Xi Liu

Born 1998 Qiqihar, China

Lives and works in Beijing, China

Xi Liu completed a Master of Fine Arts at The Slade School of Fine Art in 2024. Liu’s artistic practice delves into the intricate dynamics of human relationships, exploring the physical, emotional, and psychological forces that shape our interactions. Her work is a reflection on the tension between the individual and the collective, examining how personal experiences are influenced by broader social contexts. Through her paintings, Liu captures the fleeting nature of moments, using distorted, tilted forms to convey a sense of compression and oscillation, which mirrors the inner and outer conflicts people face in their daily lives.

Her work often evokes a sense of movement, where energy, fragility, and transformation coexist. Liu’s recurring use of imagery such as fireworks symbolizes bursts of intensity, fleeting and dissolving just as quickly. This powerful visual language engages with the idea of time, exploring how moments can be condensed and frozen, layered with multiple frames to reflect the complexity of experience.

EDUCATION

2024 MFA in Painting, UCL Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK 

2020 BA in Oil Painting, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025 ‘Immaterial,’ Soho Revue, London, UK (Group)

2025 ‘Time in Stillness,’ A/W Space, Nanjing, China (Solo)

2025 ‘Transitions,’ F2T Gallery, Milan, Italy (Duo)

2024 ‘College of Fine Arts Alumni Invitational Exhibition for the 70th Anniversary of Capital Normal University,’ Capital Normal University, Beijing, China 

2024 ‘The Moon Only Uses the Window,’ Astra Art, Shanghai, China (Group)

2024 ‘Beyond the Concrete,’ Hew Hood Gallery, London, UK 

2024 Slade Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK 

2024 ‘Soup,’ Greatorex Street, London, UK (Group)

2024 ‘ ‘Unforeseeable Senses,’ The Crypt Gallery, London, UK (Group)

2024 ‘Mise en Scene,’ Safehouse 2, London, UK (Group)