Miao Li (b. China, 1996) is a Netherlands‑based artist with a background in design. Working hands‑on with plant fibres from harvest to finished objects, he creates intercultural ritual pieces and scenarios for cessation and contemplation. Through making as a research method, his practice explores the intersection of craft, ecology, and spirituality in collaboration with local communities, vegetation and landscapes, seeking to awaken our ecological unconscious.

Education

• 2023-2019 BA Product Design, Cum Laude, ArtEZ University of the Arts, NL 
  
• 2022 Summer School Protugese Basketry, PT
  
• 2018-2014 BEng Industrial Design, China University of Mining and Technology, CN

Residency

• 2024 ZEN AIR - artist in residency EIHEIJI, JP

Grant / Award

• 2024 Design Grant Scheme, Creative Industries Fund NL
• 2024 Project Subsidies for the Professionele Arts, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, NL
• 2024 Grant Stroomversneller, Cultuur Academy, NL
• 2021 First Prize of Design Contest Cor Unum, NL
  

Exhibition

• 2025 Beinglonging: New Trajectories in the Third Context, gallery CHAxART, Design Biennale Rotterdam, NL
• 2024 ZEN AIR EIHEIJI, JP
• 2024 ArtEZ Finals, NL
• 2022 Crafting Imperfections of Tea Clay, Dutch Design Week, NL, 
  
• 2022 Chacycle, gallery CHAxART, NL
  
• 2021  Eat Together, gallery CHAxART, NL
  

Employment

• 2024-2023 Junior Designer, Jongeriuslab, NL
  
• 2022 Internship, Jos Klarenbeek, NL
  
• 2021 Internship, Fillip Studios, NL
  
• 2019 Internship, Benwu Studio, CN

Teaching

• 2024 workshop Introduction to Basket Weaving, Kamishini Elementary School, JP 
• 2024 workshop Artifical Botany, Graphic Design Arnhem, NL 
• 2023 workshop Material Inquiry, Product Design Arnhem, NL