Secretary General of the International Watercolor Masters Association (IMWA); Member of the Artistic Committee of the Nine Trees Future Art Center (Shanghai); Member of the China Artists Association. He was formerly Vice President of the Art School of the Shanghai University of Applied Technology.

Major Awards:
"Water Follows the Sky" won the Bronze Award at the Seventh National Art Exhibition.
"映" won the Bronze Award at the 90th China Watercolor Exhibition.
"Rest" won the Bronze Award at the 92nd China Watercolor Exhibition.
"Water Organ" won the Bronze Award at the Seventh China Watercolor Exhibition.
"Silk Words" won the Silver Award at the Sixth National Watercolor and Pastel Exhibition.
"Ballet" won the Bronze Award at the Golden Color Award at the China National Art Exhibition.
"Sacred Music" won the Excellence Award at the Tenth National Art Exhibition and is held in the collection of the China Art Gallery.
"The Dancer" received the Charles Award for Outstanding Figure at the Annual Canadian National Watercolor Exhibition.
"The Return of the Swans - 3" won the Best Work Award at the Eighth National Watercolor and Pastel Exhibition.
"The Dancer" won the Best Work Award at the Ninth National Watercolor and Pastel Exhibition.
"New Language of Ballet" won the Silver Prize at the Turkish International Watercolor Competition.
"The Swan" won First Prize at the "Art-Bridge" International Watercolor Competition held in St. Petersburg, Russia.
"Fuanwei Dai" won Bronze at the First French International Watercolor Prize.

Awards:
He was awarded the "Honorary Award for Artistic Excellence" and the title of "Master of Realism in Watercolor Painting" by the Thai Ministry of Culture.
He received the "Special Award for Art in the World" at the Bulgarian International Watercolor Painting Exhibition.

Major Solo Exhibitions
Liu Yi's Watercolor Exhibition on the Theme of Ballet, Shanghai Grand Theater Gallery, 2002.
The Poetry of the Garden — Liu Yi Watercolor Exhibition, Shanghai Art Gallery, Suzhou Museum, 2003.
Liu Yi's Watercolor Exhibition at the Quanhua Art Hall in Zhujiajiao, 2007.
Liu Yi's Watercolor Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, 2009.
Liu Yi's Watercolor Exhibition at the Ming Gallery in Suzhou, 2018.
Liu Yi Watercolor Exhibition, Zhongshan Art Gallery, Dalian, 2021
Liu Yi Watercolor Exhibition, Rediscovering the Origin of Water — Liu Yi Watercolor Exhibition, Ningbo Art Gallery, 2024

Major Group Exhibitions
Tao Watercolor Exhibition Shihu, Liu Shousiang, and Liu Yi, at the Shanghai Art Gallery, 1996.
Group exhibition of watercolors by Zolaz, Wang Jincheng, and Liu Yi, Huigang Gallery, Ningbo, 2019

Main curators
In 2014, the Ministry of Culture of Thailand organized the Thailand International Water Painting Exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand.
In 2018, the "First World Water Painting Exhibition" was held in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, China.
In 2019, the biennial exhibition "Oriental Beauty Valley – International Biennial of Masters of Water Art" was held in Shanghai, China.