Liu Wa

1994 Born in Beijing

2006 Graduated from the Anthropology and the Art Department of Yale University with bachelor’s degrees

Currently works and lives in Beijing

GROUP EXHIBITION

2017           

2017 Art Nova 100, Beijing, China

Heart of the Tin Man, M Woods Art Museum, Beijing, China

Still, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

2016            

2016 Art Nova 100, Beijing, China

Nature Unbound, Yale University Davenport Gallery, New Haven, USA

2015

Narrative Ballade, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Tree of Life, Yale University, New Haven, USA

2014            

Art Exhibition, Yale University Green Hall Gallery, New Haven, USA

Liu Wa: Art-making for me is a process of self-definition, an ongoing path, that will continue for years. Stimulated by the pop culture of taking selfies, I combine photography, painting, and objects to reflect on the shifting boundaries between an individual and the society. The commonplace elements, such as pixels, embroideries, and acupuncture needles, are suggestive of the overwhelming information and traditional cultures that surround me. My body is a battleground where external influences and social expectations are internalized in my disposition and translated into my behaviors. Simultaneously, I am also constantly redefining my own social role and reconstructing my identity just like everyone else.