Lahir pada tahun 1985 di Taiping, Perak. Liu Cheng Hua merupakan penggiat seni pelbagai disiplin yang mana dia telah mengecapi pencapaian dalam pebagai bidang Seni Halus / Seni Rupa. Liu adalah graduan dari Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) di peringkat Sarjana Pendidikan Seni. Pada tahun 2010, Liu telah dijemput sebagai delegasi Malaysia dan mewakili pelukis di peringkat ASEAN Art Management Series in the Creative Industry, Manila, Philippines dan ASEAN Youth Art Camp, Singapore pada tahun 2014. Selain itu, Liu juga pernah diundang untuk menyertai Jawa Timur (JATIM) Biennale (East Java Biennale) pada tahun 2011 dan Liu merupakan Finalis untuk 10^th Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition di Jepun pada tahun 2012.

Tahun berikutnya 2013, beliau telah dijemput oleh Museum of Young Art di Vienna untuk menyertai pameran tahunan yang bertajuk “Young Art Global 2013”. Di samping bertugas sebagai pensyarah, Liu telah disenarai oleh National Heritage Board, Singapura, dikalangan pelukis kontemporari Asia Tenggara untuk berpameran di “Secret Archipelago” di Palais de Tokyo Museum, Paris pada tahun 2015. Sepanjang karier, Liu telah memenangi pelbagai anugerah dan pengiktirafan di dalam dan luar negara. Selain berpameran di dalam negara, Liu juga pernah berpameran di Perancis, Monaco, Jepun, Indonesia, Filipina, Singapura, Mauritius, Itali dan United Kingdom. Karya Liu merupakan koleksi tetap Balai Seni Negara, Konsulat Jeneral Malaysia di Hong Kong, Galeri Seni Johor, Museum of Young Art di Vienna, AirAsia Group, Kuok Group dan sebagainya. Kini, Liu merupakan Ketua Jabatan Seni Halus, Institut Seni Lukis Malaysia (MIA).

PAMERAN SOLO

2012

”La Root”, Solo Exhibition by Liu Cheng Hua, G13 Gallery

2016

”RAW”, Solo Exhibition of Sculptures by Liu Cheng Ha, Museum of Asian Art, University of Malaya

PAMERAN DALAM DAN LUAR NEGARA

2007

”Penang Art Open”, Penang State Art Gallery, Georgetown

2008

Open Show, Shah Alam Gallery, Selangor

’The One’ Sculpture Competition, Penang

MRCB Anugerah Seni, National Art Gallery Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Rantai Revelation Art Event, The Red Bungalow (MIA Art House), Kuala Lumpur

2009

’Hot Art’ Competition, (Goethe-Institut Malaysia) Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

Iskandar Malaysia Contemporary Art Show (IMCAS), Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru

Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor

”Nando’s Peri-fy Your Art”, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Emerging Artist (MEA) Award, (House Of Matahati, HOM) Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM), Kuala Lumpur

Pameran Seni Lukis Kedah / APK Kali-20 / 2009, Balai Seni Negeri, Kedah

Pameran Seni Tampak Johor, Galeri Seni Johor, Johor Bahru

2010

Seni Untuk AIDS Art For AIDS, SACC Mall, Shah Alam, Selangor

”Nando’s Peri-fy Your Art”, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur

Open Show, Shah Alam Gallery, Selangor

Young Malaysian Artist – New Object(ion), Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur

Riyadh of Knowledge Art Charity Fundraising Project, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur

Mekar Citra 2010, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor

”Chandan Open House / Semangat Chandan”, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur

”Merapi Eruption” Art Exhibition, House of Matahati (HOM), Kuala Lumpur

Art Triangle, National Art Gallery Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur,

Excellent Young Artist – Malaysia, State Art Gallery, Penang

‘Tera Muda’ Penang International Print Exhibition 2010 (PIPE’10), Penang State Art Gallery, Penang

2011

Pelita Hati Open Show 2010, Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur

”Bakat Muda Sezaman 2010” Young Contemporaries 2010, National Art Gallery Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

THIS IS IT – Black and White, Core Design Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

"Surreallusion", Core Design Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

Jawa Timur (JATIM) Biennale, East Java Biennale, Galeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia

2012

"Urbun Art- Pelita Hati Open Show 2012", Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur

"Ahmad Scissorshand", Core Design Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

"Ilham VI" Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur

“Tribute Charity Show - The Late Syam Asmawi”, Core Design Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

“Recent Acquisition”, National Visual Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

“Members’ Only”, National Visual Art Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur

“Piala Seri Endon 2012”, Batik Design Competition, (Group-Handicraft Category), Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC),

Kuala Lumpur

11th Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition, Japan

2013

“Ikon Varsiti Berita Harian 2012”, Royal Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

“20@13”, G13 Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

”Public Art @ Kakiseni Festival 2013”, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur,

60th Anniversary Penang Art Society, Penang State Art Gallery, Penang

Open Art Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery, Penang

”Pameran Seni Visual Nusantara”, Nusantara Art Exhibition, Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur

”MOYA Annuale 2013 –Young Art Global”, MOYA – Museum of Young Art, Vienna, Austria

”ASEAN Youth Camp” National Heritage Board, Singapore

2014

Majlis Rumah Terbuka Malaysia MRTM, Tahun Baru Cina 2014 (National Chinese New Year Open House 2014), Taiping, Perak

”Big Picture”, Museum of Asian Arts, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

”Ilham VIII”, Pelita Hati Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

”The Abduction of Sita by Rawana”, Museum of Asian Arts, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

”Ilham VIII”, Pelita Hati Gallery & Penang State Art Gallery, Penang

”Seeking MH370”, Museum of Asian Arts, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

”KL International Jazz & Arts Festival”, Dewan Tunku Canselor, UM, Kuala Lumpur

“Pulpa”, Group Exhibition, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur

"READrawing”, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur

”Black & White”, Penang Art Open, Penang State Art Gallery, Georgetown

“Al-Aqsa : Form of The Doa”, International Islamic Arts and Culture Festival, Putrajaya

”Art Monaco’14”, Grimaldi Forum, Monte Carlo, Monaco

”Asam Garam- Story from Two Different World” Four Man Exhibition, Audi Zentrum, Allied Motor, Mauritius

Biancoscuro Art Contest, Biancoscuro Art Magazine, (exhibition of the winners), Pavia, Italy

8th Art Expo Malaysia, MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2015

“#Art4ManekUrai”, Art Charity Fundraiser, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur

“Ilham IX”, Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur

“P-Ramlee- The Director, The Actor & The Lover”, Museum of Asian Arts, UM, Kuala Lumpur

”KL International Jazz & Arts Festival”, Dewan Tunku Canselor, UM, Kuala Lumpur

“RESTU – The Guardian”, DBKL Auditorium, Kuala Lumpur

“Wajah Pantun”, University of Malaya Art Gallery UMAG, Kuala Lumpur

“VARIATION- Stealing My Heart”, The Gallery @ Starhill, Kuala Lumpur

“TOLEH<<HINDSIGHT- Biennale Book Club BBC”, National Visual Art Gallery, KL

“Besi”, Group Sculpture Exhibition, Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur

”Secret Archipelago”, Contemporary Artist from Southeast Asian region, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France

”Art Asia 2015”, Chin Woo Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2016

“Lagenda P. Ramlee”, Group Exhibition, NU Sentral, Kuala Lumpur

”Langkawi Art Biennale” LAB, Langkawi, Malaysia

2017

“Simula”, Group Exhibition, B Artistic Gallery, Damansara Perdana

“Melting Point”, A Joint Exhibition of Sculpture & Installation, Galeri MIA, Kuala Lumpur

“Bakat Muda Sezaman 2016”, Young Contemporaries 2016, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

“Pameran Amal Insani”, Creative Space@ Galeri Potret Negara, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

“KOMA”, B Artistic Gallery, Damansara Perdana

“Journey 50”, MIA Alumni Art Exhibition, Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM), Kuala Lumpur

”Charity Feature Wall-Let Art Speak”, Affordable Art Fair Singapore, F1Pit Building, Singapore

”Pameran Seni Rupa Bilateral Malaysia-Indonesia”, Galeri Rakulti STKW, Surabaya, Indonesia

Art Expo Malaysia Plus, MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2018

“21 Universiti”, exhibition of art lecturers from 21 universities, Galeri ASWARA, Kuala Lumpur

“Rupa-rupa(nya)”, FERGANA ART@White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur

”Viral”, Artoutlet, Art Row @ Publika, Kuala Lumpur

”Tun Mahathir A Forever Legacy”, Perdana University, Malaysia

”Morphosis”, Galeri Prima, Balai Berita, Kuala Lumpur

”ReAksi 20”, Exhibition of lecturers and students from MIA, Galeri ASWARA,

”Mindscape”, Galeri Prima, Balai Berita, Kuala Lumpur

"Kuala Lumpur International Miniprint Exhibition KLIMEX", National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

“London Original Print Fair 2018”, Main Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK

“Pameran Seni Rupa Master”, Festival Kesenian Indonesia ke-10 (FKI X), Galeri Prabangkara dan Pendopo, Taman Budaya JawaTimur, Surabaya, Indonesia

“Art Asia 2018”, Palace of the Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur

3^rd, Jogjakarta International Miniprint Biennale, Museum dan Tanah Liat, Jogjakarta, Indonesia

“Dialogue in Print”, Miracle Print, Jogjakarta, Indonesia

2019

”Figure it Out”, Segaris Art Centre, Publika, Kuala Lumpur

”ANIMAL AND ME: The Animal in Me”, Sutra Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

”Bendera”, KL City Art Gallery, Wisma YPR, Kuala Lumpur

Art Exhibition in conjunction with Malaysia Fashion Week (MFW), White Box, Publika

”Kuala Lumpur International Miniprint Exhibition KLIMEX”, Segaris Art Centre, Publika, Kuala Lumpur

”Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition”, Yamakawa Kominkan -117 Okidai, Yamakawa, Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima, Japan

7th NBC MESHTECH Tokyo International Screen Print Biennial, Yurakucho Asahi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2020

”Ini Kerja Saya”, From Text to Visual from Usman Awang Poems, University of Malaya Art Gallery (UMAG), Kuala Lumpur

”XX”, a group exhibition to celebrate World Women’s Day, KL City Art Gallery

”NO(W) SHOWING!”, virtual fundraising art exhibition for Covid-19 Relief Fund, Segaris Art Centre, Publika, Kuala Lumpur

”COVART19 #2”, virtual fundraising art exhibition for ARTPORT, Rumah Seni Selangor (RUsSEL), Petaling Jaya

”Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah” KL City Art Gallery

”MAGNIFICENT – A Virtual Fundraising for Covid-19 Frontliners”, Malaysian Institute of Art & National Art Gallery

”Life”- Penang Art Open, Penang State Art Gallery, Georgetown

”A Tale of Two Cities” KL City Art Gallery and GNANI ARTS Pte Ltd, Singapore

2021

”Mery-go-round”, a group art exhibition, KL City Art Gallery

”A Malaysian Artist’s Visual Biography of Lim Kit Siang”, K9 Gallery, Selangor

AATO Contemporary Art Showcase 2021, AATO, Kuala Lumpur

”PEDULI”, Pameran Maya Amal Palestin, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor

”KAIROS”, Thailand - Malaysia, an online art exhibition, KL City Art Gallery

PENCAPAIAN

2008

1st Runner-up ’The One’ Sculpture Competition

Consolation (Open Category) MRCB Anugerah Seni

2009

1st Prize ’Hot Art’ Competition

Incentive Award, Shah Alam Gallery Open Show

Consolation, Pertandingan Seni Tampak Terbuka Johor

Finalist, Malaysian Emerging Artist (MEA) Award (2009)

2010

Top 10, Fighting AIDS with Arts Malaysia

Malaysian Delegate for the “ASEAN Art Management Series in The Creative Industries”, Manila, Philippines

Finalist, “Bakat Muda Sezaman 2010”, Young Contemporaries 2010, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2011

1st Malaysian to Jawa Timur (JATIM)Biennale, East Java Biennale, Galeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia

2012

Consolation ”Piala Seri Endon 2012”, (Handicraft Category)

Finalist, 11th Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition, Japan

2013

Winner, ”Ikon Varsiti Berita Harian 2012”, Creative Design Category- LaRoot Exhibition

Finalist, National Intellectual Property Award, Kuala Lumpur

1st Malaysian Exhibited at ”MOYA Annuale 2013 –Young Art Global”, MOYA – Museum of Young Art, Vienna, Austria

2014

Collective Award, Biancoscuro Art Magazine, Pavia, Italy

Commissioned Artwork by National Art Gallery for ”Majlis Rumah Terbuka Malaysia MRTM, Tahun Baru Cina 2014” (National Chinese New Year Open House 2014)

1st Malaysian participated in ”Art Monaco’14”, Grimaldi Forum, Monte Carlo, Monaco

2015

Commissioned Artwork by National Heritage Board, Singapore to exhibit at ”Secret Archipelago”, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France.

2016

Commisioned Artwork by Pernod Ricard Malaysia for designing Absolut Vodka Electrik Limited Edition for HE Majesty of Sweden.

2017

Finalist, “Bakat Muda Sezaman 2016”, Young Contemporaries 2016, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2018

“London Original Print Fair 2018”, Main Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom under the dialogue of works by contemporary Southeast Asian artists alongside with European modern masters :- Calder, Dali, Picasso, Leonar Fini, Man Ray and Sonia Delaunay

Finalist, 3^rd Jogja International Miniprint Biennale (JIMB) at Museum dan Tanah Liat, Jogjakarta, Indonesia

2019

Honorable Mention, Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition, Japan

Honorable Mention, 7th NBC MESHTECH Tokyo International Screen Print Biennial

KOLEKSI

National Art Gallery (Malaysia)

Consulate General of Malaysia (Hong Kong)

Museum of Young Art (Austria)

Galeri Seni Johor (Malaysia)

Tan Sri Robert Kuok, Kuok Group (Hong Kong)

Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Air Asia Group (Malaysia)

Karim Hyde Smith (United Kingdom)

Toh Puan Mahani Idris (Malaysia)

Ambassador Dato’ N. Parameswaran (Malaysia)

Caroline Liew (Singapore)

Bingley Sim (Malaysia)

Prof. Dr. Krishna Gopal Rampal (Malaysia)

Datuk Lim Edin Nom (Malaysia)

U-Wei Hj Shaari (Malaysia)

Dato’ Ramli Md Nor (Malaysia)

Tze Lee (Malaysia)

Mee Lin (Malaysia/ Indonesia)

KURATORIAL

2014

Assistant Curator, ”TUNKU 57@57”, Solo Exhibition by Stephen Menon, Memorial Pengistiharan Kemerdekaan, Melaka [collaboration between University of Malaya and National Aechives of Malaysia]

Assistant Curator, ”Wartikah”, Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad, Kuala Lumpur [collaboration between University of Malaya and National Archives of Malaysia]

2015

Assistant Curator, ”Wartikah II”, Pahang Art Museum, Kuantan [collaboration between University of Malaya and National Archives of Malaysia]

2017

Curator, ”Malaysia – Indonesia Bilateral Art Exhibition 2.0”, Galeri MIA, Malaysian Institute of Art

2018

Curator, ”ReAksi 20”, Exhibition of lecturers and students from MIA, Galeri ASWARA,

2019

Curator, ”Manifestasi Dua Seni:- Daripada Teks kepada Visual”, MIA Gallery

2020

Curator, ”INTERSECTION”, Virtual Fine Art Diploma Show, Malaysian Institute of Art

Curator, ”MAGNIFICENT – A Virtual Fundraising for Covid-19 Frontliners”, Malaysian Institute of Art & National Art Gallery

BENGKEL / SEMINAR

2010

Malaysian Delegate for the “ASEAN Art Management Series in The Creative Industries”, Manila, Philippines

2011

Speaker, “Bicara Seni, Jawa Timur (JATIM) Biennale, East Java Biennale”, Galeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia

2015

Speaker, “The Future in Malaysian Art- Artist and Their Role in Society”, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur

Instructor “Screen Printing Workshop”, Museum of Asian Art, University of Malaya

Speaker, “ Biennale Book Club BBC- KL Biennale 2017”, Auditorium, National Visual Arts Gallery

2016

Speaker, “Majlis Syarahan Alumni Siri Ke-8”, Dewan Sri Tanjong, UPSI, Tanjong Malim, Perak

2017

Speaker, “Perkembangan Seni Rupa Masa Kini”, STKW Surabaya, Indonesia

Moderator, “Art Development Among Young Artist in conjunction of Malaysia – Indonesia Bilateral Art Exhibition 2.0”

2018

Instructor, ”Print It”, Galeri Prima, Balai Berita, Kuala Lumpur

2020

Speaker, ”Art Cares International Artists’ Cultural Exchange”, webiner India, Malaysia, Philippines and USA, Artiste Space & Arth Art International

Speaker, ”Borak Arca 55 minit – Arca dan Instalasi”, FB Live @ Dr Rosli Zakaria

2021

Speaker, Live Exclusive AEW Sessions, supported by CENDANA

Speaker, Live Webinar - Kerjaya & Pendidikan Seni 2.0, Galeri Shah Alam

Speaker, Virtual Artist Talk Series with Putu Bonuz (Indonesia), IG art.voice.seven

JURI PERTANDINGAN SENI

2016

Judge, MIA 31^st Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur

2017

Judge, “Fighting AIDS with Art Competition”, Black Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur

Judge, MIA 32^nd Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur

2018

Judge, ”Waste to Art Competition”, 2D and 3D Category, SWCORP, Malaysia

Judge, MIA 33^rd Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur

Judge, “Art Against AIDS Competition”, White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur

2019

Judge, Art Contest of Roadshow for 14th Programme of Pesta Ang Pau UPM

Judge, “Art Against AIDS Competition”, White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur

Chief Judge, MIA 34^th Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur

Judge, Inter-university Sand Sculpture Competition 2019, Port Dickson

2020

Judge, Mask-making, “Taal Tarang 2020”, Dehli Public School, Jaipur, India

Chief Judge, MIA 35^th Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur

Judge, “Art Against AIDS Competition”, Segaris Art Centre, Kuala Lumpur

Judge, “Beautiful China of Chinese Myths & Legends Art Contest”, China Cultural Centre, KL

2021

Chief Judge, MIA 36^th Nationwide Art & Design Competition, MIA, Kuala Lumpur

PUBLISITI DAN MEDIA DALAM DAN LUAR NEGARA

New Straits Times

The Star

Senikini

Sin Chew Daily

China Press

Berita Harian

Utusan Malaysia

Kosmo!

Nanyang Daily

Focus Malaysia

ASTRO Prima

Unifi HyppTV

TV3

NTV7

RTM 1 & 2

The Sun Daily

Seputar Indonesia

Jawa Post, Indonesia

JTV, Indonesia

BMK Magazine, Thailand

L’Express, Mauritius

Le Défi, Mauritius

Biancoscuro Art Magazine, Italy

TRT TϋRK, Kuzey News Agency, Turkey

PROGRAM TV

2011 - On Going

The Art Gallery – Liu Cheng Hua Artist’s Documentary Series I, ASTRO Prima

2012 - On Going

The Art Gallery – Liu Cheng Hua Artist’s Documentary Series II, ASTRO Prima

2012

La Root Solo Exhibition by Liu Cheng Hua Documentary, RTM 1 & 2

2014

Liu Cheng Hua Artist’s Documentary, Capital TV Channel, Unifi HyppTV