Yijun Liao
Date of birth: 17/12/1979
Place of birth: Shanghai
Nation: CN
Education
2005-2008: MFA in Photography, Art Department, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
1998-2002: BS in Educational Technology, Communication Department, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China
Professional Experience
11/2009-present: Teaching Artist, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY, USA
01/2008-12/2008: Teaching Assistant, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
09/2005-12/2007: Photo Lab Technician, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
Other competitions
05/2011: FMoPA International Photography Competition, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa, FL, USA
10/2010: Xiaobing Xu National Photo Contest, Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, China
School represented at
ITS#TEN:
Chinese Photographer
Publications
06/2011: O.K. PERIODICALS, Netherlands
12/2010: 1626 Magazine, China
Other prizes
04/2011: Selected Winner, Flash Forward - Emerging Photographers 2011, Magenta Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10/2009: Winner, 2009 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, USA
06/2009: Winner, Photography Now 2009, Center of Photography at Woodstock, NY, USA
12/2008: Winner, Hey, Hot Shot (volume iv, edition ii), Jen Bekman Gallery, NY, USA
Additional info
Artist Residency:
12/2010: CCNY Darkroom Residency Program, New York, NY, USA
07/2010: Woodstock A-I-R, Woodstock, NY, USA
Selected Exhibitions:
06/2011: "NordArt 2011", Kunst in der Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany
04/2011: "Memphis, Tennesee", solo exhibition, 456 Gallery, New York, NY, USA
03/2011: "nextkunst.licht", Kunst Licht Gallery, Shanghai, China
12/2010: "Making the Leap: Crossing Borders", A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
07/2010: “Irrelevant: Local Emerging Asian Artists Who Don't Make Work About Being Asian”, Arario Gallery, New York, NY, USA
06/2010: “2010 Jimei International Contemporary Art Festival”, Luoca Gallery for Contemporary Art, Xiamen, China
06/2009: “Photography Now 2009”, Center of Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY, USA
01/2009: “Hey, Hot Shot!”, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY, USA
12/2008: “Girl and Her Camera”, 2008 China Lianzhou International Photography Fest, Lianzhou, China
09/2008: “4th Wall”, 2008 China Pingyao International Photography Fest, Pingyao, China
04/2008: “Experimental Relationship”, solo exhibition, Adam Shaw Gallery, Memphis, TN, USA
Languages:
Mandarin, English
