Mingshu Li

Mingshu Li was featured in an exhibition at SKOG with Iver Lennartson Noem that took place from the 9 April to the 3 May 2026.

Mingshu Li is a Chinese-born ceramic artist currently based in Norway. She began her formal artistic training in China, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Ceramic Art and Design from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 2016. She later relocated to Norway to further her practice, graduating with a master of Art in Art and Craft from the Oslo National Academy of Arts (KHiO) in 2020.

In her practice, Mingshu explores non-traditional approaches to clay, working primarily with stoneware and porcelain. Her creative process is distincly defined by shaping clay to wrap around empty space. Rather than relying on mass, she utilizes a clay extruder to seamlessly merge “holes” and “airflow”, transforming the overlooked void into an integral part of her scuptural forms.

Her complex, tubular structures were initially inspired by the ventilation pipes found throughout the urban landscape of Oslo. Recently, her focus has expanded to explore themes of cultural exchange, memory and adaptation.

More on Mingshu:

Website: https://mingshuli.com/