Background
Liu, Katherine Chang was born in Kiang-si, China. Came to the United States, 1963. Daughter of Ming-fan and Ying (Yuan) Chang.
Liu, Katherine Chang was born in Kiang-si, China. Came to the United States, 1963. Daughter of Ming-fan and Ying (Yuan) Chang.
Master of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1965.
Lecturer in fields; with Sanghai International Watercolor Bienniel Invitation, China. Judge juri Southwest Watercolor Society, Dallas, California Watercolor Association, 2010. Instructor University Virginia Extension, Longwood College.
Teaching staff Intensive Studies Seminar, Santa Fe, 1995-2000, 02-10. Invited member Los Angeles Artcore Reviewing and Curatorial Board, 1993. Invited curator Contemplation, Lew Allen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, 2003.
Curator Introspection, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, 2006. Curator Addition/Reduction, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, 2007. Curatory Duality, Lew Allen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, 2004.
Sole juror Taos (New Mexico) Exhibition American Watercolor, 2000, Virginia Watercolor Society Annual, Richmond, 2001, Rocky Mountain National Competition, 2001, Collage/Assemblage/United States of America I, Ventura (California) College 2001, Collage/Assemblage/United States of America II, 2002, Louisiana Watercolor Society-International Competition, New Orleans, 2003, Aqueous Open National Show, Tubac Art Center, Arizona 2004, Pikes Peak Watercolor Competition, Colorado Springs College, Colorado, 2005. Chairman jury selection National Watercolor Society 80th Annual Competition Exhibition, 2000. Juror, lecturer in field, co-curator, California Open Exhibition Los Angeles, 2011, sole juror: California Watercolor Association National Open Exhibition, 2011.
One-woman shows include Harrison Museum, Utah State University, Riverside (California) Art Museum, Ventura (California) College, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, 1998, Josip Juraj Brookings Gallery, San Francisco, 1998, Louis Newman Galleries, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Artcore, Lung-Men Gallery, Taipei, Republic of China, Lew Allen Contemporary, Golden West Collage Gallery, 1999, Rosaline Koener Gallery, Westhampton, New York, 2000, American Medical Association Gallery, Turku, Finland, 2001, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 2001, Rosaline Koener Gallery, Long Island, New York, 2002, Galerie Egelund, Copenhagen, 2002, 04, Le Cercle Optique, Lyon, France, 2003, Galerie Parsi Parla, Lyon, France, 2005, Galarie Cour de Louges, Lyon, 2005. Invitational shows include Crossing Cultures, Lewallen Contemporary, 1998, Parkland College Illinois, 1989, 91, 97, Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Museum Collects, 1989-1996, 97, Watercolor United States of America Honorary Society Invitational, 1989, 91, 93, 95, 97, Hunter Museum Art, Tennessee, 1993, Bakersfield Art Museum, 1994, Sandra Walters Gallery, Hong Kong, 1994, Horwitch-Newman Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1995, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library. Art Gallery, 1996, Josip Juraj Brookings Gallery, San Francisco, 1996-1998, John N Joe Gallery, Los Angeles, 1996, Bill Armstrong Gallery, Springfield, Missouri, 1996, Chrysler Museum Fine Art, Norfolk, Virginia, 1997, University British Columbia Art Gallery, 1992, University Sydney Art Museum, 1992, Ruhr-West Art Museum, Wise, 1992, Macau Art Museum, 1992, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, 1994, Mandarin Oriental Fine Arts, Hong Kong, 1994, Hampton University Museum, 2000, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, 2001, Lew Allen Contemporary Gallery, New Mexico, 2001, Asian American Artists, California State Channel Islands, California, 2002, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado, 2002, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 2005-2007, Lew Allen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2005.
Exhibited in group shows at Lew Allen Contemporay, 2003. Contributor chapters to books, articles to professional jours, Exhibited in group shgows: VIVA Gallery, Louisiana, State Art Biennial, Parkland College, 2000, Art Santa Fe, 2008. One man shows Parcours de 'art, Arignon France, First International Contemporary Watermedia Masters, Nanjing, China, 2007-2008, United States, Korea, Japan Invitational Association of Scientific and Technical Officers Museum, Louisiana, 2008, Art Show, 2007, Gwangwhamoon International Art Fair, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2009, 60th Anniversary National Foundation, China, 2010, Winter Haiku Invitational, Jenkins, Johnson galls, San Francisco, New York, 2010, The First Shanghai International Watercolor Biennial, Shanghai, 2010, National Watercolor Society President Emeritus Group Exhibit, Los Angeles, 2010, Architetto Smith Home, Italy, 2010.
Co-curator Taiwan-United States of America-Australia Watermedia Survey Exhibition, National Taiwan Art Institute, 1994. Sole juror San Diego Watermedia International, 1993, Triton Museum Open Competition, 1994, Northern National Art Competition, 1994, Watercolor West National, 1993, Tennessee, Utah, Hawaii, North Carolina Watercolor Societies, North American Open, others. Co-juror Rocky Mountain National, San Diego International and West Federation Exhibits, guest speaker 2nd Invitational Contemporary Watermedia Masters Exhibit Opera Lecture Series, Nanjing, China, 2010.
Member National Watercolor Society (life, chairman jury 1985, president 1983, Top award 1984, cash awards 1979, 87. Chairman jury selection 80th annual open competition exhibit 2000), Watercolor United States of America Honor Society, National Society Painters in Casein and Acrylic (2nd award 1985), Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society (juror 1984, awards 1978, 80, 86).
Married Yet-zen Liu; children: Alan S., Laura Y.