Li Ma (Mary Ma)
Live, work in San Francisco, USA

EDUCATION
2014 MFA Candidate, San Francisco Art Institute
2005 BS Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Dong Hua University

EXHIBITION
2013 UnderCurrents & the Quest for Space, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
New Voices - New Visions, Gallery Bergelli, Larkspur, CA
Whimsical Sister Group, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Fantasy Factory, Stanford Cubberley Auditorium, Stanford, CA
2012 The A.I.R. Gallery 10th Biennial, A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  The Transcendent, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  Flying Fish, ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  Backlash, SOHO20 CHELSEA GALLERY, New York, NY
  From Mice to Monsters, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
MOMENTUM National Juried Exhibition, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
  Melancholic Serenity, Roll Up Gallery/PUBLIC WORKS, San Francisco, CA
  Through That Which Is Seen, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
  Juxtaposing Landscapes, CELLspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  Works on Paper, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
  Crappy Birthday, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  Tales of the City, CELLspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 The Cowboys & Indians, CELLspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 “SNAP TO POINT” AIGA Juried exhibition, Gallery del Grotto, San Francisco, CA

AWARD
2012 ArtSlant 3rd Round Sculptue Showcase Winner
  ArtSlant 4rd Round Installation Showcase Winner

PUBLICATIONS/PRESS
2013 Infinite variety of Asian artists, Janos Gereben, examiner
MFA Now: Archive 2013, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
MFA show at SFAI, Alan Bamberger, ArtBusiness.com
2012 Dave Bown Project 4th Semiannual Top 25
  ART ENTHUSIAST, "'Through That Which Is Seen' at Root Division"
  "Spotlight Emerging Artist: LI MA", Lauren Smith, 2 Op Collective
  "Dig Up the Diorama! Art of the Miniature at Root Division", Jeremiah Barber, KQEDArts
  ARC STUDIOS - SF ART EXCHANGE, Alan Bamberger, ArtBusiness.com
  MFA Now: Archive 2012, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
  Momentum, Exhibition Catalog, Los Angeles, CA
  "Wonderland conjures dystopia, fantasy, and artistic ambition", The Guardsman
2011 Illustration for "Amber Alert Solved", etc Magazine, San Francisco CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011-12 Illustrator, Presence Learning, San Francisco, CA
2010 Art Desk Intern, Salon.com, San Francisco, CA