Qiming Liu

Liu Qiming is Cross-media artist, Curator.

Liu Qiming is a distinguished Chinese contemporary cross-media artist, curator, and nonprofit arts administrator. He graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 1995 and subsequently served on the fine arts faculty at higher education institutions in China from 1995 to 2006. Between 2006 and 2017, he practiced as a full-time professional artist based in Beijing. In 2017, Liu relocated to the United States under the prestigious EB-1A Extraordinary Ability program. He is currently based in New York City, where he continues his practice as an independent artist and leads nonprofit arts initiatives.

From 2017 to 2024, Liu founded and directed the NYRCA Project, a sustained nonprofit arts organization dedicated to social interventions, curatorial exhibitions, and international cultural exchanges. In 2022, the project was honored with the Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) artist grant. In 2024, he was appointed Artistic Director of the U.S. Golf Art Foundation, where he guides and shapes the foundation's artistic trajectory and curatorial vision.

Liu’s interdisciplinary oeuvre spans performance, installation, video, and painting. His works have been broadly exhibited in galleries and ar...

Independent Projects & Solo Exhibitions

2023
"Live Art Tour 8: Immersive", Live Performance, Grace Exhibition Space, New York
$0.25 Coin · Breath @ 2, Daily Performance / Social Intervention, Streets of New York
$0.25 Coin · Breath @ 1, Daily Performance, Juniper Valley Park, New York

2022
Awarded the Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) Artist Grant, New York
Lewis' Presidential Campaign Speech, Independent Performance & Video Project, New York
Trump Death Clock - Manhattan, On-Site Performance Project, New York

2021
The 312th Day of the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York, Video & Performance Project, New York
AAC, Liu Qiming Independent Art Project, New York

2020
Mask, Liu Qiming Independent Art Project, New York
New York COVID-19 Color Diary, Liu Qiming Independent Art Project, New York

2019
Private Car Plan, Liu Qiming Independent Art Project, New York

2017–2019
Multinational Agent Purchase Series (including Pudding · Life Party, Beauty Dream, and Buying Votes), New York

2017
New York State Driver License, Liu Qiming Independent Art Project, New York
Exhibition "Suojia Village", Liu Qiming Independent Art Project, Beijing
Curated: Historical Records: Suojia Village · Beijing International Art Camp (BIAC) On-Site, Be...