Li Chevalier is a Chinese-born French painter, calligrapher and installation artist. She was born in Beijing, China in 1961. Li Chevalier was recruited by the Chinese Army as a singer at the age of 15 and was demobilized 5 years later. She left China in 1984 after the Anti Spiritual Pollution Campaign launched by the government in 1983. Li Chevalier eventually became a French citizen in 1986 and embarked on studies in politics and philosophy in France. She has a degree from the Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, but also studied at the Paris Institute of Political Studies and earned M.A in philosophy at the Sorbonne University. Li Chevalier understands that being both female and Asian can be extremely difficult in the world of contemporary art dominated by male artists and political discussion. However, she refused to compromise what she loves. Chevalier embarked in Chinese art scene in 2008 and has exhibited her work at the National Art Museum of China, at the former submarine base in Bordeaux, at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London, and at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome. She often works in ink on canvas and her artworks are intended to make viewers reflect the artworks to their own life. Li Chevalier uses objects to express her feelings or ideas, such as a cross, cello, empty chair, and a tombstone to express a sense of loneliness and emptiness.