EDUCATION
2021 School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Master of Fine Arts in Printmedia; Chicago, Illinois
2019 Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking; Providence, Rhode Island
2018 European Honors Program, Rhode Island School of Design, Palazzo Cenci, Rome, ITALY
RESIDENCIES
2023 BY ART MATTERS Artists Residency Program — Treasure Hunt; Hangzhou, China
2023 Aranya Art Center: Winter Artist Residency Program; Beidaihe, China
2022 Guanlan Printmaking Base; Shenzhen, China
2022 He Art Museum X AURUA Yangshuo Sugar House: Summer Artist Residency; Yangshuo, China
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2021-2022 Lecturer, Course: Artists’ Books, Department of Printmedia, SAIC; Chicago, IL
2021 Visiting Artist, Contemporary Study Research: Body as Site, SAIC; Chicago, IL
2021 Visiting Artist, Adv. Fiber and Material Studies Studio, SAIC; Chicago, IL
2021 Curatorial Assistant & Registrar, National Indo-American Museum; Lombard, IL
2021 Juror, SITE Gallery Exhibitions Fall 2021, SAIC; Chicago, IL
2021 Teaching Assistant, Papermaking, Fiber & Materials Study Department, SAIC; Chicago, IL
2019-2021 Teaching Assistant, Printmedia Department, SAIC; Chicago, IL
2019 Studio Assistant, Hope Bindery & Box Company; Pawtucket, Rhode Island
2018 Chef Critic Assistant, European Honors Program, Rhode Island School of Design; Rome, ITALY
2017 Gallery Assistant, Graphic Designer, The Barn Contemporary Art Space; Shenzhen, CHINA
2017 Teaching Assistant, Division of Continuing Education, Teen Certificate Program, RISD; Providence, RI
2016 Teaching Assistant, Division of Continuing Education, Pre-College Program, RISD; Providence, RI
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Inhale( )Exhale( ): Popup Artist’s Books Exhibition , Seaside Library, Aranya Art Center; Beidaihe, China
2022 PUPA, The Holy Art Gallery Virtual Exhibition (theholyart.com); London, UK
2021 Eternal Cycle, INCUBATOR: 37 S. Wabash Display Window, SAIC; Chicago, IL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 THE 2024 MCBA PRIZE EXHIBITION, Minnesota Center For Book Arts; Minneapolis, MN
2024 Around Publishing: Reading Room, E.SCAPE Art Space; Shanghai, China
2024 Interstice of Shedding, Stasis Space；Beijing, China
2023 LIMITED RISO ART PRINT, PNPRESS; Shanghai, China
2023 Treasure Hunt: BY ART MATTERS Artist’s Residency Group Exhibition; Hangzhou, China
2022 HE · FUN, HEM X AURUA Yangshuo Summer Residency Exhibition, He Art Museum; Shunde, China
2022 The 5th Greater Bay Area Group Art Exhibition, GBA International Art Center; Nansha, China
2022 THE UNSEEN, The Holy Art Gallery; Virtual (theholyart.com)
2022 The Extended Ear: An Artist Book Fair, Carnation Contemporary; Portland, Oregon
2022 FRC12, Flat Rate Contemporary; Virtual (flatratecontemporary.com)
2021 Faces & Places, Dodomu Gallery; Virtual (dodomugallery.com)
2021 A Great Big Xmas Show, The Latent Space; Chicago, IL
2021 MISFITS, Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center; Cincinnati, OH
2021 Recollections Print Exchange & Exhibition, Bend Gallery (bendgallery.com); SAIC, Chicago, IL
2021 Homewood Arts Council Virtual Gallery Fall 2021, Virtual (homewoodartscouncil.com)
2021 Avers Gallery Apartment Exhibition, Avers Gallery; Chicago, IL
2021 Graduate Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 33 E Washington Gallery; Chicago, IL
2021 SITE Curated: Where We Are, SITE Gallery, SAIC; Chicago, IL
2021 Disconnected: A Virtual Contemporary Print Exhibition; Bend Gallery (bendgallery.com)
2020 Ink, Press, Repeat: National Juried Printmaking and Book Art Exhibition, University Galleries, William Paterson University; Wayne, New Jersey
2019 The Boston Printmakers Student Exhibition, The Mazmanian Gallery, Framingham State University; Framingham, Massachusetts
2019 RiTUAL: Single-sheet Book Exhibition, Heavy Bubble; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2019 Chicago Art Book Fair 2019, Chicago Athletic Association; Chicago, IL
2019 SITE Curated: A Poem Left Untitled, SITE Gallery, SAIC; Chicago, IL
2019 Printmaking Degree Project Exhibition 2019, Woods Gerry Gallery, RISD; Providence, RI
2019 5th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists’ Book Exhibition, Fleet Library, RISD; Providence, RI
2018 Gifted Exhibition, Kerri Art Studio & Gallery; Willimantic, Connecticut
2018 Impression: A National Printmaking Exhibition, D’ Art Center, Norfolk, Virginia
2018 Allora, European Honors Program, RISD, Piazza Cenci 56; Rome, ITALY
2018 Eruption: the point between, Bibliothè, via Celsa; Rome, ITALY
2018 Printmaking Biennial, Woods Gerry Gallery, RISD; Providence, RI
2017 3rd Annual Student Artists’ Book Exhibition (Juried), Fleet Library, RISD; Providence, RI
2017 Drawing Foundation Selected Student Exhibition, Waterman Gallery, RISD; Providence, RI
2016 2nd Annual Student Artists’ Book Exhibition, Fleet Library, RISD; Providence, RI
2016 Experimental & Foundation Studies Triennial , Woods Gerry Gallery, RISD; Providence, RI
2015 Idyllwild Arts Academy Senior Exhibition, Parks Exhibition Center; Idyllwild, California
2015 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards National Exhibition, Parsons The New School for Design, NYC
2015 Idyllwild Arts Academy Juried Student Exhibition, Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery; Palm Desert, CA
2015 4th Student International Small Print Exhibition, El Minia University; El Minia, EGYPT
2014 Diálogos E Interpretaciones III: The World International Print Exchange and Traveling Exhibition, The University of North Carolina, Pembroke, North Carolina / Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington / Universidad de Caldas, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Rotunda, Manizales, COLOMBIA / Week Library Galleries, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota
AWARDS & HONORS
2024 RanRan Young Artist Prize Finalist, UCCA & Xintiandi; Shanghai, China
2024 THE 2024 MCBA PRIZE Semi-Finalist, Minnesota Center For Book Arts; Minneapolis, MN
2021 2nd Place Winner, THE UNSEEN, The Holy Art Gallery; London, UK
2021 Caxton Club Grant Recipient for Artists’ Book “Intertwined”, The Caxton Club; Chicago, Illinois
2021 Loretta Grellner Scholarship, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists Residency; Saugatuck, Michigan
2020 Second Year Grad International Scholarship, Incentive Scholarships, SAIC; Chicago, IL
2019 The Boston Printmakers Student Exhibition, Speedball Artist Material Award; Framingham, MA
2019 Incentive Scholarships, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, IL
2019 Printmaking Senior Award, Rhode Island School of Design; Providence, RI
2019 5th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists’ Book Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Fleet Library, RISD
2018 Julien LaTrobe Bateman Memorial Scholarship, European Honors Program, RISD
2016 2nd Annual Student Artists’ Book Exhibition, 1st Place Purchase Award, RISD
2016-2019 Honor Roll, Rhode Island School of Design
2015 National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Gold Medal, California Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards; Gold Keys, Silver Keys, and Honorable Mention
2014 Idyllwild Arts Academy Theme Exhibition, 1st Place Award; Idyllwild, California
2014 National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Gold Medal, California Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Gold Key and Silver Key
2013 Idyllwild Arts Academy Theme Exhibition, 1st Place Award; Idyllwild, California
CURATORIAL
2021 Mining Words, Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection Display Case Exhibition, SAIC; Chicago, IL
COLLECTIONS
Virginia Commonwealth University Special Collections and Archives; Richmond, VA
China Printmaking Museum; Shenzhen, China
Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection & Archives, John M. Flaxman Library; Chicago, IL
Providence Public Library; Providence, Rhode Island
Printed Matter, Inc.; New York City, NY
Stasis Space; Beijing, China
Fleet Library Special Collections, Rhode Island School of Design; Providence, RI
University of North Carolina Pembroke Special Collections Study Archive, Mary Livermore Library Special Collections; Chapel Hill, NC
WORKS PUBLISHED
Liu, Florence Lanxuan, Cured & Sealed; Dough Press, 2024
Liu, Florence Lanxuan, Two Chairs & A Ladder; Dough Press, 2024
Liu, Florence Lanxuan, Two Chairs & A Ladder (Mini); Stasis Space, 2024
‘Treasure Hunt’ BY ART MATTERS Artists’ Residency Handbook; Dough Press, 2023
Liu, Florence Lanxuan, Mapping Cows; Dough Press, 2022
Yeh, Imin; Dreamcabin; E.L.Hymns, 2022
A physical book which compiles conceptual books by various artists; Partial Press, 2022
Lint Magazine No.2/Transit P56-59; Lint Art Collective, 2022
Ikonomou, Christos; Emmerich, Karen, “Where They Always Meet”, The Yale Review, Volume 109, No. 2 Summer 2021
Streeby, Jeff, “Featured Series: Experimental Discourse”, Open: Journal of Arts and Letters, 2020