Shuang Li

Bornand grown up in People's Republic of China, Shuang Li received her B.A degree in Graphic Design, M.A in Art Theory and History.  She was an art professor of Qinghua University, Beijing before moving to the United States. Shuang then received her M.F.A from The Department of Art, University of Oregon, one of the largest and most unique art departments in the Northwest.


As an artist, Shuang explored varies medium such as gouache, watercolor, colored pencil and mixed media over the past two decades. In recently years, Shuang has been focusing on using transparent watercolor and has done additional work with internationally known artist and instructor Tony Couch. She now uses landscape as her primary subject to explore color, lights, and texture. Her latest series of both United States and Asian landscape paintings are all rich in color and sure of striking scenes, clearly demonstrated the strong influences from famous watercolor artist such as John Singer Sargent, and the earlier pioneer and educator Edgar A Whitney of his theory of design principles.


Member of San Diego Watercolor Society,Transparent Watercolor Society of America, California Watercolor Association, Shuang’s artworks have been favored by private collectors, also regularly exhibited in public and civil buildings, art galleries and multiple group shows in the west with many honorable awards. She lives with her husband in Escondido, California.

Shuang's professional skills are not limited to the realm of art making. Through the years, she has been successfully involved in many aspects of art and design related areas in Northwest and Silicon Valley. She was instructor of an illustration course, and a popular Chinese brush painting teacher while she was at Graduate School of University of Oregon. During mid 90th, Shuang owned and operated Image Online, an illustration and design studio created traditional and digital art and designs for multimedia products for many Northwest and Silicon Valley companies. Later she funded LINKSTWO Design and Studio since year 2000, continuing her efforts of watercolor painting and involvement of wide range of art and design related programs and education activities.

For additional information regarding her current work, artwork purchase and commission contracts, Shuang Li can be reached at (760) 740-0618, or send email to shuangli@linkstwo.com.