Grace Rong Li

Grace Rong Li is an art advisor and writer based in Zurich; building bridges between China and the world through art for more than two decades.

Prior to founding her art advisory, she was the director and owner of Grace Li Gallery in Zurich. Her pioneering gallery launched and helped build the careers of some of the most prominent Chinese artists in the international art world today – placing their work in top museum exhibitions and collections, and exhibiting their work at international art fairs, including Art Basel.

With a firm belief that art is a powerful universal language that crosses cultures and boundaries to connect people, Grace founded her global art advisory business in 2009. As one of the first art advisors to educate and advise Chinese collectors and private museums to collect western modern and contemporary art, her expertise was instrumental in expanding the careers of major western contemporary artists in China.

Her art advisory specializes in international modern and contemporary art; advising private museums, private collectors and corporate clients worldwide as they build their art collections.

Grace has been a writer on art for media outlets in China including Harper’s Bazaar and The Financial Times. Since 2010, with Harper’s Bazaar China, Grace has published a series of extensive interviews and articles on influential artists, collectors, and museum curators and directors worldwide. With The Financial Times Chinese, Grace writes a column about art, science, spirituality and philanthropy.