李付元，1942生于云南省昆明市。1957考入北京艺术学院，师承吴冠中；1963毕业于北京学院美术系。他擅长画各种类型的动物、飞禽走兽、山水、构图强烈，用色大胆。李付元的画作屡次在国际拍卖行出现，曾以一幅名为《牛群》的画作，在国际拍卖行苏富比于2000年5月1日香港拍场中，以3万3千6百港币，成功标出。1991年5月在北京历史博物馆受邀参与由中国美术家协会主办的《吴冠中师生作品展》后脱颖而出，备受注目。
1962年油画《农家》参加北京市《迎春画展》；
1978年为齐齐哈尔市火车站创作壁画；
1988年北京六人油画展；
1992年香港《缤纷翠鸟》李付元个展；
1993年新加坡《李付元动物世界》新作展；
1993年《动物世界》李付元大型精装画册在新加坡出版；
1994年马来西亚《李付元个人画展》；
1995年美国加州《李付元首次个展》；
1996年台北国际艺术博览会《李付元笔下的翠羽猛兽》；
1996年《李付元新作》大型精装画册在新加坡出版；
1997年新加坡主办《李付元艺术回顾展》；
2000年苏富比拍卖行在香港拍卖李付元作品“牛群”；
2000年李付元画集-2000年在新加坡出版；
2000年李付元画展-2000年在新加坡举行；
2000年於新加坡参加《艺之轩》联展；
2000年《李付元画展》於新加坡；
2001年《林风眠、吴冠中、李付元作品展》於新加坡展出；
2002年《缤纷人体世界》李付元新作展於新加坡。

1942  Unripe Yu Yunna visits Kunming town. 1957 take an examination of Beijing artistic institute, master bear Wu Guanzhong; 1963  Be graduated from Beijing institute art is. The animal that he is good at drawing all sorts of types, birds and beasts, landscape, composition of a picture is strong, coloring is bold. Li Fuyuan's picture is made appear all right in international auction frequently, ceng Yiyi the name is " Niu Qun " draw, in international auction Hang Sufu is compared on May 1, 2000 Hong Kong is patted in field, with 30 thousand 3 1000 6 100 Hongkong dollar, successful line out. Sufferred in Beijing history museum in May 1991 invite participate in what sponsor by Chinese artist association  " work of the teachers and students in Wuguan is exhibited " hind show itself, suffer fully fix eyes on.
  1962 canvas " farmhouse " attend Beijing " winter jasmine art exhibition " ;
  For Qiqihaer city railway station created mural 1978;
  6 person canvas of Beijing were exhibited 1988;
  1992 Hong Kong " profusion is halcyon " Li Fuyuan exhibit;
  1993 Singapore " world of Li Fuyuan animal " make newly exhibit;
  1993 " animal world " Li Fuyuan is large clothbound an album of paintings is published in Singapore;
  1994 Malaysia " art exhibition of Li Fuyuan's individual " ;
  1995 American California " Li Fuyuan first exhibit " ;
 Taipei international is artistic 1996 exposition " of Li Fuyuan the wording and purpose of what one writes emerald green a beast of prey " ;
  1996 " Li Fuyuan is made newly " large clothbound an album of paintings is published in Singapore;
  Singapore was sponsorred 1997 " art reviewing exhibits Li Fuyuan " ;
  Su Fu was in Hong Kong to auction Li Fuyuan work all right than the auction 2000 " Niu Qun " ;
  Li Fuyuan drew volume 2000 - published in Singapore 2000;
  2000 Li Fuyuan art exhibition - 2000  Year hold in Singapore;
 2000 " Li Fuyuan art exhibition " at Singapore;
  2001 " work exhibits Lin Feng Mian, Wu Guanzhong, Li Fuyuan " exhibit at Singapore;
  2002 " world of profusion human body " Li Fuyuan is made newly exhibit Wu Xin to add slope.