Jay Li was born in Guangzhou, China. He graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. From 1985-1989 he taught at the Fine Art Teachers College of Canton. From 1989 -1998 he travelled around Europe and Australia to study and develop his oil painting. In 1998 he moved to Canada and now resides in Ottawa. His major works: "Jazz mood", "21st Century Ark Series", "cafe", "Still Life" and "old typewriter" were collected in Canada, the United States, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Australia, Japan, Germany, Dubai, and China.
Jay has been teaching art in Ottawa for over 20 years. He teaches students of all ages to draw and paint in a variety of mediums. Jay helps his students develop their own style to create original art work which can be displayed on walls or entered in art events.
