Hung Liu
1948–2021
Introduction
Hung Liu (劉虹) (17 February 1948 – 7 August 2021) was a Chinese-born American contemporary artist. She was predominantly a painter, but also worked with mixed-media and site-specific installation and was also one of the first artists from China to establish a career in the United States.
A ten-year retrospective of Liu's work traveled nationally in the U.S. in 1998 and 1999. Summoning Ghosts: The Art of Hung Liu was a retrospective collection of Liu's work with paintings from more than 40 collections displayed.
Wikidata identifier
Q5942577
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Introduction
Chinese-born American painter who focussed on the working class, immigrants, and women in portraits that mingle Chinese and Western traditions.
Country of birth
China
Roles
Artist, painter, photographer
ULAN identifier
500125666
Names
Liu Hung, Hung Liu, Hung Liu Kelley, 刘虹
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed July 6, 2025.
