. Currently, he is a national fi rst-class artist, a second-class professor, a member of the China Artists Association, an expert in the evaluation of the China National Arts Fund, an expert in the evaluation of the national professional degree level of the Ministry of Education, a postgraduate supervisor at the School of Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University, a young and middle-aged expert with outstanding contributions in Jiangsu Province, and serves as a director of Liu Haisu Art Museum and Changzhou Art Museum.
In 2011, "Li Qing Painting Exhibition" was held at the Shanghai Liu Haisu Art Museum.
In 2012, "Li Qing Watercolor· Gouache Painting Exhibition" was held at Beijing Rongbaozhai.
In 2013, "Beautiful Water Colors · Li Qing Watercolor Painting Exhibition" was held at the Jiangsu Art Museum.
In 2014, "Li Qing Watercolor Painting Exhibition" was held at Beijing Poly Art Museum. Stephen A. Orlins, Chairman of National Committee on United States-China Relations, visited the art exhibition and collected Li Qing’s works.
In 2015, Li Qing was invited to hold the "Li Qing Watercolor Exhibition" in London. Thomas Plunkett, Chairman of the Royal Watercolor Society of the UK, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
In 2016, as the only invited Chinese artist, Li Qing went to New York to participate in the grand celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Committee on United States - China Relations. In order to commend those who have made signifi cant contributions to the
development of US China relations, the committee presented Li Qing's watercolor works to Henry A. Kissinger, former US Secretary of State, Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the US Starr Companies Financial Consortium, Raymond L. Conner,
Vice Chairman of Boeing, and Oscar Munoz, President of United Airlines.
In 2017, Li Qing was invited to hold a Work Report exhibition at the West Taihu Lake Art Museum.
In 2018, he was invited to hold a solo exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Mo Yan, the fi rst Chinese Nobel laureate in literature, inscribed the exhibition name. International friends such as the Nixon family, Stephen A. Orlins, Chairman of the
National Committee on United States-China Relations, and Mo Hu, Deputy Director of the New York Police Department, attended the opening ceremony. Multiple works were collected by Edward Cox, Republican Chairman of New York State, and Stephen A. Orlins, Chairman of the National Committee on United States-China Relations.
In 2023, “Li Qing Watercolor Exhibition” will be held at the National Art Museum of China.
Li Qing has visited University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Princeton University, University of Washington, and William Patterson University numerous times for art and academic exchange activities.