About

Drawing inspirations from her diverse cultural background and personal history, Kathy Liao mixed media work is about the intimate yet universal concept of relationships.

Liao received her MFA in Painting from Boston University and BFA in Painting and Drawing from University of Washington, Seattle. Liao is a recipient of various awards including the 2020 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Award, Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation Grant, and artist grants and fellowships from Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Vermont Studio Center, and Jentel Artist Residency. Her work was shown in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Kansas City, and many other cities nationally and internationally.  In the past, Liao was the Director of the Painting and Printmaking Studio Art Program at Missouri Western State University, and taught at Boston University, University of Washington, Seattle University, and Gage Academy of Art. She is currently part of the Artist Services team at Mid-America Arts Alliance in Kansas City.

Kathy Liao (廖敏行) 從她多元的文化背景和個人歷史中汲取靈感，她的混合媒體作品是關於親密而普遍的關係概念。

Kathy 在波士頓大學獲得繪畫碩士學位，在西雅圖華盛頓大學獲得繪畫與繪畫學士學位。 廖是各種獎項的獲得者，包括 2020 年夏洛特街基金會視覺藝術家獎、伊麗莎白格林希爾德基金會贈款，以及安德森牧場藝術中心、佛蒙特工作室中心和詹特爾藝術家駐留項目的藝術家贈款和獎學金。 她的作品曾在波士頓、紐約、洛杉磯、西雅圖、堪薩斯城以及國內外許多其他城市展出。 曾任密蘇里西部州立大學繪畫與版畫工作室藝術項目主任，曾任教於波士頓大學、華盛頓大學、西雅圖大學和蓋奇藝術學院。 她目前是堪薩斯城中美洲藝術聯盟的藝術家服務團隊的一員。