Ph.D. Li Yi, born in Qufu, Shandong Province in 1957, is an art historian, calligrapher, researcher and doctoral supervisor at the Chinese National Academy of Arts. He holds a number of positions, including deputy director of the Art Theory Committee of the China Artists Association, member of the Academic Committee of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, director of the Chinese Painting Institute, member of the 8th Board of Directors of the China Artists Association, and member of the 5th, 6th and 7th Board of Directors of the Chinese Calligraphers Association. He used to serve as the deputy director of the Art Research Institute of the China National Academy of Arts and the editor-in-chief of the magazine Art Observation.