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Elisa Liu is a contemporary visual artist based in Singapore, who works primarily in acrylic paints and texture mediums.
Inspired by her travel experiences and her own South-East Asian upbringing, Elisa fuses both Eastern and Western elements into her art. Through bold colours and textures, she aims to create works that evoke emotions and feelings in people. Her works sit in private collections locally and overseas.
One of Singapore’s emerging artistic talents, Elisa started painting in 2012, and has since shown her works and done live-paintings in Beijing, Taipei and Singapore. She has also been invited to conduct artist talks and workshops in these cities.
Besides creating original artworks, Elisa is also an active contributor to the local and regional arts sector. She is frequently invited by schools and various non-profit organisations to contribute to local community events. Organisations she has worked with include Club Rainbow Singapore, National Gallery Singapore, Xinyuan Community Care, Singapore Association for Mental Health, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore and Touch Community Services.
Elisa believes that art is a great way of bringing people together and enjoys spreading joy and colours to people’s lives. Currently, she is also working with creatives of other mediums to create interesting multi-disciplinary projects.
Elisa is the producer and visual artist for multi-disciplinary project – ‘Wallflowers SG’, and the producer and co-host for ‘Why Why Why Show’ – a comedy trivia podcast. She is also the founder, producer and mentor for ‘Indie Creative SG’ – a platform connecting aspiring artists and musicians with professional artists and musicians.
Areas of expertise
- Visual Art (Acrylic Painting & Mixed Media)
- Multi-disciplinary Projects
- Art Workshops / Community Art Projects
- Mentorships
- Podcasts
Services provided
- Original Paintings
- Commissioned Paintings and Projects
- Art Workshops
- Community Art Projects
- Talks & Speaking Engagements
- Mentorships
- Podcast Guest
Experiences/Accolades
Exhibitions
- 2021 – Group Exhibition, ‘Art Is Essential’ Virtual Exhibition, Singapore Art Society, Singapore
- 2019 – Group Exhibition, ‘Mecha Mod. Art Show’, Sultan Gate Music Festival, Singapore
- 2019 – Group Exhibition, ‘TOUCH Giving Art’, The Arts House, Singapore
- 2018 – Group Exhibition, ‘Tan Tsze Chor Art Award’ Exhibition, The Arts House, Singapore
- 2018 – Group Exhibition, ‘Angelico Art Award’, 10 Square, Orchard Central, Singapore
- 2018 – Solo Exhibition, ‘Landscapes of Our Minds’, Gallery XY, XY Hotel Bugis, Singapore
- 2018 – Group Exhibition, Open Studios Showcase, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China
Multi-disciplinary Projects
- 2021 – Founder, Producer & Mentor, ‘Indie Creative SG’ – a platform for independent artists & musicians. Supported by National Arts Council Singapore.
- 2020/2021 – Producer and Visual Artist, ‘Wallflowers: Sights and Sounds of Singapore’ – multidisciplinary project. Supported by National Arts Council Singapore.
- 2020/2021 – Producer and Co-host, ‘Why Why Why Show’, a Singapore-based comedy trivia podcast.
Events & Appearances
- 2018 – Live-painting (in collaboration with forum on ‘Cultural Experimentation in Taiwan’), ‘The Art of Kua’, Taipei, Taiwan.
- 2018 – Artist Talk and Live-painting (in collaboration with music performance), ‘Landscape of Our Minds’, Singapore.
- 2018 – Live-painting (in collaboration with music performance), Red Gate Gallery, Open Studios, Beijing, China.
- 2018 – Artist Talk, The Bookworm, Beijing, China.
Publications & Media
- Press interview by TimeOut Singapore, “Local project Wallflowers spotlights the overlooked sights and sounds of Singapore” Time Out Singapore. Apr 2021.
- Press interview by AsiaOne Lifestyle, “Is this really Geylang? See the red light district different through the lens of these local artists, Asia One. Mar 2021.
- Radio Interview by My China Story, China Plus, Chinese Radio International. June 2018.
- Commissioned painting featured in Qanvast – home renovation platform. May 2018.
- Painted a custom guitar used for photoshoot in NvYou Magazine. Feb 2018
Recent Workshops & Community Outreach Activities
- 2021 – Mixed media workshops with Club Rainbow Singapore and National Gallery Singapore for Dreamseeds Arts Fest 2021.
- 2020 – Acrylic painting & mixed media workshops with Xin Yuan Community Care. Supported by WeCare Arts Fund.
- 2019 – Acrylic painting and stamping workshop with Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS), for ‘Noise Local Motif’ Moving Exhibition with Band of Doodlers.
- 2019 – Resist painting workshop for ‘Artmakings with SAMH’, with Singapore Association for Mental Health.
Social media handles
- Instagram: @elisaliuart
- Facebook: @elisaliuart
- LinkedIn: Elisa Liu
