Yueling Li

Yueling Li (2024) studies Chinese art, with an interest in transcultural objects and aesthetic practices, material culture, and ecology. Before joining University of Michigan, Yueling earned her B.A. in History of Art and Cognitive Science from UC Berkeley in 2024, where her thesis on elephant-shaped Chinese porcelain in Portugal received James Cahill Prize for distinguished Asian art essay. She has held education, interpretation and outreach positions at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, SFMOMA, and Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.