Graduated in 1991 from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Department of oil painting. Lived and worked in France during 1995-2003. Former titles: Guest Artist of Shenzhen Art Academies; Guest Professor in Art Design College of Shenzhen University; Artistic Consultant of Shenzhen Airport. Current titles: Director of the Institute of Abstraction and Contemporary Arts, in the Centre of Research on Artistic and Cultural Innovation and Development, Sun Yat-sen University since 2015; Guest Professor in Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Department of oil painting since 2013; Art Director of Boxes Art Space of OCAT Shenzhen since 2015; Art Director of Boxes Art Museum since 2017; Director of No.5 Studio in the Department of oil painting of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts；Academic committee member of  Pingshan Art Museum .


Latest solo exhibitions:  December, 2020 - January, 2021，”Lost in Green”,Guangdong Museum of Art；
2019, “Standing in the middle of the window” , White Cube Bermondsey (London);2017,“The Ring of Life： Zhou Li Solo Exhibition”,   Hive Center for Contemporary Art (Beijing)；“Shadow of the Wind”, Yuz Museum (Shanghai).Collectors of her works include museums, groups and individuals.