CV
Chin-Jie Melodie Liu 劉沁潔
b. 1998, Honolulu
Solo Exhibitions
2023 You are close be-side me, Photoaccess
2021 Drawing Near 近鄉·回溯, Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW), the Australian National University (ANU)
Group Exhibitions
2025 Fruits of the Souring Sea, River of Art Festival, Durras Progress Hall
2024 Everything I Am Not, Platform Contemporary
2023 The Overwintering Project: The Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Megalo Print Studio & Gallery
2023 Crevices: The Art of Looking Closely, River of Art Festival, Durras Progress Hall
2023 Art Auction Fundraiser Exhibition, Tributary Projects
2022 Impressions 22, Megalo Print Studio & Gallery
2022 Contour 556, Canberra Public Art Biennial
2022 Sharing Stories Arts Exchange Exhibition, Photospace Gallery, ANU
2022 Carved, Thor's Hammer Mixing Room Gallery
2021 Environmental Fundraising, Rust Pop-up Gallery
2021 EASS 2021, Gallery of Small Things
2021 Future Proof: National Graduate Online Exhibition, Megalo Print Studio & Gallery
2021 Insight Out, ANU Learning Communities with aMBUSH Gallery, University Avenue
2021 Acute Actions: Responses To I Am Not A Virus, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
2020 amplified/together: Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art & Design, online
2020 Iridescence, aMBUSH Gallery
2020 50-50 Stimulus Package, Tributary Projects
2019 Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art & Design
2019 Recollection, Tributary Projects
2019 Her / A Female Anthology, Brunswick Street Gallery
2019 Qu'est-ce tu fais?, École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris, France
2019 Long Way Around, aMBUSH Gallery
2019 National Science Week Makerspace Exhibtion, ANU Hancock Library
Residencies & Programs
2024 Young Writers Digital Residency, National Gallery of Australia
2024 Arts Leadership Program, Adelaide Festival Centre & Flinders University
2024 30 UNDER 30 Mentoring Program, Communicating the Arts
2023 The Overwintering Project, Megalo Print Studio & Gallery
2022 Carved, Thor’s Hammer & Megalo Print Studio & Gallery
2022 Country to Coast Residency, Helen Maxwell and Barbara Holloway
2022 Sharing Stories Arts Exchange, ANU School of Art & Design
2022 Jacks & Punties Glass Workshops, ANU School of Art & Design
2021–22 Megalo Print Studio & Gallery Residency
2021 Insight Out, ANU Learning Communities
Awards
2020 ANU School of Art & Design Emerging Arts Support Scheme (EASS) Patrons Honours Scholarship
2020 Chancellor's Letter of Commendation
2020 Country to Coast Residency and Exhibition Award
2020 Gallery of Small Things Exhibition Award
2020 Gray Smith and Joan Scott Prize
2020 Megalo Print Studio & Gallery Residency Award
2020 People's Choice Award, ANU Drawing Prize
2019 Westende Travelling Scholarship
Education
2021 Master of Museum and Heritage Studies, ANU
2016–20 Bachelor of Visual Arts (First Class Honours), ANU
2017 National University of Singapore, exchange
2016 École supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers, exchange
Related Positions
2022–present Events and Collections Officer, CIW
2021– present Publication Manager, Blue Art Journal (formerly Art Monthly Australasia)
2024 Curationist Fellow, Curationist Foundation
2020 Mandarin Gallery Educator, National Portrait Gallery of Australia
Curation
2025 Scenes from the Collection, CIW
2023 Florilegium: Distant Memories, CIW
2022 Lu Yang’s Screen Bodies, CIW
2022 China & ANU at 75, CIW
Media
2023 Review: “Photography - You are close be-side me by Chin-Jie Melodie Liu (Canberra)” by Brian Rope, Canberra Critics Circle
2023 Review: “Three diverse shows offering so much to absorb” by Con Boekel, CityNews
2023 Artist talk: Durras Progress Hall
2022 Interview: Art Sound FM by Neil Doody
2021 Review: “Art vs Science: Interdisciplinary collaboration comes to aMBUSH Gallery” by Grace Murphy, Her Canberra
2021 Interview:《近鄉·回溯》探討台灣人身份認同 by Guo Juncheng, SBS Mandarin (普通話電台)
2021 Interview:「新銳台灣藝術家劉沁潔 坎培拉展出回溯家鄉創作」by Jennis Hsu, SBS Mandarin (普通話電台)
2021 Artist talk: ANU School of Art & Design, Honours cohort
2021 Interview: Sunday Brunch by Kim Huynh, ABC Radio Canberra
2021 Interview: Art Sound FM by Neil Doody
2021 Interview: Chinese Voice Program (Mandarin) by Shaniya Huang, Canberra Multicultural Service (CMS Radio FM)
2020 Interview: Art Sound FM by Neil Doody
2020 Interview: Art Sound FM by Peter Monaghan
2020 Interview: Tributary Projects by Emma Rani Hodges and Tom Campbell
2020 Artist talk: ANU School of Art & Design, Printmedia & Drawing: Drawing Beyond the Line
Chin-Jie Melodie Liu 劉沁潔
b. 1998, Honolulu
Solo Exhibitions
2023 You are close be-side me, Photoaccess
2021 Drawing Near 近鄉·回溯, Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW), the Australian National University (ANU)
Group Exhibitions
2025 Fruits of the Souring Sea, River of Art Festival, Durras Progress Hall
2024 Everything I Am Not, Platform Contemporary
2023 The Overwintering Project: The Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Megalo Print Studio & Gallery
2023 Crevices: The Art of Looking Closely, River of Art Festival, Durras Progress Hall
2023 Art Auction Fundraiser Exhibition, Tributary Projects
2022 Impressions 22, Megalo Print Studio & Gallery
2022 Contour 556, Canberra Public Art Biennial
2022 Sharing Stories Arts Exchange Exhibition, Photospace Gallery, ANU
2022 Carved, Thor's Hammer Mixing Room Gallery
2021 Environmental Fundraising, Rust Pop-up Gallery
2021 EASS 2021, Gallery of Small Things
2021 Future Proof: National Graduate Online Exhibition, Megalo Print Studio & Gallery
2021 Insight Out, ANU Learning Communities with aMBUSH Gallery, University Avenue
2021 Acute Actions: Responses To I Am Not A Virus, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
2020 amplified/together: Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art & Design, online
2020 Iridescence, aMBUSH Gallery
2020 50-50 Stimulus Package, Tributary Projects
2019 Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art & Design
2019 Recollection, Tributary Projects
2019 Her / A Female Anthology, Brunswick Street Gallery
2019 Qu'est-ce tu fais?, École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris, France
2019 Long Way Around, aMBUSH Gallery
2019 National Science Week Makerspace Exhibtion, ANU Hancock Library
Residencies & Programs
2024 Young Writers Digital Residency, National Gallery of Australia
2024 Arts Leadership Program, Adelaide Festival Centre & Flinders University
2024 30 UNDER 30 Mentoring Program, Communicating the Arts
2023 The Overwintering Project, Megalo Print Studio & Gallery
2022 Carved, Thor’s Hammer & Megalo Print Studio & Gallery
2022 Country to Coast Residency, Helen Maxwell and Barbara Holloway
2022 Sharing Stories Arts Exchange, ANU School of Art & Design
2022 Jacks & Punties Glass Workshops, ANU School of Art & Design
2021–22 Megalo Print Studio & Gallery Residency
2021 Insight Out, ANU Learning Communities
Awards
2020 ANU School of Art & Design Emerging Arts Support Scheme (EASS) Patrons Honours Scholarship
2020 Chancellor's Letter of Commendation
2020 Country to Coast Residency and Exhibition Award
2020 Gallery of Small Things Exhibition Award
2020 Gray Smith and Joan Scott Prize
2020 Megalo Print Studio & Gallery Residency Award
2020 People's Choice Award, ANU Drawing Prize
2019 Westende Travelling Scholarship
Education
2021 Master of Museum and Heritage Studies, ANU
2016–20 Bachelor of Visual Arts (First Class Honours), ANU
Major in Printmedia and Drawing, minor in Art History and Theory2016–19 Bachelor of Arts, ANU
Major in French Culture and Language (Advanced), minor in International Relations2019 École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris, exchange
2017 National University of Singapore, exchange
2016 École supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers, exchange
Related Positions
2022–present Events and Collections Officer, CIW
2021– present Publication Manager, Blue Art Journal (formerly Art Monthly Australasia)
2024 Curationist Fellow, Curationist Foundation
2020 Mandarin Gallery Educator, National Portrait Gallery of Australia
Curation
2025 Scenes from the Collection, CIW
2023 Florilegium: Distant Memories, CIW
2022 Lu Yang’s Screen Bodies, CIW
2022 China & ANU at 75, CIW
Media
2023 Review: “Photography - You are close be-side me by Chin-Jie Melodie Liu (Canberra)” by Brian Rope, Canberra Critics Circle
2023 Review: “Three diverse shows offering so much to absorb” by Con Boekel, CityNews
2023 Artist talk: Durras Progress Hall
2022 Interview: Art Sound FM by Neil Doody
2021 Review: “Art vs Science: Interdisciplinary collaboration comes to aMBUSH Gallery” by Grace Murphy, Her Canberra
2021 Interview:《近鄉·回溯》探討台灣人身份認同 by Guo Juncheng, SBS Mandarin (普通話電台)
2021 Interview:「新銳台灣藝術家劉沁潔 坎培拉展出回溯家鄉創作」by Jennis Hsu, SBS Mandarin (普通話電台)
2021 Artist talk: ANU School of Art & Design, Honours cohort
2021 Interview: Sunday Brunch by Kim Huynh, ABC Radio Canberra
2021 Interview: Art Sound FM by Neil Doody
2021 Interview: Chinese Voice Program (Mandarin) by Shaniya Huang, Canberra Multicultural Service (CMS Radio FM)
2020 Interview: Art Sound FM by Neil Doody
2020 Interview: Art Sound FM by Peter Monaghan
2020 Interview: Tributary Projects by Emma Rani Hodges and Tom Campbell
2020 Artist talk: ANU School of Art & Design, Printmedia & Drawing: Drawing Beyond the Line