Caroline Liu b. 1986
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Overview
Caroline Liu is an Albuquerque based bicultural artist whose work spans across various mediums including painting, drawing, murals, and fiber art. She received a Bachelors in Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico and has exhibited work nationally and internationally in both gallery and commercial settings, including partnerships with major brands like Meta, Google, and Meow Wolf.
Liu’s distinctive style bridges realistic and illustrative motifs to create densely packed magical environments that tote the line between light and dark, real and imagined. From large-scale murals to multimedia works on canvas, Liu draws inspiration from her own memories, nostalgia, culture, and identity to spark larger conversations around themes of grief and joy, love and loss, past and present moments. Her work evokes a sense of familiarity and curiosity that allow viewers to jump into her visual narratives and breathe in the magic around them.
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Exhibitions
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creative reflectors
caroline liu + cedra wood 26 Jul - 23 Aug 2025Pie Projects Contemporary Art is pleased to present Creative Reflectors , an exhibition of works by artists Caroline Liu and Cedra Wood . The exhibition will opens Saturday, June 26,...Read more -
Contemporary Miniatures
featuring James Bristol, Caroline Liu, Catherine Eaton Skinner, and Cedra Wood 28 Sep - 26 Oct 2024The exhibition Contemporary Miniatures featured miniatures and small works by James Bristol, Caroline Liu, Catherine Eaton Skinner, and Cedra Wood. From portraits on matchbooks to graphite drawings to encaustic and...Read more -
Caroline Liu + Nathan Budoff
Perhaps, and Nevermore 2 Jun - 1 Jul 2023The two-person exhibition featured works by Albuquerque-based artist Caroline Liu and Puerto Rico/Santa Fe artist Nathan Budoff. Both artists are muralists and use colors and playful characters as vessels towards...Read more -
Southwest Contemporary's 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2022
27 May - 25 Jun 2022The exhibition showcased the 12 selected artists of Southwest Contemporary Magazine's 4th annual call for artists. This year’s call, which gathered more than 500 entries, was juried by Louis Grachos,...Read more
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Works
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Across Duanqiao Bridge -
Beneath the Waters -
Chinatown of the Sierra Nevada Mountains -
Echoes of History -
Fireflies of the Kunlun Mountains -
In the Shadow of the Mountain -
The Folklore Knot
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The Princess and the Pea -
Their Bodies Packed in Barrels Marked Pickles
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Time Travel Mountain -
When You See Me, I See You (I) -
When You See Me, I See You (II) -
When You See Me, I See You (III) -
A Letter to My Younger Self -
An Era Without Dynamite -
Ballad of A Nightmare -
Collective Effervescence -
Cosmos -
Ghost Dreams -
I'll Be With You Forever -
Soot Sprites -
The Bouquet -
Thunder -
The Last Time -
Chinese New Year -
Limerence
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