Summer Li  

Designer and artist based in New York City specializing in exhibition & environmental graphics, book design, and visual identities in the cultural space.


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    Eng Family Home Historic Site

    Wing Luke Museum
    Visual identity, exhibition graphics
    2026

    A bilingual exhibition identity for the historic site of the Eng family homestead located in Chinatown–International District, Seattle; printed didactics on a series of plywood panels hung throughout the rooms contributing to the warmth and story of the construction of the family’s house.



    Sonic Arts MFA Student Concert

    Brooklyn College
    Visual identity, motion, print
    2026

    Typographic poster and print program design, using motion as a language to accompany the time-based medium of sound.





    Nina Chanel Abney: Fishing Was His Life

    Henry Art Gallery
    Visual identity, exhibition graphics, publication
    2022

    Custom letterforms sampled from Nina’s collages make up this exhibition identity; design extended to various touchpoints through the building and across the city: the title wall and in-gallery signage, digital ads, marketing posters that were distributed throughout the city, as well as an accompanying publication.




    Diana Markosian: Santa Barbara

    San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
    Visual identity, exhibition graphics
    2021

    Collaborated with the artist and exhibiton designer closely on the identity and graphics, as well as the arched entryway of the show which connects to the 90s TV soap, Santa Barbara, highlighted in the show. Playful, humorous, and kitsch.



    Chloë Bass: Soft Services

    Henry Art Gallery
    Visual identity, exhibitions graphics, publication
    2022

    Interplay of the weaving type conveying the contrast between traditional healthcare and “soft services”, efforts made during AIDS epidemic that were not covered by traditional healthcare. Color palette draws from the metallic tinge of the light-responsive pigment on the stones as well as the natural colors of the city’s native flora.




    East Bay Alternative Book + Zine Fest

    Custom type, graphite drawings digitally colored
    2020

    Featured artist for the virtual 2020 East Bay Alternative Zine + Book Festival, typically held in Oakland, CA; designed the poster for the festival capturing the scrappy and playful spirit of DIY publishing.





    Just a Dream: Kandi Archives 2007–2011

    Digitally printed pages spiral bound with the neon yellow coil
    2023

    A love letter to my younger self. Featuring my personal kandi collection from raves attended in my youth. Not only was I able to remember and process those formative years, I also hope that the book gives a glimpse into rave culture in the late aughts/early 2010s.

    This book was created for and debuted at the Seattle Art Book Fair in 2023.





    Brassaï

    San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
    Visual identity, exhibition graphics
    2018

    Worked with a local sign fabricator to create large hanging metal letters, playing with light and shadow—themes in the artist’s works—directly on the walls.



    © 2026 Summer Li