TIAN LIU
Based in Los Angeles, California, USA and Shanghai, China
tianliuphotography@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2024 M.F.A. in Photography and Media, Concentration in Integrated Media, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2019 B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication; B.A. in Studio Art; Certificate in Writing; The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, U.S.
2018 Study Abroad - Semester At Sea, Colorado State University, Institute For Shipboard Education
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/SCREENINGS
2025 Celebrate! Juried Group Exhibition, Juried by Holly Jerger, Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art, Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center Gallery, Burbank, CA, U.S.
2025 Utopian Her, Juried Group Exhibition, Hera Hub Carlsbad, Presented by San Diego Art Directory, Carlsbad, CA, U.S.
2025 Self Portrait, Juried Group Exhibition, Juried by Odeta Xheka, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL, U.S.
2025 The Face, The Figure, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Online Exhibition, Laguna, CA, U.S.
2025 Work from Home: A CalArts Post-Grad Exhibition, Group Exhibition, The Reef, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
2024 13 Love Songs, Group Performance, Curated by Alex Sherman, Thymele Arts, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
2024 Where's the BEEF? Group Exhibition, Curated by Alex Sherman, GOES TO OCEAN, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
2024 tián, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2024 The Golden Apple was an Orange, Group Exhibition, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2024 Dining, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2024 fú píng, Thesis Show, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2023 Pink, Screening, Bijou Festival 2023, Bijou Theater, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2023 Late for the Party, School of Art MFA2 Group Show, Group Exhibition, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2023 The Archive, Group Exhibition, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2023 Fabulousness, Performance, Directed & Choreographed by Giada Jiang, The Sharon Lund Disney Theatre, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2023 cái zhū, Mid Residency Show, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2022 Gendered Geography, Group Exhibition, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2022 We need to have a talk, Group Exhibition, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, U.S.
2018 It's Time We Talk, Group Performance, Curated by Melissa Airy, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA, U.S.
AWARDS & Recognitions
2025 Official Selection – Professional Category, International Photography Awards (IPA), U.S.
2024 Winner – Women Seen by Women (Professional Series), 24th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Spain
2024 Honorable Mention – Professional, Fine Art (People), PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, France
2024 Certificate of Artistic Achievement, Luxembourg Art Prize, Luxembourg
CURATING
2023 Venue Curator and Creative Director, CalArts Expo, Santa Clarita, CA, U.S.
TEACHING
2024 Graduate Teaching Assistant, “The Garden: Landscape – Problems in Photo Practice,” California Institute of the Arts, Santa Clarita, CA, U.S.
2023 Graduate Teaching Assistant, “Landscape: The Wilderness,” California Institute of the Arts, Santa Clarita, CA, U.S.
MEDIA
2025 Interviewed in CanvasRebel, Meet Tian Liu
2024 Interviewed in Bold Journey Magazine, Meet Tian Liu
2024 Interviewed in Voyagela Magazine, Local Stories: Daily Inspiration: Meet Tian Liu
2024 Interviewed in ShoutoutLA Magazine, Local Stories: Meet Tian Liu | A Multimedia Storyteller
2019 Featured in CalArts Art School Project Archive, fú píng
2019 Published in Fools Magazine, Photography, 01
2018 Featured in The Daily Palette, Iowa City, Performance Art, Emptiness