CV
SHUTAO LIAO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Noble Art Conversation, presented by the premier Contemporary Art Collectors, Calle Serrano 46, 3º-1º, 28001 Madrid, Spain, November 10, 2025
https://www.contemporary-art-collectors.com/noble-art-conversations/shutao-liao
Invited and participated in the Memorial Ceremony of the historical event tribute to LEONARDO DI SER PIERO DA VINCI 500TH ANNIVERSARY, defined in the academy as an index of great events in the modern history of mankind. Royal Museum of Turin, Turin, Italy, Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" - Cultural Association, April 15 to July 14, 2019
Invited and participated in METROPOLITAN EMPIRE PRIZE CEREMONY, American Folk Art Museum, New York, October 29, 2017
Invited and participated in the international art show "SILENCE" Curator: Anne-Marie Vandormael, Advanced Vision and Art, Business Center Katalus & All-In Media, Dokter Haubenlaan 4/6, B-3630 Maasmechelen, Belgium, October 22 to 30, 2016
Invited and participated in the Memorial Ceremony of the historical event tribute to REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RIJN IN THE 410TH ANNIVERSARY, Accademia Italia in Arte Nel Mondo Associazione Culturale, Lecce, Italy, June 28, 2016
Invited and participated in MINERVA AWARD CEREMONY - Goddess of all Arts, "Apulia" Room of Grand Hotel President, Lecce, Italy, Accademia Italia in Arte Nel Mondo Associazione Culturale, Lecce, Italy, June 18, 2016
Invited and participated in THE WIRE, Curated by Annemie Vandormael, Advanced Vision & Art, in collaboration with Sir Geert Gielen, manager, Business Center Katalus & All In Media, Belgium, Dokter Haubenlaan 4/6, B-3630 Maasmechelen , February 19 to March 20, 2016
Invited and participated in The Fifth Annual Exposure Award Exhibition, Musee du Louvre, SeeMe, 75058 Paris - France, July 13, 2015
Invited and participated in VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF ART, Italy, 2015
Invited and participated in RAFFAELLO SANZIO MASTER AWARDS 2014, TEATRO ANTICO, Lecce, Italy, December 14, 2014
THE COLORS OF MIND, Solo Exhibition, B2B Gallery, curator Annemie Vandormael, Advanced Vision and Art, Genk, Belgium, November 7 to December 6, 2014
INSTINCTIVENESS - SHUTAO LIAO, Music video project about his art by master composer Marco Turrini, Italy, June 2014
Invited and participated in Monreale Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Palermo, Italy, March 15 to March 31, 2014
Invited and participated in The 1st Italian Biennale of Creativity, Italy, February 12 to 16, 2014
Invited and participated in Grand Salon Show, The Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, May 20, 2013
Featured artist in ART OCCUPIES TIMES SQUARE, Artwork was shown on a 21 ft by 12 ft sign in Times Square, New York, June 18, 2012
His artwork was shown at the Artists Wanted party featuring Questlove of The Roots/Late night with Jimmy Fallon, New York, June 18, 2012
Invited and participated in art show Introspections, New Century Artists, Manhattan, New York, August 7, 2010
Participated The Eighth National Exhibition, China, 1994
SELECTED AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Noble Art Conversation, presented by the premier Contemporary Art Collectors, Calle Serrano 46, 3º-1º, 28001 Madrid, Spain, November 10, 2025
https://www.contemporary-art-collectors.com/noble-art-conversations/shutao-liao
He was honored in the top art history book tribute to LEONARDO DI SER PIERO DA VINCI 500TH ANNIVERSARY, defined in the academy as an index of great books in the modern history of mankind. Royal Museum of Turin, Turin, Italy, Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" - Cultural Association, April 15 to July 14, 2019
He was honored in the top art history book tribute to REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RIJN IN THE 410TH ANNIVERSARY, Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" - Cultural Association, June 28, 2016
He was honored with RAFFAELLO SANZIO MASTER AWARD, Italian Cultural Association, Italy, December 14, 2014
He was honored with NELSON MANDELA HUMAN VALUE AWARD, Italian Cultural Association, Italy, December 14, 2014
He was honored with AMBASSADOR OF CULTURE IN THE WORLD, Italian Cultural Association, Italy, December 14, 2014
He was honored with MASTER MEMBER 2014 of Italian Cultural Association, December 14, 2014
He was honored with MASTER MEMBER 2016 of Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" - Cultural Association, June 18, 2016
He was honored in the top art history book tribute to the mysterious shadow and light Master MICHELANGELO MERISI CARAVAGGIO, Italy, Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" - Cultural Association, 2018
He was honored with METROPOLITAN EMPIRE PRIZE, American Folk Art Museum, New York, October 29, 2017
He was honored with MINERVA AWARD - Goddess of all Arts, Lecce, Italy by Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" - Cultural Association, June 18, 2016
He was honored with ACADEMY AWARDS - OSCAR AWARD BEST ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2016, by Foundation Costanza and World Directory of Artists, Italy, 2016
He was honored with A PORTRAIT FOR GREAT ART’S MASTERS - SHUTAO LIAO - EFFETTO ARTE, Italy, with criticism on his art by international influential art critic, art editor and art organizer Sandro Serradifalco, September/October, 2014
He was honored with The Fifth Annual Exposure Award, Musee du Louvre, SeeMe, 75058 Paris - France, July 13, 2015
He was honored with SHAKESPEARE AWARD, The 1st Italian Biennale of Creativity, Verona Italy, February 12 to 16, 2014
He was honored with THE 1ST TRINACRIA INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2014, Palermo, Italy, March 15, 2014
He was honored with ''THE GOLDEN HAWK AWARD” Serradifalco, Italy, May 10, 2014
He was honored with the publication THE BEST MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, April 2014
He was honored with the publication INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY - A look at the South, 2013, Argentina, which was delivered to His Holiness Pope Francisco, 2013
He was honored with and participated in The 1st Italian Biennale of Creativity, February 12 to 16, 2014
He was honored with GOLD AWARD of The Art Festival of Fujian, China, 1994
SELECTED REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
Noble Art Conversation, presented by the premier Contemporary Art Collectors, Calle Serrano 46, 3º-1º, 28001 Madrid, Spain, November 10, 2025
https://www.contemporary-art-collectors.com/noble-art-conversations/shutao-liao
Published a poetry book Urban Phantom by IngramSpark, distributed by Barnes & Noble; Harvard Book Store, April 25, 2025
Published his personal art book: SHUTAO LIAO - ART in the 21st Century, by IngramSpark, distributed by Barnes & Noble; Harvard Book Store, September 24, 2024
Published autobiography One Thousand Footprints of a Pilgrim, by Amazon, Chinese Mandarin version, January 17, 2024
Published an epic poem book Meditation at the Foot of the Himalayas, by IngramSpark, distributed by Barnes & Noble; Harvard Book Store, February 15, 2024
Published Original Hometown, a complete collection of poems, by IngramSpark, distributed by Barnes & Noble; Harvard Book Store, March 12, 2024
Published an essays book Contemplation on the Floating World, by Amazon on June 22, 2024
Published an epic Poem The Kiss of a Poppy Flower, by the publisher A Thin Slice of Anxiety, United Kingdom, February 14, 2023
Published a prose book Stories of Roars, by IngramSpark, distributed by Barnes & Noble; Harvard Book Store, August 25, 2023
Published his personal art book: SHUTAO LIAO Neo Art Informel, a complete book about his art, by IngramSpark, distributed by Barnes & Noble; Harvard Book Store, December 16, 2023
Published a poetry book The Collection of Thoughts, by IngramSpark, distributed by Barnes & Noble; Harvard Book Store, October 15, 2022
Published a poetry book Mirage, by IngramSpark, distributed by Barnes & Noble; Harvard Book Store, December 20, 2022
His art included in the art history book: From 1939 to 2019, The Eighty Years That Have Changed The History of Humanity Seen Through the Eyes of Art, Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" Cultural Association, 2020
His art included in the top art history book tribute to LEONARDO DI SER PIERO DA VINCI 500TH ANNIVERSARY, defined in the academy as an index of great books in the modern history of mankind. April 15 to July 14, Royal Museum of Turin, Italy, Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" Cultural Association, 2019
His art included in the top art history book tribute to mysterious shadow and light Master MICHELANGELO MERISI CARAVAGGIO, Italy, Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" Cultural Association, 2018
A statement review on his epic poem: The Kiss of a Poppy Flower by Antoon Van den Braembussche, Art philosopher and poet, May 12, 2018
His art included in the top art history book tribute to REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RIJN IN THE 410TH ANNIVERSARY, Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" - Cultural Association, June 28, 2016
Published in the book of POLYCHROMIA, Studio Byblos, Italy, "Maestro Shutao Liao is a leader of the contemporary abstract painting and his artworks are example of this", reviewed by art critic Dino Marasà, 2016
Published in the book of MINERVA AWARD - Goddess of all Arts, Lecce, Italy, by Academy of Visual Art "Italia in Arte nel Mondo" - Cultural Association, June 18, 2016
Published in the book of WE CONTEMPORARY, officially presented in Milan, Kiev, Paris, printed in three languages: Italian, English, Russian, 2015
Published in the book of DICTIONARY OF ITALIAN ARTISTS, as an influential international art master, by art critic and art historian Alessandro Costanza, 2015
Published in the book of The Fifth Annual Exposure Award, Musee du Louvre, SeeMe, 75058 Paris - France, July 13, 2015
Published in the book of MONDADORI, ITALY, February 2015
Published in the book of A PORTRAIT FOR GREAT ART’S MASTERS - SHUTAO LIAO - EFFETTO ARTE, Italy, with criticism on his art by international influential art critic, art editor and art organizer Sandro Serradifalco, September/October 2014
Published in the book of THE BEST MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, among the greatest art masters in history, April 2014
Published his personal art book: “PROGETTO ARTE 2014, Liao Shutao”, by world top art critic and art historian Alessandro Costanza, 2014
PAOLO LEVI, the world top art critic and curator had an criticism about his art on the art book: EFFETTO ARTE, Italy, November, 2013
Published in the book of INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY - A look at the South, Argentina, which was delivered to His Holiness Pope Francisco, 2013
Published in the book of FEATURED ARTISTS, Volume 4, United States, October 2013
A critical review about his art by the well known Italian critic Salvatore Russo: " SHUTAO LIAO, TRAVEL FIERY " , From the collaboration between Art Communications (international portal of Art) and art critic, Salvatore Russo, was born the project "The best international contemporary artists." The criticism is aimed to introduce the works of the artists chosen to industry insiders Art, the most important in the world. Staff Arte Communications, Italy, August 2013
Published in the book of ART UNLIMITED – Masters of Today, published in the United Kingdom, 2014
Published in the book of International Contemporary Artists, Volume 7, November 2013
Published in the book of International Contemporary Artists, Volume 6, May 2013
Reported from The Salt Capital Broadcast TV of Zigong, Sichuan, China, 10 AM in the morning, in its official news, made a report about his life and his art, July 26, 2012
Reported from The "World Journal" newspaper of New York, July 2, 2012
Received a review about his art: Chinese artist’s Works, Simply Exquisite, Newtownnards Chronicle, January 28th, Belfast, United Kingdom, 1999
Published an essay book: On the Phenomenon of Vincent Van Gogh, the Eastern and the Western Culture, Southwest Normal University, Chongqing, China, 1992
Interview by Tumblr Official Blog, June 5, 2018
“Liao Shutao, His life, His art”, a review by China Times, July 15, 2017
Published an essay: “Nationalization of Oil Painting and Contemporary Dilemma of Chinese Artistic Thought”, Baidu Art Encyclopedia, May 31, 2017
Published an essay: A Criticism over Criticism - A Retrospect to the Decay of Art as a Mirror of the Decay of Contemporary Human Society, Baidu Art Encyclopedia, February 9, 2017
Art Humanism Spirit in the World Scope - An interview with Liao Shutao by Yongxin Zhong, Baidu Library, February 10, 2016
Art Humanism Spirit in the World Scope - An interview with Liao Shutao by Yongxin Zhong, lishen.net.cn, December 5, 2016
COLLECTIONS
Decoding Series, black Chinese ink & oil paint on canvas, a series of works studying the relationships among shapes, lives and emotions, in the permanent collection of Pennsylvania private collector Albert Zlotnick, 2006 to 2007
EDUCATION
Graduated from Fine Arts College of Southwest Normal University, Chongqing, China, Master Degree in Art, 1989 to 1992
Graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, China, 1981 to 1984
LECTURES
A Cultural Journey to Chinese Art, The Queens College of Belfast, UK, January 8, 1999
EXPERIENCES
Visiting Artist of University of Ulster, Faculty of Art and Design, Belfast, UK 1998 to 1999
Teacher of Art Institute, Jimei University, Xiamen, China, 1992 to 98