Mia LIU
born in 1980 in Taipei, Taiwan, graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute and pursued further studies at Hunter College, City University of New York. She currently resides and works in Taipei. In 2009, she was awarded the Grand Prize at the Kaohsiung Awards and participated in the Asia Biennial the same year. Her works have been exhibited in major art institutions, including the White Rabbit Gallery in Sydney, Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art in Budapest, CODA Museum in the Netherlands, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay in Singapore, and OCI Museum of Art in South Korea. Liu was shortlisted for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize and has been invited to participate in prestigious artist residency programs such as the Glenfiddich Artists in Residence Program and Cité Internationale des Arts in France. Her works are part of numerous public and private collections, including those of Dr. Uli Sigg in Switzerland, Shanghai Library East Hall, Hermès Collection, Fubon Financial Holdings, and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.
Mia Liu approaches her practice with a spirit of openness and freedom, seeking to redefine and rethink the concepts of "painting" and "painterliness." She focuses on uncovering abstract poetry in the mundane, exploring boundaries through connections with sensations, memories, and nature. Her meticulous materiality reveals the potential of forms and mediums, embodying a philosophy of life rooted in the present moment. While her works may appear diverse in form, Liu challenges traditional notions of painting, liberating herself from the constraints of specific mediums, and establishing a distinctive drawing-based creative system.
Within the context of painting, her "Drawing Dialogues" series, initiated in 2019, integrates anonymous ink-on-paper works, pencil drawings, popular textiles, and framing techniques. The "Dialogue Bonsai" series from 2020 combines glass craftsmanship with bonsai culture, exploring the intricate interplay of glass, plants, and time. In 2022, her "Scapes in the Mist" series centered on video art, incorporating unique paper sculptures in dialogue with the history of photography.
These dialogic works do not aim to challenge the boundaries of medium for its own sake but rather to reflect on the concepts and possibilities of painting, exploring new approaches to its creation. Simultaneously, Liu aspires to evoke a pure sense of beauty through her works—an experience that, while not mainstream in contemporary art discourse, constitutes a vital exploration within her artistic journey.
SOLO EXHIBITION
2022
Scapes in the Mist, UP Gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2019
I dwell in Possibility, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2016
A Perhaps Hand, IT Park Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2014
Dialogue among Bamboos - Drawing with Liu, Liang Ling-Fang, Absolute Art Space, Tainan, Taiwan
2013
The Black Reading Room, Eslite Art Studio, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
Invisible Light, Accton Art Space, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2011
I can't tell you, but you feel it, IT Park Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
The Third Side of Paper, SuHo Paper Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2006
We are not recyclable, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, United States
GROUP EXHIBITION
2023
Haven’t seen Abraham, Double Square Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2022
Variations, Mindset Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
Calling Forth Devotion, Chishang Art Musuem, Chishang, Taiwan
2021
Sub-existence - Those We Aren't Always Aware of, Tao Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
The 31th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
2021
Open Art Bank, Art Bank, Taichung, Taiwan
2021
Taiwan House, The Terminal KYOTO, Kyoto, Japan
2021
Taiwan House, Good Design Marunouchi，Tokyo, Japan
2021
Constructed Realities: Mia Liu & Sameer Tawde, UP Gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2020
Florae: The Women Artists-The Special Project for MSAC 10th Anniversary III, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
On Wings of Mr. Wing, Infinitely, Mr. Wing Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
2020
Reopen: Future Reading, Hsinchu State Library, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2019
HOT BLOOD, White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2019
Kid Flavors, Hsinchu 241 Art Gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2018
Creative 8, OCI Museum, Seoul, Korea
2017
M Space Sculpture Biennial, The Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2017
Tropical Cyclone, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2017
CODA Paper Art, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, Holland
2016
Springs Eternal : Glenfiddich Artists in Residence - 12 Years from Taiwan, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2016
Transition of Times, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2016
The Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2016 Finalist Exhibition, Hong Kong, China
2016
The Road Not Taken, MSAC, Taipei, Taiwan
2016
Playlist, VT art salon, Taipei, Taiwan
2015
Paradi$e Bitch, White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2015
Subsurface Inclination: Joint Exhibition by Hsu Yunghsu and Mia Wen-Hsuan Liu, Kalos Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2015
ReVision II, MSAC, Taipei, Taiwan
2015
Yi Jing: The art dialogue between different generation and regions, Da Xiang Art Space, Taichung, Taiwan
2015
Together we build a factory, Yonghe Arts and Education Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
2014
Body/Narraor, Silverlens Gallery, Manila
2013
With my <>, trade your <>, Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan
2013
Gazing into freedom: Taiwan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Vojvodina Contemporary Art Museum, Republic of Serbia
2013
CODA Paper Art, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, Holland
2013
A Contemporary Art Exhibition Across the Strait, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2013
A Contemporary Art Exhibition Across the Strait, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2013
Here!, FreeS Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2013
Collection of Taiwanese Emerging Artist, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2012
Very Fun Park, Fubon Art Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
Inside, Jendela Art Space, Singapore
2012
Polyphony Beat, Kalos Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2011
Artists at Glenfiddich, Glenfiddich Distillery Gallery, Dufftown, UK
2010
Taiwan Calling: Phantom of Liberty, Műcsarnok Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2010
Taiwan Calling: No Man's Land, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2010
Variations of Geometric Abstraction in Taiwan's Contemporary Art, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
Key Words, Juming Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
Drawing Out Conversations: Taipei Setting Up, Nan Hai Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
Contemporary airy craft from Japan and Taiwan Part 2, Project Fulfill Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
Viewpoints and Viewing Points: Asian Art 2009 Biennial, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2009
Comedies, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
Kaohsiung Awards, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2007
Ourselves&Each Other, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, United States
2006
The World Domination of Painting and Drawing, Ego Park Gallery, Oakland, United States
2006
Shifting Landscapes: A Topographical Study, Aftermodern Contemporary Fine Art, San Francisco, United States
2023
Haven’t seen Abraham, Double Square Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2022
Variations, Mindset Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
Calling Forth Devotion, Chishang Art Musuem, Chishang, Taiwan
2021
Sub-existence - Those We Aren't Always Aware of, Tao Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
The 31th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
2021
Open Art Bank, Art Bank, Taichung, Taiwan
2021
Taiwan House, The Terminal KYOTO, Kyoto, Japan
2021
Taiwan House, Good Design Marunouchi，Tokyo, Japan
2021
Constructed Realities: Mia Liu & Sameer Tawde, UP Gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2020
Florae: The Women Artists-The Special Project for MSAC 10th Anniversary III, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
On Wings of Mr. Wing, Infinitely, Mr. Wing Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
2020
Reopen: Future Reading, Hsinchu State Library, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2019
HOT BLOOD, White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2019
Kid Flavors, Hsinchu 241 Art Gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2018
Creative 8, OCI Museum, Seoul, Korea
2017
M Space Sculpture Biennial, The Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2017
Tropical Cyclone, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2017
CODA Paper Art, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, Holland
2016
Springs Eternal : Glenfiddich Artists in Residence - 12 Years from Taiwan, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2016
Transition of Times, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2016
The Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2016 Finalist Exhibition, Hong Kong, China
2016
The Road Not Taken, MSAC, Taipei, Taiwan
2016
Playlist, VT art salon, Taipei, Taiwan
2015
Paradi$e Bitch, White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2015
Subsurface Inclination: Joint Exhibition by Hsu Yunghsu and Mia Wen-Hsuan Liu, Kalos Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2015
ReVision II, MSAC, Taipei, Taiwan
2015
Yi Jing: The art dialogue between different generation and regions, Da Xiang Art Space, Taichung, Taiwan
2015
Together we build a factory, Yonghe Arts and Education Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
2014
Body/Narraor, Silverlens Gallery, Manila
2013
With my <>, trade your <>, Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan
2013
Gazing into freedom: Taiwan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Vojvodina Contemporary Art Museum, Republic of Serbia
2013
CODA Paper Art, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, Holland
2013
A Contemporary Art Exhibition Across the Strait, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2013
A Contemporary Art Exhibition Across the Strait, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2013
Here!, FreeS Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2013
Collection of Taiwanese Emerging Artist, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2012
Very Fun Park, Fubon Art Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
Inside, Jendela Art Space, Singapore
2012
Polyphony Beat, Kalos Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2011
Artists at Glenfiddich, Glenfiddich Distillery Gallery, Dufftown, UK
2010
Taiwan Calling: Phantom of Liberty, Műcsarnok Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2010
Taiwan Calling: No Man's Land, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2010
Variations of Geometric Abstraction in Taiwan's Contemporary Art, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
Key Words, Juming Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
Drawing Out Conversations: Taipei Setting Up, Nan Hai Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
Contemporary airy craft from Japan and Taiwan Part 2, Project Fulfill Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
Viewpoints and Viewing Points: Asian Art 2009 Biennial, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2009
Comedies, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
Kaohsiung Awards, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2007
Ourselves&Each Other, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, United States
2006
The World Domination of Painting and Drawing, Ego Park Gallery, Oakland, United States
2006
Shifting Landscapes: A Topographical Study, Aftermodern Contemporary Fine Art, San Francisco, United States
ART FAIR
2024
Photo London, represented by UP Gallery, London, UK
2024
Photo London, represented by UP Gallery, London, UK
2024
Art Central, represented by C square Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2024
Art Central, represented by C square Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2023
Art Amoy, represented by Mr. Wing Gallery, Xiamen, China
2023
Art Amoy, represented by Mr. Wing Gallery, Xiamen, China
2023
Kiaf Seoul, represented by Is Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2023
Kiaf Seoul, represented by Is Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2022
West Bund Art & Design, represented by Harmony Art & Mr. Wing Gallery, Shanghai, China
2022
West Bund Art & Design, represented by Harmony Art & Mr. Wing Gallery, Shanghai, China
2022
Kiaf Seoul, represented by Is Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2022
Kiaf Seoul, represented by Is Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2022
Art Central, represented by Mr. Wing Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2022
Art Central, represented by Mr. Wing Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
Taipei Dangdai, represented by Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Artisstma Fair, represented by Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan2019
Art Future Artfair, represented by Absolute Space for the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan2017
Art Central 2017, represented by Galerie OVO, Central Harbourfont, Hong Kong2014
Art Stage Singapore, represented by Liang Gallery, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore2013
Art Taipei, represented by Liang Gallery, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan2013
Artshow Busan, represented by FreeS Art Space, BEXCO, Busan, Korea2011
Art Osaka, represented by Galerie Grand Siècle, Hotel Granvia Osaka, Osaka, Japan2011
Tokyo Frontline Art Fair, represented by Galerie Grand Siècle, 331 Arts Chiyoda,
Tokyo, Japan2011
Young Art Taipei, represented by MOT/ARTS, Taipei, Taiwan2009
Art Taipei, represented by The Council for Cultural Affairs, World Trade Center,
Taipei, Taiwan2009
Geisai 12 art fair, represented by FuBon Art Foundation, Tokyo Big Sight Convention
Center, Tokyo, Japan
2006
ART(212) Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Aftermodern Contemporary Fine
Art, New York, United States
2020
Taipei Dangdai, represented by Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Artisstma Fair, represented by Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Art Future Artfair, represented by Absolute Space for the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2017
Art Central 2017, represented by Galerie OVO, Central Harbourfont, Hong Kong
2014
Art Stage Singapore, represented by Liang Gallery, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2013
Art Taipei, represented by Liang Gallery, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2013
Artshow Busan, represented by FreeS Art Space, BEXCO, Busan, Korea
2011
Art Osaka, represented by Galerie Grand Siècle, Hotel Granvia Osaka, Osaka, Japan
2011
Tokyo Frontline Art Fair, represented by Galerie Grand Siècle, 331 Arts Chiyoda,
Tokyo, Japan
2011
Young Art Taipei, represented by MOT/ARTS, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
Art Taipei, represented by The Council for Cultural Affairs, World Trade Center,
Taipei, Taiwan
2009
Geisai 12 art fair, represented by FuBon Art Foundation, Tokyo Big Sight Convention
Center, Tokyo, Japan
2006
ART(212) Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Aftermodern Contemporary Fine
Art, New York, United States
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2019
Art Chishang, Taitung, Taiwan
2018
OCI Museum, Seoul, Korea
2012
National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2011
Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown, UK
2009
Banqiao 435 International Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan
AWARDS / GRANTS
2022
Nominated, 21th Taishin Arts Award (Solo exhibition Scapes in the Mist)
2016
Finalist, Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong, China
2016
Finalist, Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong, China
2014
Nominated, 13th Taishin Arts Award (Solo exhibition Dialogue among Bamboos - Drawing with Liu, Liang Ling-Fang)
2011
Nominated, 10th Taishin Arts Award (Solo exhibition I can't tell you, but you feel it)
2009
Selected artists for Art Taipei 2009 Made in Taiwan (Sponsored by The Council for Cultural Affairs, Taiwan)
2009
First Prize, Kaohsiung Award 2009, Taiwan
2009
Geisai 12 Sponsorship, FuBon Art Foundation, Taiwan
2014
Nominated, 13th Taishin Arts Award (Solo exhibition Dialogue among Bamboos - Drawing with Liu, Liang Ling-Fang)
2011
Nominated, 10th Taishin Arts Award (Solo exhibition I can't tell you, but you feel it)
2009
Selected artists for Art Taipei 2009 Made in Taiwan (Sponsored by The Council for Cultural Affairs, Taiwan)
2009
First Prize, Kaohsiung Award 2009, Taiwan
2009
Geisai 12 Sponsorship, FuBon Art Foundation, Taiwan
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Uli Sigg Collection, Swiss
White Rabbit Gallery, Australia
William Grant & Sons, United Kingdom
Shanghai East Library, China
Kempinski Hotels, China
OCI Musuem, Korea
Raffles Family Office Co., Hong Kong
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
Emile Hermès Collection, Taiwan
Art Bank, Taiwan
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Taiwan
Accton Art Foundation, Taiwan
Yonghe Arts and Education Foundation, Taiwan
Lovely Taiwan Foundation, Taiwan
Fabulous Group, Taiwan
Jiu Yu Property Co., Taiwan
EDUCATION
2007-2008
Hunter College of The City University of New York, M.F.A program
2007
San Francisco Art institute, B.F.A
2007-2008
Hunter College of The City University of New York, M.F.A program
2007
San Francisco Art institute, B.F.A