1956
Born in Tianjin, China
1982
Graduated from Department of Fine Arts, Beijing Film Academy

Individual Exhibitions
1988
LI Yongqi Arts Show, Beijing Artist Gallery
2001
Fish & Face, Gallery on Old Bailey, Hong Kong

Joint Exhibitions
1980
2nd National Youth Art Exhibition, China Art Museum
1985
Beijing New Times Exhibition, China Art Museum
1987
BT.5-person Show, CAFA Gallery
1989
Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Ink Paintings by New Artists, China Art Museum, Hong Kong, Taipei
1992
Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Oil Paintings, Singapore
 1992
Three-person Oil Painting Show, China Art Museum
1993
First Chinese Landscape Oil Paintings Exhibition, Museum of Chinese History
1994
First Chinese Still-Life Oil Paintings Exhibition, Museum of Chinese History
1994
Maple Leaf Award-Wash and Ink Art Exhibition , Toronto, Canada
1995
Album of Chinese Contemporary Oil Painting, UNESCO Publishing
1995
China-Korea Modern Fine Arts Joint Exhibition, China Art Museum
1995
7th Asian Arts Exhibition
1996
Ding Shaoguang National Art Exhibition
 1997
China Art Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2005
Let’s Read, International Finance Centre, Hong Kong

Publications
1997
Album of LI Yongqi Oil Paintings and Chinese Ink Paintings China Pictures Story Publishing House