SELECTED HONORS, AWARDS, and RESIDENCIES
| 2026 | Lighton International Artists Exchange Program (LIAEP) Grant, Kansas City, MO | |
| 2025 | Texas Artist of the Year, Art League Houston, Houston, TX | |
| 2022-24 | Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, Carnegie Corporation of New York, NY | |
| 2021-24 | NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship, New York Foundation for the Arts, NY | |
| 2024 | Artist Residency, Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY | |
| Artist Residency, Hafnarborg Center of Culture and Fine Arts Museum, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | ||
| 2023 | Artist Residency, Arctic Circle Artist and Scientist Residency, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway | |
| Artist Residency, Spitsbergen Artists Center, Svalbard, Norway | ||
| Artist Residency, Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK | ||
| 2021-22 | Fulbright Arctic Chair, Fulbright U.S. Distinguished Scholar Award, Norway | |
| 2022 | Pollock Prize for Creativity, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, NY | |
| Puffin Grant, The Puffin Foundation, Teaneck, NJ | ||
| Winter Artist Residency Fellowship, Djerassi Resident Artist Program, Djerassi Foundation, Woodside, CA | ||
| Artist Residency, Björkö Konstnod, Björkö, Sweden | ||
| Artist Residency, Venezia Contemporanea, Venice, Italy | ||
| 2020 | The Bessies Award Honoree, Outstanding Visual Design: Tim Yip (Visual Director and Set) and Beili Liu (Installation) For Under Siege by Yang Liping Contemporary Dance, Lincoln Center, New York, NY | |
| 2019 | Artist Residency, Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, LA | |
| Artist Residency, Studio at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA | ||
| 2018 | Texas State Artist in 3D Medium. Designated by the Texas State Legislature and the Texas Commission on the Arts | |
| 2016 | Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant | |
| 2015 | Sky Bridge: Best Public Art Installation 2015, KQED, San Francisco, CA | |
| Roman Witt Visiting Artist Residency, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | ||
| 2014 | National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Grant | |
| Institutional grantee: Art Museum of Southeast Texas | ||
| 2013 | Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Artistic Innovation And Collaboration Grant (Lead Visual Artist) | |
| Institutional Grantee: Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX | ||
| 2011 | Distinction Award, Kaunas Biennale, TEXTILE 11, Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 2010 | ArtPRIZE 2010 3rd Prize, Grand Rapids, MI, | |
| 2009 | Top 10 Exhibitions in Shanghai, Beili Liu, Sacchi Review, UK | |
| Artist of the Year, Austin, TX, Austin Museum of Art, and Austin Visual Arts Association. | ||
| Artist Residency, Fundación Valparaíso, Spain | ||
| 2008 | San Francisco Mayor’s Award for Cultural Exchange | |
| 2007 | Artist Residency, Onoma Foundation Fiskars AIR, Finland | |
| 2006 | Artist Residency, Djerassi Foundation, CA | |
| 2004 | Artist Residency, Art Farm, NE |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2026 | Beili Liu Solo Exhibition, Hafnarborg Center of Culture and Fine Arts Museum, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland (forthcoming) |
| 2024 | Rising Water, Houston Arts League, Houston, TX. Curated by Zhaira Costiniano. |
| 2024 | Beili Liu: Arctic Mending, Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK |
| 2024 | Beili Liu: Every/Where, Hilliard University Art Museum, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA. Curated by Benjamin Hickey. |
| 2023 | Between the Glacier and the Sea, Spitsbergen Artists Center, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. Curated by Elizabeth Bourne. |
| 2023 | Dreams of the High North, Hå Gamle Prestegard, Norwegian National Contemporary Art Center, Hå, Norway. Curated by Ingunn Sirevåg Nord-Varhaug. |
| 2020 | One and Another. Crow Museum of Asian Art, Dallas, TX. Curated by Jacqueline Chao. |
| 2019 | Each and Every, MadART, Seattle, WA. Curated by Emily Kelly. |
| 2018 | After All / Mending the Sky, Galerie An Der Pinakothek Der Moderne, Munich, Germany |
| Sky Well/Como, Museum of Villa Bernasconi, Como, Italy. Curated by ARTE & ARTE Foundation. | |
| 2017 | After All / Mending the Sky, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN |
| 2016 | Sky Well, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA |
| Light As A Feather, McGregor Conference Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI | |
| Where Winds Are Gaining Speed, Hå Gamle Prestegard, Norwegian National Contemporary Art Center, Hå, Norway.Curated by Ingunn Sirevåg Nord-Varhaug. | |
| Thin Air, Wright Gallery, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX | |
| 2015 | Sky Bridge, Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, curated by Abby Chen |
| Stratus, Grace Museum, Abilene, TX | |
| 2014 | Chine, The Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX |
| Yuan, University of Hawai’i Gallery, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa | |
| 2013 | Beili Liu: Process Drawings, Courtyard Gallery, University of Texas at Austin |
| Amass, University Gallery, Texas State University, San Marcos | |
| 2012 | Rise and Fall, HUA Gallery, London, UK |
| Beili Liu: “Der rote Raum”, Hamburg Art Week, Emporio Quarter, Hamburg, Germany | |
| Between Wind and Water, Vessel Gallery, Oakland, CA | |
| 2011 | Installationen & Wandarbeiten, Galerie An Der Pinakothek Der Moderne, Munich, Germany |
| Recall, Hå Gamle Prestegard, Norwegian National Art and Culture Center, Norway | |
| Drawn, Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln | |
| Extent, Form/Space Atelier, Seattle | |
| The Mending Project, Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX | |
| 2010 | Fray, Asia Unlimited Gallery, Berlin, Germany |
| Half Empty, Half Full, Site-Specific Installations, Nordisk Kunst Platform Gallery, Brusand, Norway | |
| One, Another, Buffalo Arts Studio, Buffalo, New York | |
| 2009 | Mapping Memories, Beili Liu and Takafumi Ide, (two-person exhibition), Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, NY |
| In Between, Elisabeth De Brabant Art Center, Shanghai, China | |
| Bound, d berman Gallery, Austin, TX | |
| Miasma, Three Walls Gallery, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX | |
| Three Thousand Troubled Threads, Tarryn Teresa Gallery, Los Angeles | |
| 2008 | LURE／惑, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, Curated by Abby Chen |
| LURE, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, Michigan | |
| 2006 | Recall (shadow), Gallery One, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Recall (barn), A site-specific installation, Djerassi Foundation, Woodside, California | |
| Aline, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| 2005 | Breadth, A site-specific installation, Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 2004 | The Little House Stands on the Prairie, A permanent site-specific installation, Art Farm, Nebraska |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2026 | 2026 Chengdu Biennale: Pulse of Life/烟火指数・成都双年展. Chengdu Art Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Curated by Jay Xu. |
| 2026 | Buddha / Nature: Five Dialogues on Our Shared World. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas. Curated by Hao Sheng. |
| 2026 | Human/Nature: Envisioning the Environment. Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, NY. Curated by Doug Tewksbury. |
| 2025 | The Mother and…. Leedy Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO. Curated by Eleanor Lim-Midyett. |
| 东方之眼: 地标中国, 第五届中国女性艺术家视频艺术节 / Mirarnos desde el Este V Festival de videoartistas chinas. In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Morelos Women’s Secretariat of Morelos, Querétaro Museum of Art, Mexico, Centro Cultural de España, Costa Rica, Confucius Institute at UCR MAV, Peru, Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, Wuhan, China, Textile University, Art23 Contemporary Art Gallery, Guangzhou, China, and KiWen International Art & Culture, China. Curated by Elizabeth Ross. | |
| 24 Hours of Wonder. Gardiner Gallery, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. Curated by Sabine Senft and Leticia Bajuyo. | |
| 2024 | Dark Arctic. Inverness Center for the Arts, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Curated by Jeri Coppola. |
| Break the Mold. Elizabet Ney Museum of Art, Austin, TX. Curated by Jade Walker. | |
| MAD STUDIO: Frozen Matters. MadArt, Seattle, WA. Curated by Emily Kelly. | |
| Infinity Scroll. Ivester Contemporary, Austin, TX. Curated by Kevin Ivester. | |
| Arctic Story Worlds. , Siggerud Galleri, Bodø, Norway, in conjunction with the Arctic Congress Conference. Curated by ArtsLink Arctic. | |
| GEOHAPTICS: Sensing Climate. 516 Arts, Albuquerque, LA, Curated by Daniela Naomi Molnar. | |
| Border Biennial. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas. Curated by Claudia S. Preza. | |
| Border Biennial (Juárez). Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez, México. Curated by Claudia S. Preza. | |
| Touch the Art. An exhibition serving the visually impaired community, Almost Real Things, Austin, TX. | |
| Arctic StoryWorlds: Weaving Different Ways of Knowing through Arts, Science, Local, and Indigenous Knowledge. Navigating the New Arctic (NAA) Conference, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Curated by ArtsLink Arctic. | |
| 10 Years 10 Artists. Wright Gallery, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Curated by Rebecca Pugh. | |
| 2023 | Upwelling. ICOSA Gallery, Austin, TX. Curated By Madeline Irvine. |
| IV Festival de Video Artistas China / 4th Chinese Video Artists Festival. In collaboration with the Confucius Institute, University of Costa Rica, The Morelos Cinema, Cuernavaca, Mexico, El Auditorio de la Facultad de Artes, University of Morelos, Centro Cultural Olimpo, Mérida, Mexico, Curated by Elizabeth Ross. | |
| 24 Hours of Wonder. Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. Curated by Sabine Senft and Leticia Bajuyo. | |
| FORM AND FUNCTION. Ivester Contemporary, Austin, TX. Curated by Kevin Ivester. | |
| Synaptic. Sculpture Month Houston, Site Gallery, Houston, Texas. Curated by Volker Eisele. | |
| Asia-Europe V. International Fiber Art Traveling Exhibition, Textile Museum, Krefeld, Germany. Curated by Marika Szaraz. | |
| 2022 | Hidden. Fiskars Art & Design Biennale 2022 in Fiskars, Raasepori, Finland. Curated by Susanna Louneva. |
| Asia-Europe V Satellite. Muséum Manufacture, Roubaix, France. Curated By Marika Szaraz. | |
| Asia-Europe V. International Fiber Art Traveling Exhibition, Tamat Museum of Tournai, Belgium, Curated By Marika Szaraz. | |
| 2021 | Women at Work: Global Overseas Chinese Artists Exhibition. He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China, |
| Fulbright 75th Anniversary Virtual Art Exhibition Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program | |
| Making Home. Asian Society Texas Center, Houston, TX. Curated by Bridget Bray. | |
| Call & Response: Craft as a Tool for Activism. Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA | |
| Asia-Europe 5. International Fiber Art Traveling Exhibition, Kuvola Museum, Finland, Curated By Marika Szaraz. | |
| 2020 | After Carolee: Tender and Fierce. Artpace, San Antonio TX. Curated by Annette DiMeo Carlozzi. |
| Mending the Sky. New Orleans Museum of Art, LA. Curated by Katie Kphol. | |
| ATX10, Artist Flag Project. FACEBOOK AIR, Austin, TX. Curated by Lele Barnett. | |
| Forefront. Cynthia Reeves Gallery, MASS MoCA Campus, North Adams, MA | |
| The Further We Roll, The More We Gain. MAP (Make Art with Purpose), Crow Museum of Asian Art. Curated by Janeil Engelstad. | |
| 2019 | Sanctum. Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX. Curated by Alyssa Taylor Wendt. |
| Site Lines. Asia Society Texas Center, Housto,n TX. Curated by Bridget Bray. | |
| WIDER WEST IN SEOUL. Oil Tank Culture Park - T6, Seoul, Korea. Curated by Shine Here and Big Medium ATX. | |
| GIFT WORKS. Janina Monkutė-Marks Art Museum, Kedainiai, Lithuania | |
| Process. Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca NY. Curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes. | |
| MATERIALITY. Space One Eleven, Birmingham, AL. Curated by Jessica Dallow. | |
| 2018 | XIANRUI: 10 YEARS. Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, CA. Curated by Ziying Duan. |
| Feminum, 2018 Texas Sculpture Symposium, Landmark Arts Galleries, Texas Tech University, Dallas, TX. Curated by Loren Schwerd. | |
| Asia-Europe III. International Fiber Art Traveling Exhibition, Monkute-Marks Museum, Kedainiai, Lithuania. Curated by Marika Szaraz. | |
| 2017 | Communicating Vessels. Bunkier Sztuki Gallery, Kraków, Poland Curated by Anna Lebensztejn and Kinga Olesiejuk. |
| Tensile Strength, Sculpture Month Houston exhibition. Silos at Sawyer Yard, SITE Gallery, Houston TX. Curated by Volker Eisele. | |
| Instrumental Performance Series, Detroit Institute of Arts, MI. Curated by Thomas L. Pyrzewski. | |
| Asia-Europe III. International Fiber Art Traveling Exhibition, Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź, Poland. Curated by Marika Szaraz. | |
| Asian Art Week New York Exhibition FitzGerald Fine Arts, New York, NY | |
| 2016 | SCOPE MIAMI. FitzGerald Fine Arts, NY, NY /Miami, FL |
| Asia-Europe III. International Fiber Art Traveling Exhibition*. Deutsche Textilmuseum’, Krefeld, Germany. Curated by Marika Szaraz. | |
| Naissance, Gallery 701 at the Long Center, Austin, TX. Curated by Philip Rogers. | |
| Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art. Zhejiang Art Museum, China. Curated by Liu Xiao, Xu Jia, and Assadour Markarov. | |
| Judy’s Cabinet of Dada Curiosities. R.Blizer Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA. Curated by Frank Foreman. | |
| 2015 | Everyone To The Table, (Recall/Como). Arte & Arte Foundation, Como, Italy, curated by Luciano Carame. |
| Flatbed Contemporary Print Fair. Serie Project, Flatbed press, Austin, TX | |
| 2014 | Inquiry. Visual Arts Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Art Silicon Valley Art San Francisco Contemporary Art Fair. Vessel Gallery, Oakland, CA | |
| M&M: Material + Meditation. Vessel Gallery, Oakland, CA | |
| Confluence and Collision. Asian Cultural Center, Manhattan Art Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Shades of Summer. Vessel Gallery, Oakland, CA | |
| EROS, (Lure/Montrouge). Musée de la Dentelle in Caudry, Montrouge, France. Curated by Luciano Caramel. | |
| 2013 | EROS, (Lure/Como). 23rd International Exhibition Of Contemporary Textile Art, Vila Olmo, Como, Italy. Curated by Luciano Caramel. |
| Across the Divide, traveling exhibition, Missouri State University Southwest, Oklahoma State University | |
| POPIERUKAS 2013. Kaunas Photography Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| Artifact. Tiny Park Gallery, Austin, TX | |
| 2012 | POST LINEAR. Shawn Camp, Beili Liu, and Sandra Pratt. Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, TX |
| High Fiber: Women to Watch. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. | |
| ‘From Lausanne To Beijing’ The 7th International Fiber Art Biennale. Nantong, China | |
| Contemplative Ink. Asian Art Piers, New York, NY | |
| InterGalactic. Dunedin Fine Art Center, FL. Curated by Catherine Bergmann. | |
| Quantified Self. Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI. Curated by Gloria Pritschet and Rocco DePietro. | |
| Woven Through Time. Vessel Gallery, Oakland, CA. | |
| Texas Draws II. Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX | |
| Obsessive Worlds. Alexandria Museum of Art, LA. Curated by Sarah Hamilton. | |
| Across the Divide. Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX | |
| 2011 | Across the Divide. Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI |
| Kaunas Biennial TEXTILE 11. National Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| Obsessive Worlds. Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX. Curated by Sarah Hamilton. | |
| The Mona Lisa Project. Grand Rapids Museum of Art, Austin, TX. Curated by Rino Pizzi. | |
| The Mona Lisa Project. Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX. Curated by Rino Pizzi. | |
| Material Spaces: Veneration Through the Needle’s Eye. Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, MI. Curated by Sarah Hamilton. | |
| 2010 | Combined. Visual Arts Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX |
| ArtPrize. (Lure/Wave). Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Nature/Culture. Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, NY | |
| Unraveling Tradition. 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM. Curated by Suzanne Sbarge. | |
| Mind. Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI. Curated by Gloria Pritschet and Rocco DePietro. | |
| By A Thread. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA. Curated by Susan O’Malley. | |
| 2009 | IT IS BEAUTIFUL HERE. Granary Gallery, Fiskars, Finland |
| IF/ELSE. Detroit Industrial Project, Detroit, MI. Curated by Kendall Babl. | |
| A Strange Land. Creative Research Lab, Austin, TX. Curated by Jade Walker. | |
| The Storm Show. Work Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 2008 | San Francisco International Arts Festival. San Francisco, CA |
| Ying - Inspired by Chinese art and History. Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA. Curated by Susan Hillhouse. | |
| 11th Annual United States of Asian America Festival. Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA | |
| Aging with Attitude. Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 2007 | Earth World. Bu-Con, Russell Industrial Center, Detroit, MI. |
| Turning Point. Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI. Curated by Andrew Thompson. | |
| Transparent. Granary Gallery, Onoma Foundation, Fiskars, Finland | |
| in.stal.la.tion. Anton Art Center, Mount Clements, MI. Curated by Alison Wong. | |
| “Ay, madam, it is common.” Detroit Industrial Projects, Detroit, MI. Curated by Andrew Thompson. | |
| Water Media +. Riverside Art Center, Ypsilanti, MI. Curated by Maria Ruggiero. | |
| 2006 | 12+12. Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Minimal and Maximum. Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI. Curated by Jennifer Locke. | |
| 2006 | Just a squirrel, trying to find a nut. Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI. Curated by Andrew Thompson. |
| 2005 | Collaborators’ 2. Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI. Curated by Gloria Pritschet and Rocco DePietro. |
| Plexus. 4731 Gallery, Detroit, MI. Curated by Gary Shultz. |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, PUBLICATIONS
| 2024 | Beili Liu: Mend, Nonograph, published by Art League Houston, Houston, TX |
| Molna, Daniela Naomi. Geohaptics: Sensing the Climate, exhibition catalogue, 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM | |
| 2023 | Dreams of the High North, exhibition catalogue, Hå gamle prestegard, Norwegian National Art and Culture Center, Hå, Norway |
| 2022 | Synaptic, exhibition catalogue, Sculpture Month Houston, |
| Zhao, Xing. Sewing the Self: Art, Needlework and Liu Beili’s Intersectional Identity, Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art 9.1&2, Intellect, United Kingdom | |
| 2021 | Masse, Marie-Madeleine. L’Art du fil / The Art of Thread, Éditions Alternatives (Gallimard group), Paris, France |
| 2020 | Rockman, Deborah. Drawing Essentials: A Complete Guide to Drawing. 4th edition, Oxford University Press |
| 2019 | Ren, Jie. Soft Material: Flexibility in Contemporary Art. 可变之物：当代艺术中的软材料. Phoenix Publishing, Jiangsu, China |
| Beers, Kurt. 100 Sculptors of Tomorrow. Thames & Hudson, UK, Hardcover | |
| Each and Every. Exhibition catalogue, MadArt, Seattle, WA | |
| Site Lines: Artists Working in Texas. Exhibition catalogue, Asia Society Texas Center, Houston, TX | |
| 2018 | Stanton, Andra F. Dimensional Cloth, Schiffer Press, Hardcover |
| 2017 | Open Form: Facebook Artist In Residence, 2012-2017, Facebook, Inc., Hardcover |
| Bryan-Wilson, Julia. Fray: Art and Textile Politics, 1970s-1990s. University of Chicago Press, Hardcover | |
| 2015 | Chang, Gordon H. History of the Chinese Culture Center. Chinese Culture Foundation, San Francisco, CA |
| Everyone To The Table / 2015 MINIARTEXTIL COMO. Exhibition catalogue, Arte & Arte Foundation, Como, Italy | |
| Luc, Virginie. De la nature à l’oeuvre / NATURE AT WORK. Ulmer Publishing, France, Hardcover, pp.52-59 | |
| Confluence and Collision. Exhibition catalogue, The Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University | |
| Installation Art Now. Sandu Publishing, Hong Kong, Hardcover, (4 installation projects featured), pp.20-21, pp.32-35, pp.114-115 | |
| 2014 | Beili Liu: Chine. Solo exhibition brochure, Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX |
| Beili Liu: Yuan. Solo exhibition brochure, University of Hawaii Art Gallery, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa | |
| 2013 | THIRST. A documentary, PBS Program, KLRU Austin Arts in Context |
| EROS / 2013 MINIARTEXTIL COMO. Exhibition catalogue, Arte & Arte Foundation, Como, Italy | |
| POPIERUKAS 2013. Exhibition catalogue, Kaunas Photography Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 2012 | From Lausanne To Beijing. Exhibition catalogue, 7th International Fiber Art Biennale, China |
| High Fiber: Women to Watch. Exhibition catalogue, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C | |
| Hamburg Art Week: The Red Room. Solo exhibition catalogue, Hamburg Art Week | |
| Beili Liu: Rise and Fall. Solo exhibition catalogue, Hua Gallery, London, UK | |
| 2011 | Kaunas Biennial. Exhibition catalogue, Kaunas National Museum, Lithuania |
| Obsessive Worlds. Exhibition catalogue, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX | |
| Across the Divide 2011. Exhibition catalogue, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater | |
| The Mona Lisa Project. Exhibition catalogue, Austin Museum of Art | |
| The Mending Project. Solo exhibition catalogue, Women and Their Work Gallery | |
| 2010 | Unraveling Tradition. Exhibition catalogue, 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM |
| 2009 | In Between. Solo exhibition catalogue, Elisabeth De Brabant Art Center, Shanghai, China |
| It is Beautiful Here. Exhibition catalogue, Granary Gallery, Fiskars, Finland | |
| 2008 | Beili Liu: Mining the material. Solo exhibition catalogue, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco |
| 2007 | Transparent. Exhibition catalogue, Granary Gallery, Fiskars, Finland |
SELECTED PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS
| 2025 | Convergence/Austin. Austin Art in Public Places Program, Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, TX |
| 2024 | Sky Well / Charlotte. Wells Fargo Headquarters, Charlotte, NC |
| 2023 | Resonance / Singapore. Shisen Hanten, Hyatt Regency, Singapore |
| 2022 | Air Seed Arbor. Easton Project, Austin, TX |
| 2021 | Resonance/Amli. Amli, Dallas, TX |
| 2020 | Cloud Pavilion. Austin Art In Public Places Program, Austin Energy Public Art Project, Austin, TX |
| 2015-20 | Scissor Stage Installation, Under Siege Dance Theater Project. Presented at the Lincoln Center, New York, NY, Aug 10-12, 2019, 杨丽萍Yang Liping Dance Company, China. Under Siege has been performed across Europe, China, Israel, Australia, and the U.S. |
| 2018 | Resonance/Shanghai. Shanghai Poly Hyatt Regency, Shanghai, China |
| Resonance/Taipei. Canopy/55 Timeless Xin-Yi Residential Tower Commission, Taipei, Continental Development Corporation, and Richard Meier & Partners Architects | |
| 2017 | Sky Well/Austin. Facebook Artist in Residence Program Commission, META Headquarters, Austin, TX |
| Origin/Migration. Domain 8 Commission, The Domain, Austin, TX | |
| YunYan. Norway Joy Commission, Norwegian Cruise Line | |
| 2016 | Resonance of Ovation. Ovation of the Seas Cruise Ship, Royal Caribbean International |
| 2015 | Sky Bridge. San Francisco Central Subway public art project, Chinese Culture Foundation, San Francisco, CA |
| 2014 | Origin/Migration. Hyatt Regency, Changchun, Jilin, China |
| 2013 | THIRST. A multi-component public art project, Women and Their Work Gallery, Lady Bird Lake, Austin, TX |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT
| 2022- | Leslie Waggener Professorship in the College of Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin |
| 2017- | Professor, Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Professor, Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin |
| 2011-17 | Associate Professor, Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Professor Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin |
| 2008-11 | Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin |
| 2005-08 | Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Eastern Michigan University |
| 2003-05 | Adjunct Assistant Professor, Penny Stamps School of Art and Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
EDUCATION
| 2003 | M.F.A. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mixed Media/Sculpture/Installation |
| 2001 | B.A. Magna Cum Laude, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Graphic Design |
| 1994 | Assoc. B.A. Shenzhen University, China, Chinese Literature and Communication |
Updated March 2026.