Hsinyi Liu
Hsinyi Liu was born in Changhua, Taiwan. Her life and education have taken her across several cities before she eventually settled in New York City, USA. Prior to becoming a full-time artist, she worked in both journalism and web design—paths that gradually led her back to what she truly longed for: creating art.
Working primarily with clay and oil paint, Liu creates gentle yet uncanny characters that explore the delicate ties between memory, childhood, and nature. Through a process that often resembles play, her work responds to emotional states, questions of existence, and the blurred boundaries of the body. Her pieces shift between tenderness and absurdity, much like the complexity of human relationships with the world.
Many of her characters are inspired by animals and inhabit a self-constructed world free from the limits of gender or geography. “I find it easier to connect with animals than with people,” she says. Her inspiration often comes from observation and lived experience, and she believes in the power of creating what she calls a "second childhood"—a space where we can learn to care for ourselves, better understand who we are, and ultimately help make the world a more loving place.
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Commercial Design, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan
• Interior Design program, Shih Chien University, Taiwan
• Oil painting and sculpture courses, The Art Students League of New York, USA
EXHIBITION
2025 Solo exhibition, The First Room, One Little Planet Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2025 Group exhibition, Eco Art On Island, Governors Island, New York City, USA
2024 Solo exhibition, Pal Mart in SoHo, New York City, USA
2024 Group exhibition, Fantasy Land, Fish Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2024 Group exhibition, People’s Movements, Governors Island, New York City, USA
2024 Group exhibition, People’s Movements, Tenri Cultural Institute Gallery, New York City, USA
2023 Group exhibition, From Island to Island, Governors Island, New York City, USA
2023 Group exhibition, NYC Art Bridge, Qcc Art Gallery / Museum, CUNY, New York City, USA
2022 Solo exhibition, eat up, Yingge Ceramic Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2020 Group exhibition, LIC-a spring online exhibition, New York City, USA
2020 Group exhibition, 微萌, Fish Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 Solo exhibition, Eat up, Fish Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 Solo exhibition, 孩孩, Breeze Center Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Group exhibition, Art Taichung, Taiwan
2016 Group exhibition, Art16, London's Global Art Fair, United Kingdom
2015 Group exhibition, Art Taipei, Taiwan
2015 Solo exhibition, None, Fish Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 Group exhibition, Young Art Taipei, Taiwan
2014 Solo exhibition, Invisible Toys, Taipei, Taiwan
2014 Group exhibition, Art Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan
2008 Introduced by 兩岸創意市集火紅61人 magazine
