KATHERINE CHANG LIU

EDUCATION

MS, University of California, Berkeley

GRANTS

National Endowment for the Arts, 1979-1980
Virginia Commission of Arts and Humanities, 1978

SELECTED SOLO AND INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITS (37 Solo Shows to date)

2001
AMA Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Turku, Finland
Contemporary Art Without A Mouse, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
Monotypes, Solo Exhibit, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2001 International Print Exhibit Invitational, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
2000
Mosaic: Culture and Identity in America, Hampton University Museum Invitational, Virginia
Solo Exhibit, Roseline Koener Gallery, Westhampton Beach, NY
Forbes Gallery Invitational, Forbes Ranch Guest Artists, NYC
Revisiting Abstraction, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe
Terrain, A Special Exhibition, Roseline Koener Gallery, NY
Collage Works Invitational, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1999
West Looking East, Invitational, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe
Crosscurrents: International Exchange Show, LA Artcore Center
Works on paper Invitational, J J Brookings Gallery, San Francisco
Solo Exhibit, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe
On Your Mark - Invitational Drawing Show, Golden West College Gallery, CA
1998
Abstraction Invitational, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Collages and Landscapes, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, April
Crossing Cultures, Group Invitational, LewAllen Contemporary,NM
Solo Exhibit, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Solo Exhibit, J. J. Brookings Gallery, San Francisco
1997
State of the Art - International Watercolor Biennial, Curator, Rob Erdle, Parkland College Art Gallery, Champaign, IL
International Exchange Show, (15 artists from each country), Kitakyushu Museum of Art, Japan
Solo Exhibit, J. J. Brookings Gallery, San Francisco
Invitational, Joslyn Fine Arts Community Gallery, Torrence, CA
Watercolor Now Biennial, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
South Carolina Collects, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia
1996
Solo Exhibit, J. J. Brookings Gallery, San Francisco
Solo Exhibit, Art Gallery, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996, The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
Five Woman Artists Invitational, Fowler / Armstrong Gallery, Springfield, MO
4 Artists Invitational, John N Joe Gallery, Los Angeles
1995
Introduction, with Eberhard Grames Exhibit J. J. Brookings Gallery, San Francisco
Pasted Papers: Collage & the 20th Century, Curator: Peter Frank Louis Stern Fine Arts, Los Angeles
Monotype Invitational: The Painterly Print The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
Solo Exhibit, Horwitch Newman Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Virtuosity: The Juried Exhibition Premiere Art Collection CD-ROM Art Communication International, Philadelphia, PA
Watercolor Now Biennial, Arrowmont School of Art, TN
1994
Solo Exhibit, Mandarin Oriental Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Invitational, Chicago Navy Pier International Art Fair
Velardi and Liu, Bakersfield Art Museum, Bakersfield, CA
International Watermedia Survey: Exhibitor / Invited Co-curator Taiwan Art Educational Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibit, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1993
Abstraction, Neville-Sargent Gallery, Chicago
Solo Exhibit, Louis Newman Galleries, Las Angeles
The Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
The McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta
Watercolor Now, Salt Lake Art Center, Utah
1992
Counterpoint-Velardi and Liu, L A Artcore, Los Angeles
Galeria de Exposicoes Temporarias, Leal Senado de Maca, Macau
Variations on the Landscape, Rahr-West Art Museum, WI
University of Sydney Art Museum, Sydney, Australia
Watercolor Now Biennial, Springfield Art Museum, MO
1991
The Armand Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Solo Exhibit, Louis Newman Galleries, Los Angeles
State of the Art Biennial, Parkland College Art Gallery, IL
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Fung Ping Shan Art Museum, Hong Kong University
1990
Solo Exhibit, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
Solo Exhibit, Louis Newman Galleries, Los Angeles
Two Artists Exhibit, L. A. Artcore, Los Angeles

SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS

Laguna Beach Art Museum, CA, National Watercolor Society Annuals, 1985, 1983, 1981, 1979, 2nd Award, 1979
Palm Springs Desert Museum, CA, National Watercolor Society Annuals, 1984, 1982, 1980, Top Award, Membership Show, 1984
National Academy of Arts and Letters, NYC, Allied Artists of America, 1987, 1986, 1980, Gold Medal, 1986, Mary Lou Fitzgerald
Memorial Award, 1987
National Arts Club, NYC, National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylics, 1986, 1985, 2nd Award, 1985
Foothills Art Center, CO, Rocky Mountain Nationals, 1986, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1978, Cash Awards, 1986, 1980, 1978
Butler Institute Of American Art, OH, Midyear Show,1982
Tucson Art Museum, AZ, 1982
Springfield Art Museum, MO, Watercolor USA, Purchase, 1981

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jeffrey Bruce, Museum Talks and Thoughts, Hampton University. Hampton University Press, Winter, 2000
Willo Doe, The Art of Katherine Chang Liu, Rosaline Koener Gallery Exhibition Catalogue Essay, NY, 2000
Peter Frank, Katherine Chang Liu, New Paintings With Collage/ New Collage with Paint, Catalogue Essay, Los Angeles, 2000
Phaedra Greenwood, Abstracts Dominaste This Years' Watercolor Exhibit, Taos News, July 20, 2000
M. Stephen Doherty, Colorado Markings, Watercolor, Spring 2000
Gordon L. Fuglie, (Laband Art Gallery, Loyala Marymount Univ.) On Your Mark: When Drawing Becomes Painting,Catalogue Essay Golden West College Fine Arts Gallery, CA, 1999
Greg Schaber and Michelle Taute, Elevate Your Art, The Artist's Magazine, January 2000
Collette Chattopadhyay, Crosscurrents: International Exchange Show at LA Artcore, Review, 1999
Skip Lawrence and Christopher Schink, Words and Numbers, Water Media Focus, Issue 18, 1999
Ruth Lopez, Biochemistry on Panel for Katherine Chang Liu, Pasatiempo, The Santa Fe New Mexican, March 5, 1999
Kim Lamb Gregory, Room of Their Own, Time Out, Thousand Oaks Star, CA, September 24, 1999
Linda S. Price, Entering Juried Exhibitions, American Artist, Oct., 1999
Peter Frank, Art Picks of the Week, Recommended Gallery Shows, LA Weekly, October 16-22, 1998
William MacNeil, Crossing Cultures Provide Impetus for Art Show The Santa Fe New Mexican, May 1, 1998
WAM Views, Wichita Art Museum Newsletter, May/June, 1998
Raquel Escamilla, Crossing Cultures, Santa Fean, May, 1998
Richard Tobin, Critical Reflections, THE Magazine, June 1998
Jeffrey Day, Review, The State, Columbia, SC, June, 1998
C. L. Wysuph, Katherine Chang Liu, Exhibition Catalogue 1997
Christopher Willard, Experimenting With Acrylics, Am. Artist, September, 1998
Rob Erdle, State of the Art 1997, East/West, Catalogue Essay, 1997
Christopher Schink, Interview, Watermedia Focus, Issue 8, 1997
Trinkett Clark, Curator of 20th Century Art, The Chrysler Museum, Resonant Visions, Catalogue Essay, February, 1996
Ian Findlay, Katherine Chang Liu and Julia Nee Chu at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Asian Art News, May, 1996
Peter Frank, Arts Picks Of the Week, LA Weekly, August 30, 1996
John Simmons, Work of 5 True Artists Forms Vibrant Exhibit, Springfield News Leader, Springfield, MO, May 18, 1996
Reena Jana, Katherine Chang Liu at J. J. Brookings Gallery, Asian Art News, March/April, 1996
Christopher Schink, Black, Watermedia Focus, Issue 4, 1996
Bonnie Iris, A Positive View of Negatives, Watercolor, Summer, Marge Bulmer, Showcase : Katherine Liu, Visions, June, 1995
Bonnie Iris and Stanley Marcus, Art Masters, American Artist Publications, 1996
Peter Frank, Katherine Chang Liu : Neo-Modernist Abstraction, Catalogue Essay, Los Angeles, September, 1994
Ann Hunter Greene, A Show of Art, Galleries, Chicago, May, 1994
Reena Jana, The Artist⬠"!s Voice, Seven West Coast Artists : Their Work and Ideas, Asian Art News, Hong Kong, September, 1994
M. Stephen Doherty, Wayne Thiebaud Selects, American Artist, October, 1994
D. Au, Life, Universe and Everything Else, Hong Kong Standard, November 8, 1994
J. S. M. Willette,The Two That Are Not One, Velardi and Liu, Bakersfield Museum of Art Exhibit Catalogue, March, 1994
Marty Munson, Expanding your Watercolor Wisdom, The Artist's Magazine, July, 1994
Alice Brown-Wagner, "Watercolor Now" at Salt Lake Art Center, The Salt Lake Tribune, November 28, 1993
Colleen Cason, Gallery Review, Ventura Star Free Press, Nov. 5, 1993
Katherine Liu at Louis Newman, Art Scene, October, 1993
J. S. M. Willette, Review - Liu and Velardi at LA Artcore, Visions Quarterly, June, 1993
William Hemmerdinger, Profile - Katherine Liu, Visions, FALL, 1992
James Auer, Six Painters Show, Milwaukee Journal, August 25, 1992
Artistas Chineses Da California, Galeria de Exposicoes, Macau, 1992
M. J. Van Deventer, Katherine Liu, Art Gallery Internat⬠"!l, Jan. 1991
Nigel Cameron, Geography Takes a Hand in Shaping Diverse Art Styles, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, March 28, 1991
M. Stephen Doherty, Recent Images, Recent Concerns, Watercolor 1990, Billboard Publications, 1990
Daniel Grant, Is a Watercolor a Drawing? Daniel Grant, Watercolor 1988, Billboard Publications
Julia Ayers, Paper, the Critical Support, Watercolor 1987
The Daily Mail, Monotypes at GCCA, Arts Season, Catskill, NY Jan, 4, 1986
Janice Lavoos,The California School of Watercolor, American Artist, 1987
Mary Carroll Nelson, An Exploratory Approach to Watercolor, Watercolor 1986, Billboard Publications, 1986
Carol Dickinson, Among Traditional Paintings, Up Spring the Unusual, The Denver Post, August 17, 1986
Katherine Chang Liu, 1984 The Chinese Pen, Featured Artist, Taiwan
Ann Weinstein, Four With Paper, Art Voices, March, 1980
Carol Dickinson, Dynamic Experiments in Watermedia, The Denver Post, August 1978

Books - (as featured artists)

Abstract Artists of The World, John Castagno, Standard Artists Reference Books, Scarecrow Press, 2001
Celebrate Your Creative Self, Mary Todd Beam, F & W Publications, 2001
Best of Watercolors II, Rockport Publishers, 1997
Creative Inspirations, Rockport Publishers, 1997
Best of Acrylic Painting, Rockport Publishers, 1996
Best of Oil Painting, Rockport Publishers, 1996
Color and Light in Watermedia, Christopher Schink, Watson-Guptill Publication, 1995
Collage Technique For Artists, Gerald F. Brommer, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1994
How To Discover Your Personal Painting Style, David P. Richards, North Light Publication, 1995
Creative Collage Techniques, Nita Leland & Virginia Williams, North Light Publication, 1994
Splash I, and Splash II, Greg Alpert & Rachel Wolf, North Light Publication, 1993 and 1991
Monotype, Julia Ayers, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1992
Exploring Transparent Watercolor, Gerald F. Brommer, Davis Publication, 1993
Releasing The Creative Spirit, Marilyn Phillis, Watson-Guptill, 1992
Watercolor: Go with the Flow, Guy Lipscomb, Watson-Guptill, 1993
The Creative Artist, Nita Leland, North Light Publications, 1990
Painting in Harmony with Nature, Maxine Masterfield, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1990
Yesterday and Tomorrow: California Woman Artists, Sylvia Moore, Midmarch Arts Publication, NYC, 1989
The California Romantics, Robert Perine, Artra Publications, 1987
Exploring Painting, Gerald F. Brommer, Davis Publications, 1987
Watercolor and Collage Workshop, Gerald F. Brommer, Watson- Guptill Publications, 1986
Painting the Free Spirit of Nature, Maxine Masterfield, Watson- Guptill Publications, 1984
Art in Your World, Gerald F. Brommer, Davis Publications, 1984

CURATING ACTIVITIES

Co-curator of Taiwan-USA-Australia Watermedia Survey Exhibition, Sponsored by National Taiwan Art Institute, March, 1994
Member, LA Artcore Reviewing Board, 1993-94

JURYING EXPERIENCES

Invited juror for over 80 national, regional and statewide exhibitions and competitions in the United States

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Who's Who in America
Who's Who in American Art
Who's Who in American Women