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Liu Suying

Ms. Liu Suying
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Ms. Liu Suying is a printmaker influenced by the Chinese Suzhou Art School. It is a printmaking style influenced by Suzhou Art Institute with a focus on scenic town views and landscapes in pleasing colors and figural designs. Many of the subjects shown come from the beauties of Suzhou city, for the Chinese one of the most beautiful cities in China and famous for its canals.

From Jiangsu Province

Liu Suying was born in 1957. She is a member of the Chinese Printmaker Association and the Artist Association of Jiangsu Province.

First Personal Impression

Liu Suying

Mother and Child (1), 1999
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Ms. Liu Suying works in the technique of woodblock printing. She uses the method of water-soluble inks. This is the "very Chinese, Chinese" method of making a woodblock print. But the method is not quite easy and requires long training.

The paper used is a very pliable Chinese paper, ideal for soaking up the water-soluble inks. And it has another advantage. The prints can be rolled and shipped in tubes without risking any damages. The editions vary from 10 to 100 copies. They are signed, dated, titled and numbered.

Exhibitions and Awards

Liu Suying

Morning of Canglang Garden, 2005
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• 1988 - "Lotus Girl" was published in the Chinese magazine "Print Art" no.25, ISBN: 1000-4378.
• 1989 - Works by the artist were collected by "Musee de Dessin et de l'Estampe Originale" of the city of Gravelines in France.
• 1994 - The artwork "Suzhou Gardens" won the outstanding prize of Jiangsu Print Exhibition, Nanjing.
• 1997 - "The Water Contry" was selected for the art show "Chinese Print Exhibition" in Brazil, organized by "Chinese Art to the World Exhibition" company, directed by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China.
• 1998 - "Charm of Wu State" was published in the book "The First Jiangsu Art Festival".
• 1998 - The artwork "Silent Garden Landscapes" was collected by Shenzhou Muban Museum of Sichuan province.
• 1999 - Solo exhibition in Qingliangshan Park of Nanjing city, China, over 20 days. Ms. Liu Suying became the first woman printmaker to hold this solo exhibition in Nanjing. The exhibition was attended by many famous printmakers who congratulated the artist for her success. The newspapers "Yangzi Evening Paper" and "Suzhou Daily" reported about this exhibition.
• 1999 - "Charm of Wu State" was published in the book "50 Years of Art in Jiangsu province", ISBN: 7-5344-0987-X.
• 1999 - "Against the Windows" was selected in the 9th National Art Exhibition. And also in this year, this print won an outstanding prize of Jiangsu Art Exhibition.
• 1999 - "Orchid" was published in the magazine "Paper of Japanese and Chinese Art", 26, June, 1999.
• 2000 - The artwork "Against the Window" was honoured with a bronze medal at the Exposition of Chinese Architectural Artworks and was shown at Chinese National Gallery, Beijing.
• 2001 - "Mother and her Baby" was shown at the Jiangsu Art Exhibition of 2001.
• 2003 - The Magazine "Oriental Engraving", no 1 introduced Liu Suying and published 7 woodblocks of hers.
• 2005 - Three woodblocks from her series "Gardens in Suzhou" were shown at the 9th Suzhou Autumn Invitation Exhibition. The woodblocks were published in the exhibition catalog.

Liu Suying

Window (1), 1999
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