Li Wen was born in July 1968 in a beautiful town of Chongqing city. At the age of fifteen,determined to become an artist,he passed the entry exams at the Technical College of the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts and studied there for four years.He then proceeded to study at the China Academy of Art(Zhejiang Academy of Art) in the Oil Painting Department.One year later,thanks to his excellent grades,he was offered a full scholarship to study in Russia.At the Moscow highest academy of crafts also known as the Stroganof Academy,during his courses,he discovered many materials and processes but it is his interest in stained glass and mosaic that would influence his later works.After obtaining his masters degree,he returned back to China to teach at the China Academy of Art in the Oil Painting Department for four years and in 2003,he set up the mural painting department.One year later,he had the chance to go to Prague as a visiting scholar to study at the Academy of Architecture and Design under the supervision of Professor Kopecky.This experience was a crucial turning point in his career and his introduction in the glass art field.By that time he had already started setting up a glass studio at the College of Public Art,a new campus of the China Academy of Art.In 2005,his research subject《Glass Material and Form》 was approved as national youth research subject.He officially received the support of the academy to complete the setting up of the studio.By 2006,the glass studio welcomed its first batch of Bachelor students and has been doing so every year up to now.In ten years of endeavor,he has been passing on his passion for glass art to more people,been devoted in promoting glass art in the society and doing his best to develop the studio and glass art field to become China´s top platform for glass art.