Qimin Liu

Biography

Qimin Liu was born in Helongjing Province, China. He received a Teaching Certificate from Haerbin Normal University, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Institute of Chinese Traditional Drama, a Master of Arts from Iowa State University, and an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Research Interests

• Contemporary American Realism Painting
• Drawing as Expression
• Chinese Modern Painting and Popular Culture

Teaching Interest

• Figure Drawing
• Constructive Drawing with Expression and Concept
• Basic Painting on Special Topics & Techniques

Publication/Exhibition

2010 Solemn & Sublime: Contemporary American Figurative Painting, Akus Gallery, Eastern Connecticut State University

2009 Selected Contemporary American Figurative Painters, Tianjin Art Publishing House, Tianjin, (Editor and Essay Author)

2007 Connecticut Contemporary: 24 Artists Who Are All Over the Map In Style, Media and Imagination, Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT

2001 10 Contemporary Artists 5X2, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA

2000 Challenge Exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Fleisher Art Memorial Gallery, Philadelphia, PA