Ying-Hsi Liao

Ying-Hsi Liao
Born in 1968
Graduated from the Graduate Institute of Fine Arts, Tunghai University, Taiwan

Artist Statement (by Zhu Wen-Hai)

In recent years, Liao Ying-Xi’s works have favored symbolic forms of seeds (the “Mi-Bao” series) and genes as singular shapes. Her latest creations continue this ongoing exploration, shifting the themes of love, hope, and harmony toward more abstract and rational visual expressions.

This pursuit of abstraction and purification not only satisfies a pure artistic ideal but also reflects on pressing global issues such as pollution, population growth, and the transformation of food production under commercial systems. At the root of these changes is genetic modification. Liao responds by integrating the imagery of seeds—reducing them to fundamental forms like circles or rhomboids—thus presenting purer expressions of form, light, and color. This aesthetic transformation suggests a shift from an organic, natural world to a more rational, man-made beauty shaped by genetic engineering.

Current Positions

• Director of Art Consulting, Hua Cheng International Art

• Deputy Secretary-General (Taiwan Region), Fujian Province Sculpture Association

• Artistic Director, Li Gallery, Taiwan

• Art Consultant, Tongling Bronze Sculpture Art Research Institute, Anhui

• Board Member, Taiwan Ink and Sea Painting Society

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025

• Tainan Art Expo

• Taichung Art Expo

2024

• Taichung Art Expo

2023

• Tainan, Taichung, and Taipei Art Expos

2022

• Taichung, Taipei, and Kaohsiung Art Expos

2010

• Taipei and Taichung Art Expos

2019–2018 Highlights

• “In the Name of Animals,” National Palace Museum Multimedia Exhibition

• 26th Asian Sculpture Exhibition, Hainan

• Singapore, Guangzhou, Malaysia International Art Fairs

• Xiamen Public Art Exhibition, Panji Art Festival

• Cross-Strait Art Exhibition, Nanjing and Shanghai

• Beijing Female Vision Art Exhibition

2017–2016 Highlights

• “The Other Mountain,” Germany

• Fujian Masters Joint Exhibition

• First Beijing Public Art Exhibition

• Art Xiamen, Malaysia, Singapore Art Fairs

• Cologne Art Fair, Germany

• Centennial Abstract Sculpture Exhibition, Taiwan

• Taipei International Art Expo

2015–2010 Highlights

• National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts

• Kinmen, Matsu, and Mainland China Cross-Strait Exchanges

• “Hundred Flowers in Bloom,” Contemporary Art Group Show

• Taichung Distillery Art Expo

• Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

• Guilin Cross-Strait Exhibition

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)

2019

• "New Mindset: My Love," Kaohsiung

• "Unbound Presence," Xiamen

• Qingfeng Art Gallery, Taipei

2018

• 99 Degrees Art Gallery, Li Gallery, Taipei

• WeMe Gallery, Singapore

• Vimal Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2017–2016 Highlights

• Westin Hotel, Malaysia

• Public Art Project, Beijing

• Nanjing and Xiamen Art Expos

• Taipei Art Expos

• “The World of Art Cars,” Taipei

2015–2010 Highlights

• International Sculpture Camp, Quanzhou, Fujian

• Visual Installations for Taoyuan Film Festival

• Various solo shows at hotels, department stores, and galleries across Taiwan

• "The Origin of Life," "Harmony," "Hope," "Embrace" series

Awards & Honors

• 2012 National Art Exhibition, Sculpture Category – Selected

• 2013 National Art Exhibition – Gold Medal for "Partly Cloudy with Occasional Showers"

• 2014 Public Art First Prize – Taichung City Government

• 2015–2016 Multiple National and Cross-Strait Awards including

  • Bronze Prize, Fujian Sculpture Exhibition

  • Excellence Award, Germany Arts & Crafts Design Award

  • Silver Prize, Cross-Strait Crafts Excellence Awards

• 2017–2020

  • Honorable Mention, London International Creative Awards

  • First Prize, Public Art Project – Taichung 10th Army Corps

  • Honors from art forums in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Shanghai

• 2021 Curator of “City Memories: Stories of the Pandemic”

Collections

• Public & Corporate Collections:

  • Taichung City Government, Taiwan Land Development Corp, RT-Mart

  • Niu Er Stone Sculpture Park (Nantou), Beigang Cultural Bureau

  • Prince Construction, Shang Yong Jin Construction, Deng Yang Construction

  • Xiamen Yongnian Development, Guangzhou Art Museum, Singapore WeMe, Malaysia Vimal Art

• Other Collectors Include:

  • Qing Qing Hospital Taichung, Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Group, Baolai Construction

  • Kinmen County Government, Miyazaki Prefecture Government (Japan)

  • Former Taichung County Magistrate, Sheng Qun Metal Co., various architects, developers, and private collectors across Taiwan and China