Shirley W. Liu

Born in 1990 in Taipei, Taiwan, Shirley is a visual artist whose practice began with painting and expanded into sculpture and installation in 2025. She embarked on a life journey shaped by a deep curiosity about the world's diversity and interconnectedness. After graduating from Taipei University, Shirley set out to experience the world firsthand—from participating in rural Japanese festival in a graveyard honoring ancestral spirits—to sipping cup after cup of excellent Macchiatos in Kosovo. After having lived in Australia, Japan, and New Zealand, and venturing through four continents, she is currently dividing her time between her native Taiwan and Canada.

Her experiences living among diverse cultures continue to shape her artistic language, which explores the multifaceted nature of human societies and their environments. Through a blend of realism and illusion, her works evoke a sense of both disorder and underlying cohesion, inviting viewers to contemplate the contradictions and the connections that define our world.

Shirley's artistic philosophy revolves around stimulating introspection and dialogue. It does not seek to provide definitive answers but rather to provoke thought on the nuances of perception.