Liu Cheng Hua obtained his Master Degree in Art Education from Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI). Liu was invited to ASEAN Art Management Series in the Creative Industry in Manila, Philippines in 2010 and ASEAN Youth Art Camp, Singapore in 2014. Liu, the Finalist of Japan 10th Oita Asian Art Competition in 2012 and he was also invited to the Indonesian 4th East Java Biennale (JATIM Biennale) in 2011 and “Young Art Global”, Museum of Young Art (MOYA), Vienna in 2013. Besides lecturing, Liu among other Southeast Asian contemporary artists to exhibit at “Secret Archipelago”, Palais de Tokyo Museum, Paris which brought over under National Heritage Board of Singapore in 2015. Throughout his career, Liu has produce artworks for exhibition in Malaysia and abroad and won several awards and recognitions. He exhibited his artworks in France, Monaco, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Mauritius, Italy and United Kingdom. His artwork was collected by the National Art Gallery of Malaysia, Consulate General of Malaysia in Hong Kong, Galeri Seni Johor, Toh Puan Mahani Idris, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Tan Sri Robert Kuok, Ambassador Dato’ N. Parameswaran, Bingley Sim, Prof. Dr. Krishna Gopal Rampal, Datuk Lim Edin Nom, U-Wei Hj Shaari, Dato’ Ramli Md Nor, Tze Lee, Mee Lin, Caroline Liew and private. Liu currently is the Head of Fine Art Department, Malaysian Institute of Art.

 

REWARDS

  • Finalist, Malaysian Emerging Artist (MEA) Award (2009)
  • Malaysian Delegate for the “ASEAN Art Management Series in The Creative Industries”, Manila, Philippines (2010)
  • Finalist, “Bakat Muda Sezaman 2010”, Young Contemporaries 2010, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2010)
  • 1st Malaysian to Jawa Timur (JATIM)Biennale, East Java Biennale, Galeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia (2011)
  • Finalist, 11th Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition, Japan (2012)
  • Finalist, National Intellectual Property Award, Kuala Lumpur (2013)
  • 1st Malaysian Exhibited at ”MOYA Annuale 2013 –Young Art Global”, MOYA – Museum of Young Art, Vienna, Austria (2013)\
  • Commissioned Artwork by National Art Gallery for ”Majlis Rumah Terbuka Malaysia MRTM, Tahun Baru Cina 2014” (National Chinese New Year Open House 2014)
  • 1st Malaysian participated in ”Art Monaco’14”, Grimaldi Forum, Monte Carlo, Monaco (2014)
  • Commissioned Artwork by National Heritage Board, Singapore to exhibit at ”Secret Archipelago”, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France. (2015)
  • Commisioned Artwork by Pernod Ricard Malaysia for designing Absolut Vodka Electrik Limited Edition for HE Majesty of Sweden. (2016)
  • Finalist, “Bakat Muda Sezaman 2016”, Young Contemporaries 2016, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2017)
  • “London Original Print Fair 2018”, Main Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom under the dialogue of works by contemporary Southeast Asian artists alongside with European modern masters :- Calder, Dali, Picasso, Leonar Fini, Man Ray and Sonia Delaunay. (2018)
  • Finalist, 3rd Jogja International Miniprint Biennale (JIMB) at Museum dan Tanah Liat, Jogjakarta, Indonesia. (2018)

 

NATIONAL LEVEL EXHIBITION

  • ”Penang Art Open”, Penang State Art Gallery, Georgetown (2007)
  • Open Show, Shah Alam Gallery, Selangor (2008)
  • ’The One’ Sculpture Competition, Penang (2008)
  • MRCB Anugerah Seni, National Art Gallery Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (2008)
  • Rantai Revelation Art Event, The Red Bungalow (MIA Art House), Kuala Lumpur (2008)
  • ’Hot Art’ Competition, (Goethe-Institut Malaysia) Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2009)
  • Iskandar Malaysia Contemporary Art Show (IMCAS), Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru (2009)
  • Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor (2009)
  • ”Nando’s Peri-fy Your Art”, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2009)
  • Malaysian Emerging Artist (MEA) Award, (House Of Matahati, HOM) Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM), Kuala Lumpur (2009)
  • Pameran Seni Lukis Kedah / APK Kali-20 / 2009, Balai Seni Negeri, Kedah (2009)
  • Pameran Seni Tampak Johor, Galeri Seni Johor, Johor Bahru (2009)
  • Seni Untuk AIDS Art For AIDS, SACC Mall, Shah Alam, Selangor (2010)
  • ”Nando’s Peri-fy Your Art”, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur (2010)
  • Open Show, Shah Alam Gallery, Selangor (2010)
  • Young Malaysian Artist – New Object(ion), Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur (2010)
  • Riyadh of Knowledge Art Charity Fundraising Project, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur (2010)
  • Mekar Citra 2010, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor (2010)
  • ”Chandan Open House / Semangat Chandan”, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur (2010)
  • ”Merapi Eruption” Art Exhibition, House of Matahati (HOM), Kuala Lumpur (2010)
  • Pelita Hati Open Show 2010, Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur (2011)
  • ”Bakat Muda Sezaman 2010” Young Contemporaries 2010, National Art Gallery Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (2011)
  • THIS IS IT – Black and White, Core Design Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2011)
  • “Surreallusion”, Core Design Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2011)
  • ”Urbun Art- Pelita Hati Open Show 2012”, Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur (2012)
  • “Ahmad Scissorshand”, Core Design Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2012)
  • ”Ilham VI” Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur (2012)
  • “Tribute Charity Show – The Late Syam Asmawi”, Core Design Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2012)
  • “Recent Acquisition”, National Visual Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2012)
  • “Members’ Only”, National Visual Art Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur (2012)
  • “Piala Seri Endon 2012”, Batik Design Competition, (Group-Handicraft Category), Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur (2012)
  • “Ikon Varsiti Berita Harian 2012”, Royal Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur (2013)
  • “20@13”, G13 Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2013)
  • ”Public Art @ Kakiseni Festival 2013”, Pavilion Kuala lumpur, (2013)
  • 60th Anniversary Penang Art Society, Penang State Art Gallery, Penang (2013)
  • Open Art Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery, Penang (2013)
  • Majlis Rumah Terbuka Malaysia MRTM, Tahun Baru Cina 2014 (National Chinese New Year Open House 2014), Taiping, Perak (2014)
  • ”Big Picture”, Museum of Asian Arts, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (2014)
  • ”Ilham VIII”, Pelita Hati Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2014)
  • ”The Abduction of Sita by Rawana”, Museum of Asian Arts, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (2014)
  • ”Ilham VIII”, Pelita Hati Gallery & Penang State Art Gallery, Penang (2014)
  • ”Seeking MH370”, Museum of Asian Arts, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (2014)
  • ”KL International Jazz & Arts Festival”, Dewan Tunku Canselor, UM, Kuala Lumpur (2014)
  • “Pulpa”, Group Exhibition, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur (2014)
  • “READrawing”, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, 2014
  • ”Black & White”, Penang Art Open, Penang State Art Gallery, Georgetown (2014)
  • “Al-Aqsa : Form of The Doa”, International Islamic Arts and Culture Festival, Putajaya (2014)
  • “#Art4ManekUrai”, Art Charity Fundraiser, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur (2015)
  • “Ilham IX”, Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur (2015)
  • “P-Ramlee- The Director, The Actor & The Lover”, Museum of Asian Arts, UM, Kuala Lumpur (2015)
  • ”KL International Jazz & Arts Festival”, Dewan Tunku Canselor, UM, Kuala Lumpur (2015)
  • “RESTU – The Guardian”, DBKL Auditorium, Kuala Lumpur (2015)
  • “Wajah Pantun”, University of Malaya Art Gallery UMAG, Kuala Lumpur (2015)
  • “VARIATION- Stealing My Heart”, The Gallery @ Starhill, Kuala Lumpur (2015)
  • “TOLEH<<HINDSIGHT- Biennale Book Club BBC”, National Visual Art Gallery, KL (2015)
  • “Besi”, Group Sculpture Exhibition, Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur (2015)
  • “Lagenda P. Ramlee”, Group Exhibition, NU Sentral, Kuala Lumpur (2016)
  • “Simula”, Group Exhibition, B Artistic Gallery, Damansara Perdana (2017)
  • “Melting Point”, A Joint Exhibition of Sculpture & Installation, Galeri MIA, Kuala Lumpur (2017)
  • “Bakat Muda Sezaman 2016”, Young Contemporaries 2016, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2017)
  • “Pameran Amal Insani”, Creative Space@ Galeri Potret Negara, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2017)
  • “KOMA”, B Artistic Gallery, Damansara Perdana (2017)
  • “Journey 50”, MIA Alumni Art Exhibition, Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM), Kuala Lumpur (2017)
  • “21 Universiti”, exhibition of art lecturers from 21 universities, Galeri ASWARA, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
  • “Rupa-rupa(nya)”, FERGANA ART@White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
  • ”Viral”, Artoutlet, Art Row @ Publika, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
  • ”Tun Mahathir A Forever Legacy”, Perdana University, Malaysia (2018)
  • ”Morphosis”, Galeri Prima, Balai Berita, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
  • ”ReAksi 20”, Exhibition of lecturers and students from MIA, Galeri ASWARA, (2018)
  • ”Mindscape”, Galeri Prima, Balai Berita, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
  • ”Figure it Out”, Segaris Art Centre, Publika, Kuala Lumpur (2019)
  • ”ANIMAL AND ME: The Animal in Me”, Sutra Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2019)
  • ”Bendera”, KL City Art Gallery, Wisma YPR, Kuala Lumpur (2019)
  • Art Exhibition in conjunction with Malaysia Fashion Week (MFW), White Box, Publika (2019)
  • ”Ini Kerja Saya”, From Text to Visual from Usman Awang Poems, University of Malaya Art Gallery (UMAG), Kuala Lumpur (2020)
  • ”XX”, a group exhibition to celebrate World Women’s Day, KL City Art Gallery (2020)
  • ”NO(W) SHOWING!”, virtual fundraising art exhibition for Covid-19 Relief Fund, Segaris Art Centre, Publika, Kuala Lumpur (2020)
  • ”COVART19 #2”, virtual fundraising art exhibition for ARTPORT, Rumah Seni Selangor (RUsSEL), Petaling Jaya (2020)
  • ”Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah” KL City Art Gallery (2020)
  • ”MAGNIFICENT – A Virtual Fundraising for Covid-19 Frontliners”, Malaysian Institute of Art & National Art Gallery (2020)
  • ”Life”- Penang Art Open, Penang State Art Gallery, Georgetown (2020)

 

INTERNATIONAL LEVEL EXHIBITION

  • Art Triangle, National Art Gallery Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, (2010)
  • Excellent Young Artist – Malaysia, State Art Gallery, Penang (2010)
  • ‘Tera Muda’ Penang International Print Exhibition 2010 (PIPE’10), Penang State Art Gallery, Penang (2010)
  • Jawa Timur (JATIM) Biennale, East Java Biennale, Galeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia (2011)
  • 11th Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition, Japan (2012)
  • ”Pameran Seni Visual Nusantara”, Nusantara Art Exhibition, Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur (2013)
  • ”MOYA Annuale 2013 –Young Art Global”, MOYA – Museum of Young Art, Vienna, Austria (2013)
  • ”ASEAN Youth Camp” National Heritage Board, Singapore (2013)
  • ”Art Monaco’14”, Grimaldi Forum, Monte Carlo, Monaco (2014)
  • ”Asam Garam- Story from Two Different World” Four Man Exhibition, Audi Zentrum, Allied Motor, Mauritius (2014)
  • Biancoscuro Art Contest, Biancoscuro Art Magazine, (exhibition of the winners), Pavia, Italy (2014)
  • 8th Art Expo Malaysia, MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2014)
  • ”Secret Archipelago”, Contemporary Artist from Southeast Asian region, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (2015)
  • ”Art Asia 2015”, Chin Woo Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2015)
  • ”Langkawi Art Biennale” LAB, Langkawi, Malaysia (2016)
  • ”Charity Feature Wall-Let Art Speak”, Affordable Art Fair Singapore, F1Pit Building, Singapore (2017)
  • ”Pameran Seni Rupa Bilateral Malaysia-Indonesia”, Galeri Rakulti STKW, Surabaya, Indonesia (2017)
  • Art Expo Malaysia Plus, MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2017)
  • ”Kuala Lumpur International Miniprint Exhibition KLIMEX”, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
  • “London Original Print Fair 2018”, Main Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (2018)
  • “Pameran Seni Rupa Master”, Festival Kesenian Indonesia ke-10 (FKI X), Galeri Prabangkara dan Pendopo, Taman Budaya Jawa Timur, Surabaya, Indonesia (2018)
  • “Art Asia 2018”, Palace of the Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
  • 3rd, Jogjakarta International Miniprint Biennale, Museum dan Tanah Liat, Jogjakarta, Indonesia (2018)
  • “Dialogue in Print”, Miracle Print, Jogjakarta, Indonesia (2018)
  • ”Kuala Lumpur International Miniprint Exhibition KLIMEX”, Segaris Art Centre, Publika, Kuala Lumpur (2019)
  • ”Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition”, Yamakawa Kominkan -117 Okidai, Yamakawa, Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima, Japan (2019)
  • 7th NBC MESHTECH Tokyo International Screen Print Biennial, Yurakucho Asahi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2019)
  • ”A Tale of Two Cities” KL City Art Gallery and GNANI ARTS Pte Ltd, Singapore (2020)
  • ”KAIROS”, Thailand – Malaysia, an online art exhibition, KL City Art Gallery (2021)
  • ”Mery-go-round”, a group art exhibition, KL City Art Gallery (2021)

 

CURATORIAL

  • Assistant Curator, ”TUNKU 57@57”, Solo Exhibition by Stephen Menon, Memorial Pengistiharan Kemerdekaan, Melaka [collaboration between University of Malaya and National Aechives of Malaysia] (2014)
  • Assistant Curator, ”Wartikah”, Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad, Kuala Lumpur [collaboration between University of Malaya and National Archives of Malaysia] (2014)
  • Assistant Curator, ”Wartikah II”, Pahang Art Museum, Kuantan [collaboration between University of Malaya and National Archives of Malaysia] (2015)
  • Curator, ”Malaysia – Indonesia Bilateral Art Exhibition 2.0”, Galeri MIA, Malaysian Institute of Art (2017)
  • Curator, ”ReAksi 20”, Exhibition of lecturers and students from MIA, Galeri ASWARA, (2018)
  • Curator, ”Manifestasi Dua Seni:- Daripada Teks kepada Visual”, MIA Gallery (2019)
  • Curator, ”INTERSECTION”, Virtual Fine Art Diploma Show, Malaysian Institute of Art (2020)
  • Curator, ”MAGNIFICENT – A Virtual Fundraising for Covid-19 Frontliners”, Malaysian Institute of Art & National Art Gallery (2020)

 

WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR

  • Malaysian Delegate for the “ASEAN Art Management Series in The Creative Industries”, Manila, Philippines (2010)
  • Speaker, “Bicara Seni, Jawa Timur (JATIM) Biennale, East Java Biennale”, Galeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia (2011)
  • Speaker, “The Future in Malaysian Art- Artist and Their Role in Society”, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur (2015)
  • Instructor “Screen Printing Workshop”, Museum of Asian Art, University of Malaya (2015)
  • Speaker, “ Biennale Book Club BBC- KL Biennale 2017”, Auditorium, National Visual Arts Gallery (2015)
  • Speaker, “Majlis Syarahan Alumni Siri Ke-8”, Dewan Sri Tanjong, UPSI, Tanjong Malim, Perak (2016)
  • Speaker, “Perkembangan Seni Rupa Masa Kini”, STKW Surabaya, Indonesia (2017)
  • Moderator, “Art Development Among Young Artist in conjunction of Malaysia – Indonesia Bilateral Art Exhibition 2.0” (2017)
  • Instructor, ”Print It”, Galeri Prima, Balai Berita, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
  • Speaker, ”Art Cares International Artists’ Cultural Exchange”, webiner India, Malaysia, Philippines and USA, Artiste Space & Arth Art International (2020)
  • Speaker, ”Borak Arca 55 minit – Arca dan Instalasi”, FB Live @ Dr Rosli Zakaria (2020)

 

ART COMPETITION JURY

  • Judge, MIA 31st Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur (2016)
  • Judge, “Fighting AIDS with Art Competition”, Black Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur (2017)
  • Judge, MIA 32nd Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur (2017)
  • Judge, ”Waste to Art Competition”, 2D and 3D Category, SWCORP, Malaysia (2018)
  • Judge, MIA 33rd Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
  • Judge, “Art Against AIDS Competition”, White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
  • Judge, Art Contest of Roadshow for 14th Programme of Pesta Ang Pau UPM (2019)
  • Judge, “Art Against AIDS Competition”, White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur (2019)
  • Chief Judge, MIA 34th Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur (2019)
  • Judge, Inter-university Sand Sculpture Competition 2019, Port Dickson (2019)
  • Judge, Mask-making, “Taal Tarang 2020”, Dehli Public School, Jaipur, India (2020)
  • Chief Judge, MIA 35th Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur (2020)
  • Judge, “Art Against AIDS Competition”, Segaris Art Centre, Kuala Lumpur (2020)
  • Judge, “Beautiful China of Chinese Myths & Legends Art Contest”, China Cultural Centre, KL (2020)