Liu JiaHua

The Chinese traditional building has been a symbol of Liu’s artworks from the very start of his creation – for a city is like a book to him and it witnesses the change of the social tides and the development of history. His intentional way to infuse romance in traditional culture with the collapse of the great buildings in his series of creations are well-received by many.

Liu JiaHua was born in Sichuan, China, in 1979. He graduated in 2006 from the Sichuan Academy of Fine Art. In 2009, he went to Beijing to work as an independent artist. His works garnered much attention among artists with his unique pictorial expression. Namely, a series of his works expressing the theme of “urban alienation” in the process of urbanization have received extensive attention from academic experts and the market. He borrowed the form and composition of traditional Chinese “Jiehua” as well as the fusion of various traditional and modern symbols to assemble the seemingly real but absurd reconstruction of the current urbanization process – constructing a whole new image system.
Liu’s works have been invited to participate in important exhibitions at home and abroad numerous times and won awards.
2021　
“Solidified Aura”, Solo exhibition, Xinghe Art Center, Sanya, China

2018　
“Liu Jiahua” Solo exhibition, Beijing, China

2017
“Bad New Days Ahead”, Solo exhibition, Beijing
“Within Sight: Chinese New Painting at post Financial Crisis Era”, Bangkok, Thailand

2013
“Momentary Garden”, Solo exhibition, Beijing, China
“Red String”, Solo exhibition, Singapore

2012
“Illusion of Fallen Cities”, Solo exhibition, MoCa Art Museum 798, Beijing, China
“Games • City – The Evolution of History and Reality”, Solo exhibition, Beijing, China
“Italy-China Contemporary Art Biennale”, Joint exhibition, Monza, Italy

2011
“Subversion Language Mirror”, Solo exhibition, Beijing, China
“China-American Art Exhibition”, Joint exhibition, New York, USA
“Walk into Life”, Invitational exhibition, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China
“Subversion Language Mirror”, Solo exhibition, Beijing, China
“Chinese New Realism Paintings”, Joint exhibition, Yunnan, China

2009
“Transboundary China and the United States Communion Exhibition”, New York, USA

2008
“Trans Local Motion – Shanghai Biennale”, Shanghai, China

2006
“Try to Create – Outstanding Student Nominees Exhibition”, Beijing, China

2005
“The 8th Annual Student Exhibition”, Chongqing, China