Junyi Liu
Junyi Liu (b.1995) is a painter and performance artist based in New York City. She creates whimsical, vibrant scenes with characters in outfits evoking a different historical period, as a conduit to mirror the violence and oppression in the real world. Her artworks explore the pain, contradictions, and resistance experienced by ordinary people, especially women, under systemic oppression.
Born in China, Liu pursued her art education in the U.S. and earned a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art. She has exhibited in CONTEXT Art Miami, Art on Paper, Arcadia Contemporary, Untitled Space, Abend Gallery, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Manifest Gallery, etc. Publications featuring Liu’s work include American Art Collector, Whitehot Magazine, Untitled Magazine, Southwest Art Magazine, International Artists Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, and more.
