Mia Liu © Mia Liu
Mia Liu (1980–)
Born in Taiwan in 1980, currently lives and works in Taipei.
With an open and experimental approach, Liu continually reexamines and reflects on the notions of “painting” and “painterliness.” She seeks to uncover abstract poetry within the ordinary moments of everyday life, exploring possibilities beyond conventional boundaries through the connections between sensation, memory, and nature. With a sensitivity to materiality, she reveals the expressive potential of forms and media, reflecting on the philosophical dimensions of lived experience. Although her works take diverse forms, Liu's practice remains rooted in her understanding of traditional painting. By moving beyond the constraints of conventional media, she has gradually developed a distinctive drawing-based artistic practice.
Rather than deliberately challenging the boundaries of different media, her works engage in a dialogue that reconsiders the nature and possibilities of painting, expanding its modes of expression. At the same time, Liu seeks to evoke a sense of pure aesthetic experience through her work. Although such a pursuit may not be central to mainstream contemporary art, it remains an essential aspect of her artistic exploration.
In 2009, Liu received the Grand Prize of the Kaohsiung Fine Arts Award and participated in the Asian Art Biennial that same year. Her works have been widely exhibited at major art institutions, including White Rabbit Gallery in Sydney, the 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 also selected as a finalist for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize and has participated in several international artist residency programs, including the Glenfiddich Artists in Residence program and the Cité internationale des arts in Paris.
｜Collections｜
Taiwan, Taipei, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taiwan, Taichung, Taichung Museum of Fine Arts
Switzerland, Uli Sigg Collection
China, Shanghai, Shanghai Library East
Taiwan, Émile Hermès Collection
Taiwan, Taichung, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
South Korea, Seoul, OCI Museum of Art
Australia, Sydney, White Rabbit Gallery
United Kingdom, Scotland, William Grant & Sons
Hong Kong, Raffles Family Office
Taiwan, Taichung, Art Bank Taiwan
Taiwan, Fubon Financial Holdings
Taiwan, Accton Arts Foundation
China, Kempinski Hotels
Taiwan, Yonghe Development
Taiwan, Fabulous Group
Taiwan, Jiu Yu Property Group
Taiwan, Lovely Taiwan Foundation
｜Solo Exhibitions｜
2026, Chronicles of Stone and Feather, Royal Botanical Garden, Madrid, Spain
2022–2023, 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 Memorial Paper Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2006, We Are Not Recyclable, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, United States
｜Group Exhibitions｜
2026
SKYWARD, Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB), Taipei, Taiwan
What’s Sounding?, New Taipei City Art Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Until We Touch Our Emotional Quadrants: Yuri, Coming of Age, and Resonances in Moving Images and Visual Art, Hsinchu City Art Gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2025
Reunion at the Courtyard, Chiayi Art Museum, Chiayi, Taiwan
Vanités Modernes: Territorial and Urban Gazes in Contemporary Photography, National Center of Photography and Images, Taipei, Taiwan
Material Metamorphosis, Double Square Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
MOCA 25th Anniversary – No Language, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
2024
Perceiving the Subtle, LIN & LIN Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
If You Hear It Before Me, Art Chishang, Taitung, Taiwan
2023
Haven’t Seen Abraham, Double Square Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2022
Variations, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Calling Forth Devotion, Art Chishang, Taitung, Taiwan
2021
Galerie Pierre’s 31st Anniversary – Encounters: Light Slowly Seeping into View, Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
Sub-existence – Those We Aren’t Always Aware of, Tao Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
Open Art Bank, Art Bank Taiwan, Taichung, Taiwan
Taiwan House – Flowers of the Future, The Terminal KYOTO, Kyoto, Japan
Taiwan House – Flowers of the Future, Good Design Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan
Constructed Realities: Mia Liu & Sameer Tawde, UP Gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2020
Florae: The Women Artists – MSAC 10th Anniversary Special Exhibition III, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Reopen: Future Reading, Hsinchu State Library, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2019
Hot Blood, White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2018
Creative 8, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
2017
M Space Sculpture Biennial, The Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Tropical Cyclone, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
CODA Paper Art 2017, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
2016
Springs Eternal: Glenfiddich Artists in Residence – 12 Years from Taiwan, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
Transition of Times: 20 Years of the Kaohsiung Awards, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
The Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Hong Kong
The Road Not Taken, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Playlist, VT Artsalon, Taipei, Taiwan
Very Fun Park at National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University Library, Taipei, Taiwan
2015
Paradi$e Bitch, White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Subsurface Inclination: Hsu Yunghsu and Mia Liu, Kalos Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
ReVision II: MSAC 5th Anniversary Special Exhibition, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Yi Jing: A Dialogue among Women Artists across Generations and Regions, Da Xiang Art Space, Taichung, Taiwan
My Hidden Self: Self-Portraits – An Educational Exhibition＊, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2014
Body / Narratives, Silverlens Gallery, Manila, the Philippines
2013
With My 〈〉, Trade Your 〈〉, Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan
CODA Paper Art 2013, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
Images of the Heart＊, Fabulous Group’s Xin Li Hua Reception Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Gazing into Freedom: Taiwan Contemporary Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina, Serbia
Cross-Strait Contemporary Art Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China; National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Here!, FreeS Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
Works by Emerging Taiwanese Artists from the Museum Collection, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2012
Very Fun Park 2012, Fubon Art Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
Inside, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
Polyphony Beat, Kalos Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2011
Artists at Glenfiddich, Glenfiddich Distillery Gallery, Dufftown, Scotland, United Kingdom
2010
Taiwan Calling: Phantom of Liberty, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
Taiwan Calling: No Man’s Land, Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary
Variations of Geometric Abstraction in Taiwan’s Contemporary Art, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Keywords 2010: Latent Sculpture, Rental, and Script, Juming Museum, Taiwan
Drawing Out Conversations: Taipei Setting Up, Nan Hai Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Contemporary Airy Crafts from Japan and Taiwan, Part 2, Project Fulfill Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
Viewpoints and Viewing Points: 2009 Asian Art Biennial, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Comedies – KdMoFA Annual Exhibition, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
Very Fun Park 2009, Fubon Art Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
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
Shifting Landscapes: A Topographical Study, Aftermodern Contemporary Fine Art, San Francisco, United States
｜Awards and Grants｜
2025, Publication Grant, Tianmei Art Foundation
2022, Nominated, 21st Taishin Arts Award, for the solo exhibition Scapes in the Mist
2016, Finalist, The Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong, China
2014, Nominated, 13th Taishin Arts Award, for the solo exhibition Dialogue among Bamboos – Drawing with Liu, Liang Ling-Fang
2011, Nominated, 10th Taishin Arts Award, for the solo exhibition I Can’t Tell You, but You Feel It
2009, Selected Artist, Made in Taiwan – Young Artist Discovery, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
2009, Grand Prize, Kaohsiung Awards, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
2009, GEISAI 12 Sponsorship Program, Fubon Art Foundation, Taiwan
2026.11.14 – 2027.10.31