Beili Liu
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EDUCATION

2003 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MFA Mixed Media
2001 University of Tennessee, Knoxville BA Graphic Design
1994 Shenzhen University, China Assoc. BA Chinese Literature and Communication

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010 (forthcoming) Beili Liu Solo Exhibition, Nordisk kunst Plattform
Gallery, Brusand, Norway
2010 (forthcoming) Beili Liu Solo Exhibition, Buffalo Arts Studio, Buffalo,
New York
2009 Beili Liu: Bound, d berman gallery, Austin, Texas
2009 (forthcoming) Beili Liu and Takafumi Ide, (two person exhibition),
Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, New York
2009 Beili Liu: Three Thousand Troubled Threads, Tarryn Teresa Gallery, Los
Angeles, California
2009 Beili Liu: Miasma, Three Walls Gallery, Blue Star Contemporary Art
Center, San Antonio, Texas
2008 LURE, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
2008 Beili Liu Solo exhibition—LURE, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art,
Grand Rapids, Michigan
2007 Ashen, Video Installation and Dance Performance, Beili Liu &
Nightfire Dance Theater, Vitosha Guest Haus, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2006 Recall (shadow), Gallery One, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2006 Recall (barn), A site-specific installation, Djerassi Foundation,
Woodside, California
2006 Aline, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2005 Breadth, A site-specific installation, Lloyd Hall Scholars Program,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2004 The little House Stands on the Prairie, A site-specific installation, Art
Farm, Nebraska
2004 Resurrection, Matrix Gallery, in collaboration with Mark Nelson, Ann
Arbor, Michigan
2003 In-prints—Recent 2-D work by Beili Liu, Center for the Education of
Women, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2003 Fixtures, in collaboration with Kendall Babl, The Institute for the
Humanities, Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2002 Wayfinding, Michigan Guild Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Solid State, Warren Robbins Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 (forthcoming) It Is Beautiful Here, Granary Gallery, Fiskars, Finland
2009 People’s Gallery Exhibition, Austin City Hall, Texas
2009 A Strange Land, Creative Research Lab, Austin, Texas
2009 The Storm Show, Work.Ann Arbor Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2008 East Austin Studio Tour, Creative Research Lab, Austin, Texas
2008 Fall Faculty Exhibition, Creative Research Lab, University of Texas,
Austin, Texas
2008 San Francisco International Arts Festival
2008 11th Annual United States of Asian America Festival, Asian Pacific
Islander Cultural Center, San Francisco
2008 Ying-Inspired by Chinese art ad History, Museum of Art and History,
Santa Cruz, California
2008 Aging with Attitude, Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, Michigan
2007 Earth World, Bu-Con, Russell Industrial Center, Detroit
2007 Turning Point, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2007 Transparent, Granary Gallery, Onoma foundation of Finland, Fiskars,
Finland
2007 in.stal.la.tion, Anton Art Center, Mount Clements, Michigan
2007 "Ay, madam, it is common." Detroit Industrial Projects
2007 10th International Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2007 75th Anniversary All-Media Exhibition, Detroit Artist Market
2007 Water Media +, curated by Maria Ruggiero, Riverside Art Center,
Ypsilanti, Michigan
2006 Open House—Experiments with Material and Process, Djerassi
Foundation, Woodside, California
2006 12+12, Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2006 5th Lessedra World Art Print Annual, Lessedra Gallery &
Contemporary Art Projects, Bulgaria
2006 Minimal and Maximum, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2006 Just a squirrel, trying to find a nut, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook
Academy of Art
2006 Adam and Eve, Holland Arts Council, Michigan, Creative Arts
Center, Pontiac, Michigan, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti,
Michigan
2005 Collaborators’ 2, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2005 The Nature of Paper, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago
2005 Plexus, 4731 Gallery, Detroit
2005 Interform, 212 Miller Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2004 Art Harvest, Art Farm, Marquette, Nebraska
2004 42nd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival installations, Historical Michigan
Theater, Ann Arbor
2003 Sound, Image, Story, Media Union Art Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2003 41st Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival installations, Historical Michigan
Theater, Ann Arbor
2003 MFA Thesis: Above, Below, J. P. Slusser Gallery, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor
2002 A Room of Your Own, Michigan Guild Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2002 Works in Progress: Spiral, J. P. Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
2002 Earplay, Media Union, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2002 Individual’s Culture, Warren Robbins Gallery, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
2001 Revisioning the Great Lakes, Media Union Art Gallery, Ann Arbor,
Michigan
2001 Air Bubble (two person show), 1010 Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee
2001 54th Annual Competition Award Exhibition, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville,
Tennessee

ARTIST RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIPS

2009 Fundación Valparaíso, Spain
2007 Onoma Foundation Fiskars Artist Residency, Finland
2006 Djerassi Foundation, California
2005 Visiting studio artist, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2004 Art Farm Artist residency, Nebraska

REVIEWS

2009 September Pick: Beili Liu at d berman gallery, Claire Ruud, Might Be
Good
2009 Beili Liu/Tarryn Teresa Gallery, Janet Koplos, 04. 09 Art in America
2009 Beili Liu at Three Walls Gallery, Sarah Fisch, San Antonio Current,
Curblog, San Antonio, TX
2009 Beili Liu, Three Walls Gallery, San Antonio, Wendy Atwell, ... Might Be
Good, Austin, TX
2009 The Wafting Bouquet of Artistic License, Sandra Vista, 02.09, ArtSlant
Los Angeles
2009 Three Thousand Troubled Threads, Beili Liu, Los Angles, Steven Irvin,
02.03.09, Buzzine, Los Angeles
2009 Tarryn Teresa Gallery Exhibition—Beili Liu, 02. 09, Citizen LA, Los
Angeles
2009 'A Strange Land' is a changing land, Robert Faires, 01.30.09, The
Austin Chronicle, Texas
2009 The human impact on our 'Strange Land', Francisco Marin, 01.29.09,
The Daily Texan, Austin, Texas
2008 Beili Liu Lures Audience with Red String, Traci Vogel, 05.14.08, San
Francisco Weekly
2008 Legend made visible, Janos Gereben, 05.20.2008, The Examiner,
San Francisco
2008 San Francisco International Arts Festival, KangCheng Ge,
05.04.2008, International Daily News
2008 LURE: Installation Art by Beili Liu, DeWitt Cheng, 05.18.08, ArtSlant
San Francisco
2008 Change Dynasty, Maureen Davidson, 04.23.08, Metro Santa Cruz,
California
2008 Art: Exploring life's fragility, threads linking lovers, Molly Kimelman,
04.20.08, The Grand Rapids Press
2008 Exhibit Opening UICA, Paul Kraus, 04.01.08, Revue, Grand Rapids,
Michigan
2008 Great Inspirations, Christa Martin, 03.12.08, Good Times Santa Cruz,
California
2007 Fiskarsin ruukin kesänäyttelyt ovat avoinna syyskuun loppuun,
05.17.07, Turun Sanomat, Finland
2007 Läpi pintojen ja rakenteiden, 05.25.07, Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki,
Finland
2007 A master of water,William Zilke, 01.18.07, Heritage Newspapers,
Ypsilanti, Michigan
2006 On Display—Liu at WCC, John Carlos Cantu, 10.08.06, Ann Arbor
News
2006 Beili Liu Exhibits at GalleryOne, Katherine Mohammed, 09.11.06, The
Voice, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2006 Exhibit Compares and Contrasts, John Carlos Cantu, 07.16.06, Ann
Arbor News
2006 Big Picture Minimalism at Gallery Project, John Carlos Cantu,
04.09.06, Ann Arbor News
2006 'Adam and Eve' theme unites varied works, John Carlos Cantu,
01.22.06, Ann Arbor News
2006 Stage & Canvas, Robert del Valle, 01.18.06, Real Detroit Weekly
2006 Hang On, Beili Liu suspends our pleasure, Nick Sousanis, 01.18.06,
Detroit Metro Times
2006 Beili Liu @ Ann Arbor Art Project, thedetroitor.com (images)
2006 Mixed-Media Marvels, John Carlos Cantu, 01.14.06, Ann Arbor News
2005 Wall of bread: A tasty art form, Joanne Nesbit, 09.08.05, The
University Record, University of Michigan
2005 “Breadth” at U-M, Susan Selasky, 09.27.05, Detroit Free Press
2005 Plexus @ 4731, Nick Sousanis, 08.02.05, The Detroiter
2005 Rebuilding Memories in Adobe Brick, Janet Miller, 03.20.05, Ann
Arbor News
2005 Art teacher connects to her roots, 03.13.05, AP Daily News/Asian
American Village
2005 04.06.05, The Detroit News, 04.10.05 Asian Correspondence—the
World News Network
2004 Weekend’s Art Harvest, MikeBockoven, 09.01.04, The Independent,
Grand Island, Nebraska
2004 A place where art merges with nature, Kathy Kugler, 08.25.04,
News-Register, Aurora, Nebraska
2004 A Path to Her Past, Chinese artist building a replica of her parent’s
home at Art Farm, Krystal Overmyer, 08.01.04, The Independent,
Grand Island, Nebraska
2004 Artist building replica of rural Chinese home, 08.08.04, World Herald,
Omaha, NE
2004 Artist builds Chinese-style hut, 08.08.04, Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln,
Nebraska
2004 Chinese voice (interview), Amy Seetoo, Chinese Voice, WSDF
Radio, 01/02/04
2003 Inventive work involve shifting physical elements, John Carlos
Cantu, 11.23.03, Ann Arbor News
2002 Wayfinding through space and time, John Carlos Cantu, 11.23.03,
Ann Arbor News

AWARDS AND PRIZES

2009 Summer Research Assignment Grant, University of Texas, Austin
2009 Special Project Grant, University of Texas, Austin
2009 Faculty Research Travel Grant, University of Texas, Austin
2008 Ronald Colins Distinguished Faculty Award for Creative Activity,
Eastern Michigan University
2008 Josephine Nevins Keal Fellowship, Eastern Michigan University
2007 Artistic Recognition Award, Eastern Michigan University
20007 World College Travel Grant
2007 Faculty Research Fellowship SSM Award, Eastern Michigan
University
2007 Best of Show—75th Anniversary All-Media Exhibition, Detroit Artist
Market
2007 Josephine Nevins Keal Fellowship, Eastern Michigan University
2006 Dean’s Travel Award, College of Art and Science, Eastern Michigan
University
2006 Efellows Grant, Eastern Michigan University
2006 Josephine Nevins Keal Fellowship, Eastern Michigan University
2005 Provost’s New Faculty Award, Eastern Michigan University
2005 Graduate School Research Support Award, Eastern Michigan
University
2002 Barbour Scholarship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2002 Rackham Discretionary Funds Award—Europe Research Travel,
Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2002 Rackham Discretionary Funds Award—New York Research Travel,
Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2002 Elsie Choy Lee Scholarship, Center for the Education of Women,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2001 Best of Show Award and Fine Art Purchase Award
54th Annual School of Art Competition, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
2000 First Prize, 2-D Exhibition Competition, Union Center, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville

CURATOR OF EXHIBITIONS

2007 Crisis, Detroit Industrial Project, co-curator:: Jennifer Locke, Amy
Sacksteder
2006 Minimal and Maximum, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan, co-
curators: Jennifer Locke, Graceann Warn
2005 Without borders, Michigan Union gallery, Ann Arbor MI
2004 Outlet, Pierpont Commons Gallery, Ann Arbor MI
2003 Art 364, Pierpont Commons Gallery, Ann Arbor MI

PUBLICATIONS

2009 Beili Liu Artwork, Ffffound!, 01.27.09
2008 Beili Liu: Mining the material, Exhibition catalog, Chinese Culture
Center of San Francisco
2008 Red Thread, a video documentary, Jim Choi and Chihiro Wimbush,
produced by Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco
2008 The making of Lure, a video documentary, Jim Choi and Chihiro
Wimbush, produced by Chinese Culture Foundation of San
Francisco
2007 Transparent, Exhibition catalog, Granary Gallery, Fiskars, Finland
2006 Installation Series, Exhibition catalog, GalleryOne, WCC, Ann Arbor,
MI
2006 Breadth, One Small Project, onesmallproject.com by Wes Janz
2006 Lessedra World Art Print Annual 2006, Lessedra Gallery &
Contemporary Art Projects, Bulgaria
2005 The Little House Stands on the Prairie, Beili Liu describes a site-
specific installation/sculpture project in Nebraska, USA, Ceramics
Art and Perception (Technical), Australia, issue 21, November, 05

LECTURES

2009 A Strange Land Panel Discussion, Creative Research Lab, Austin,
Texas
2008 LURE, Artist lecture, Chinese Culture Foundation, San Francisco
Artist Lecture, Santa Cruz Public Library, California
2008 Artist Lecture, University of Texas, Austin
2008 Artist Lecture, Wayne State University
2007 Artist-in-Residence lecture, Fiskars Artist Residency, Finland
2007 Art and Art Education in America—to Chinese art students, Jilin
University, China
2007 Artist lecture, Garden City Fine Arts Association, Garden City,
Michigan
2006 Gallery talk, presentation, and artist lecture, GalleryOne, WCC,
Michigan
2006 Resident artist lecture, Djerassi Foundation, Woodside, California
2006 Curators’ Talk, Minimal Maximum Exhibition, Gallery Project, Ann
Arbor, Michigan
2005 Visiting artist lecture, LHSP, Rackham, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor
2005 Artist Lecture, Cleveland Institute of Art, Ohio
2005 Relating to contemporary Chinese art, Eastern Michigan University
2004 Time based installations, Art Farm, Marquette, Nebraska
2003 Interchange: Materials and Process, The Institute for the Humanities,
University of Michigan
2003 Fixtures artist talk, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Group,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2008 - p Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas,
Austin
2005 - 2008 Assistant professor, Department of Art, Eastern Michigan
University
2003 – 2005 Visiting artist, Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, College of
Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor
Adjunct assistant professor, School of Art and Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Lecturer, Washtenaw Community College