Li Yongzheng was born in Bazhong, Sichuan, and currently lives and works in Chengdu. He graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Southwest China Normal University in 1994, afterwards he further studied sociology at Sichuan University. Li Yongzheng often applies a variety of mediums and forms to his art creations. The types of creations include installation art, video documentation, performance art, oil painting, etc. Starting from the bottom class experience in China, he always maintains attention to topics related to humanity. His approach is subtle and poetic.
Li Yongzheng's works have been widely shown in exhibitions in many important art museums and academic institutions. Important solo exhibitions include: “Fluoxetine” Chengdu Contemporary Image Museum (2023), "Yes, Today" osthaus Museum hagen, Germany (2022), Borders, Lushan Art Museum, Chengdu, China (2021), “Red Ruins, Absurd Realities: Artworks by Li Yongzheng”, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts—Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan (2018), “Hello, Li Yongzheng Solo Exhibition”, MOCA Chengdu, China (2017), “Death Has Been My Dream for a Long Time”, TEDA Contemporary Art Museum (Tianjin), China(2015). "Feast" by Li Yongzheng has won numerous international awards, including the ADAA Asia Digital Art Award in Fukuoka, Japan, and the Experimental Video Honor Award at the Fargo Film Festival in the United States. Publications include YES, TODAY ART AS A LIFE PRACTICE LI YONGZHENG, Rizzoli Press, LI YONGZHENG 2011-2017 Mulan Culture Co.,Ltd. His works are collected by White Rabbit Art Museum (Australia), White Rabbit Art Foundation, David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State University (US), How Art Museum (Shanghai), Shanghai Himalayas Museum (Shanghai), Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts, and other institutions.