BIO
Ann Liu AKA “CREATRIX” (b. 2000) is a Chinese-American Los Angeles-based artist and founder originally from the Bay Area.
Inspired by deeply rooted traditions of ancestral piety and their subversions by Americana, Ann conceives abstract concepts of sensuality, femininity, and healing through surrealist figuration. Her art involves avid introspection and self-analysis-as-muse, humorously acknowledging the contradictions of narcissism and vulnerability in today's cultural climate and age of surveillance capitalism. Vibrant, emotional, and visceral, her meticulous work reflects the minutiae of life experiences, transmuting everything from pain to euphoria.
With a BFA in Fine Art and BA in Media Studies from UC Berkeley, she has previously exhibited in Oakland, Los Angeles, New York, & Miami. Accomplished in the Acrylic medium, Ann's practice involves airbrush, painting, & embellishment with semi-precious materials.
Ann Liu AKA “CREATRIX” (b. 2000) is a Chinese-American Los Angeles-based artist and founder originally from the Bay Area.
Inspired by deeply rooted traditions of ancestral piety and their subversions by Americana, Ann conceives abstract concepts of sensuality, femininity, and healing through surrealist figuration. Her art involves avid introspection and self-analysis-as-muse, humorously acknowledging the contradictions of narcissism and vulnerability in today's cultural climate and age of surveillance capitalism. Vibrant, emotional, and visceral, her meticulous work reflects the minutiae of life experiences, transmuting everything from pain to euphoria.
With a BFA in Fine Art and BA in Media Studies from UC Berkeley, she has previously exhibited in Oakland, Los Angeles, New York, & Miami. Accomplished in the Acrylic medium, Ann's practice involves airbrush, painting, & embellishment with semi-precious materials.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2023
Seed the Sunrise, Seed Brklyn – Brooklyn, NY
HugIRL, Lion’s Milk – Brooklyn, NY
2022
Wave, Art Basel – Miami, FL
Horror LA Locals, Superchief Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SUGOI @ NFT.NYC, DUMBO – Brooklyn, NY
ZORATOPIA, SXSW – Austin, TX
Culture Jam, ETHDenver Art Gallery – Denver, CO
Con Amor, Good Mother Gallery – Oakland, CA
2021
Immortal Thru Art, The Warehouse – Oakland, CA
2020
Catch Art Not Feelings, Neyborly Gallery – Oakland, CA
2019
UC Berkeley Senior Thesis Exhibition, Worth Ryder Art Gallery – Berkeley, CA
She Hella Cute, iD Oakland – Oakland, CA
Hot Girl Summer, Neyborly Gallery – Oakland, CA
trapxart Big Dope, 111 Minna Gallery – San Francisco, CA
Radical Wearables, Worth Ryder Art Gallery – Berkeley, CA
Smoke in My Eyez, Neyborly Gallery – Oakland, CA
2018
Psychedelia, KALEID Gallery – San Jose, CA
ACCOLADES
University of CA, Berkeley
B.A. Art Practice (2020)
B.A. Media Studies & Communication (2020)
RESIDENCIES
2020 UC Berkeley Undergraduate Honors Program, Berkeley, CA
LECTURES, PANELS, & PRESENTATIONS
Panel Discussion
2022
“NFTs for Good,” DUMBO, NY. June 9, 2022
“Women in Web3,” Berkeley College, NY. June 23, 2022