KATHY LIAO [b.1984]

 

EDUCATION

2016     Lithography Workshop, Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM

2011     MFA, Painting, Boston University, Boston, MA

2008     BFA, Painting and Drawing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

2006     BA, Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

 

SELECTED SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2018     Immigrant Stories, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL

2017     Lingering Presence, Prographica Gallery, Seattle, WA

2017     Floating World, Kiosk Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2017     So Close and So Far, University of Central Missouri Art Gallery, Warrensburg, MO

2016     Distance between Here and There, P.O.E. Foundation Gallery, Cottey College, Nevada, MO

2013     I’m Home, CORE Gallery, Seattle, WA

2013     We Are Close, Blindfold Gallery, Seattle, WA

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018     In Her Own Image: Women's Self Portraiture from 1900-2017, Concord Center for the Arts, Concord, MA

2018     Autonomous Bodies, Studios Inc, Kansas City, MO

2017     Current States, University of Kansas Art & Design Gallery, Lawrence, KS

2017     In Memoriam, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

2016     You Will Never Be Younger Than You Are Today, PLUG Projects, Kansas City, MO

2016     Portrayal: Contemporary Portraitures, North Seattle Community College Art Gallery, Seattle, WA

2016     Process, Park University Gallery, Parkville, MO

2015     Belonging: Before and After the Immigration Act of 1965, Wing Luke Museum of the Pacific American Experience, Seattle, WA

2015     Observing Observing: A White Cup, Prographica Gallery, Seattle, WA

2015     Fresh Paint Biennial, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

 

SELECTED HONORS

2018     Studios Inc Studio Residency, Kansas City, MO

2017     Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Residency, Kansas City, MO

2016     Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA

2015     Brushcreek Ranch Art Foundation Residency, Saratoga, WY

2014     Jentel Artist Residency Program, Sheridan, WY

2013     Weir Farm Art Center, Wilton, CT

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2017     Michael Upchruch, Black history, Humming Heads and More: June in Seattle galleries, Seattle Times

2017     John Seed, Lingering Presence: Interview with Kathy Liao, Huffington Post

2017     Lisa Edge, Family Connections: Kathy Liao's Lingering Presence, Real Change

2017     Ken Matsu-daira, Kathy Liao's Exhibition Explores Memory and Connection, International Examiner

2015     The Hand Magazine, January Issue