Shu Yi Liu was born in China on January 1, 1941. Mr. Liu’s art is Chinese drawing and painting where he bridges Eastern and Western art traditions. He uses watercolors for Chinese calligraphy and landscape artwork. He specializes in Chinese art forms, including stamp making, calligraphy, and paper cutting. Mr. Liu’s art embraces the culture of immigration.
Mr. Liu studied drawing as a child and later studied medicine in China. When he moved to Oakland in 1987, he began teaching Mandarin and Cantonese at a school in Oakland where he knew the principal through family. He enjoyed teaching and noticed a lack of opportunities for children to be exposed to Chinese culture, so he reached out to the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) and began teaching there. Mr. Liu can’t walk through Oakland Chinatown without running into his former students.
Mr. Liu has shown his art internationally and even exhibited his work at the Oakland Museum of California.
Haunts:
- Oakland Chinatown.
- Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607.
- Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth Street, Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607.
- Asian Branch of the Oakland Public Library, 388 Ninth Street, Suite 190, Oakland, CA 94607.
~ by Janice King ~
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