• 1952 - Born in Jianghua, Hunan
• 1976 - Graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Hunan Normal University
• 1991 - Work, “A Pictorial Record of Grassland”, won the Bronze Award at the National Art Exhibition (National Art Museum of China, Beijing).
• 1994 - Work, “Between Man and God”, won the Excellence Award at the 2^nd Canada International “Maple Leaf Ward” Art Competition (Canada)
• 1997 - Work, “Little Zhuoma”, won the Silver Award at the Chinese Minority Nationalities Art Exhibition (Beijing)
• 1999 - The 9^th National Art Exhibition (Shatou)
• 2000 - Work, “Touring the Holy Lake”, won the Silver Award at the 3^rd National Five Autonomous Regions Art Exhibition (Yinchuan)
• 2000 - Welcoming the New Centre – Exhibition of Chinese Gongbi Paintings (Beijing)
• 2001 - Commemorating the Party at 80 Years – the National Art Exhibition (Beijing)
• 2003 - Work, “A Beautiful Afternoon in Ancient Times” won the Silver Award at the 2^nd Rich-Colour and Mineral Pigments Painting Exhibition (Beijing)
• 2004 - Work, Cherish the Past by West-window”, won the Bronze Award at the 3^rd Rich-Colour and Mineral Pigments Painting Exhibition (Beijing)
• 2004 - The Colourful Chain From the Snowland – Contemporary Tibetan Art Exhibition (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen)
• 2005 - Exhibition of New Tibetan Art (Yisulang Art Gallery, Singapore)
• 2006 - Exhibition of Contemporary Tibetan Paintings (Australia)
• 2006 - Work, “Listening to the Sounds of Autumn”, won the Silver Award at the 4^th Rich-Colour and Mineral Pigments Painting Exhibition (Beijing)
• 2007 - Work, “Kite”, collected by National Art Museum of China
• 2007 - The 5^th Rich-Colour and Mineral Pigments Painting Exhibition

Li Zhibao was born in 1952 in Jianghua, Hunan. He graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Hunan Normal University, in 1976 and worked in Tibet. In 2001, he took an advanced class in painting in rich-colour and mineral pigments conducted by the Ministry of Culture. His work in Tibet earned him the title “Outstanding Ethnic Artist” in 2001. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Tibetan Artists Association, Vice-President of the Tibetan Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, Chairman of the Lhasa Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and a member of the Chinese Artists Association.