Born in 1970, Tianjin, China, Li Jisen graduated from the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, and studied in the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1994, specializing in oil painting. The artist has shown his works in numerous exhibitions, among which are the "Third China National Oil Painting Exhibition" (2003, Beijing); "The Art of Time—Movado Touring Exhibition in 10 cities in China" (2005); "The Flying Moth" (2005) and "Power of Faith" (2006) solo exhibitions; the "Extraordinary Men – Group Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Art" (2006, Beijing); the "Touched by the Color" solo exhibition (2007, Beijing); the "Asian Contemporary Art Fair 2007" (New York); the "Symbol & Metapho" solo exhibition (2008, Korea); and the group exhibition "I'm Ready" in Taipei (2008).