RESUME

“CJ” Craig Jun Li (1998, China) is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York (Munsee Lenape land). Driven by research interests in circulation and semiotics, Li’s work often configures as inconstant installations utilizing perishable materials and architectural elements. Their practice aims to investigate the oscillation between a given subject and how it’s perceived in relation to image and material production.

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CRAIG JUN LI 

b.1998, China 

Lives and works in New York 

EDUCATION 

2025 MFA Studio Art, City University of New York-Hunter College, New York, NY

2021 BFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 

SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS 

2024

(upcoming solo exhibition at RAINRAIN, New York, NY)

Valentine (Kristen Stewart) with Mike Goldby, Parent Company, New York, NY

sanction, Abel Contemporary, Stoughton, WI 

cool, hatred 2, New York, NY 

2023

if, Prairie, Chicago, IL 

or, in collaboration with Canal Street Research Association, curated by ACOMPI at Canal Street Research Association residency at Canal Projects, New York, NY 

documentum with Olivier, Weatherproof, Chicago, IL 

2022

...tell me what you want, what you really, really want, curated by ACOMPI at Home Gallery, New York, NY 

Little Light of Mine with Alina Yakirevitvh, Project Art Distribution, New York, NY 

2021

ESL, Arts + Literature Laboratory, Madison, WI 

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2025

(upcoming group exhibition at ROMANCE, Pittsburgh, PA)

2024

(upcoming group exhibition at Chris Andrews, Montreal, Canada, curated by Alli Melanson)

(upcoming participation in September Sessions, Stockholm, Sweden, curated by Yaby)

Chaotic Networks, curated by Seoyoung Kim, Site (temporary location), Brooklyn, NY The World Pulse Beats Beyond My Door, curated by Gunner Dongieux, Lili Marto and Katia Leonelli, Pop Gun (off site), Brooklyn, NY 

2023

What Do Angels Look Like?, with Henry Chapman, Judy Chung, David Moy, Martha Poggioli, Jake Reed and Emma Safir, RAINRAIN, New York, NY 

Optical Bijou, with Zach Hill and Lauren Pakradooni, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA Jacob’s Edge, with Chase Barnes, Miguel Bendañ, Mira Dayal, Jess Hicks, André Magaña, Carly Mandel, Umico Niwa, Rachel Rosheger and Quay Quinn Wolf, curated by André Magaña and Carly Mandel, lower_cavity, Holyoke, MA 

2021

The Sex Show with Abrahm Guthrie, Chad Alexander, Evin Dubois, Fred Stonehouse, Grant Gill, Jackson Hunt, Janelle Vanderkelen, Jo Willis, Jon Gott, Kelsey Richards, Lania Sproles, Max Hautala, Melissa Pokorny, Rebecca Kautz, Zack Rafuls, Usable Space, Milwaukee, WI A Place to Visit V. 3 with Izabela Adamczyk, Ginssiyo Apara, Amelia Briggs, Nathan Hewitt, Lauren Howie, Phaan Howng, Jennifer Lai, Citron Lunardi, Amanda Madrigal, Eva Stamatiou and Artemis Patsalia-Kostiri, Jip and Olympia, New York, NY 

2020

Product Placement with Yoshinori Asai, Conrad Bakker, Ian Chandler, Jackson Hunt, Keith Kaziak, Claire Kellesivg, Brit Krohmer, James Pederson, Will Pergl, Gail Simpson, Real Tinsel, Milwaukee, WI 2019 Open Relationship with Yoshinori Asai, Jeff Chelf, Conley Clark, Simone Doing, Anwar Floyd-Pruitt, Kyle Herrera, Hong Huo, Reggie (Chang) Liu, Kel Mur, Anders Niendstadt, Emma Pryde, Max Puchalsky, Elizabeth Scheeler, Chloe Simmons, Art Loft Gallery, Madison, WI 

CURATED EXHIBITIONS 

2018 Bodily Functions: 4D Area Exhibition, Art Loft Gallery, Madison, WI

(CV updated on Aug 2, 2024)