Photographer | Visual Artist
Based in Irvine, California, USA

Profile

Allen Liu is a photographer and visual artist whose practice explores identity, cultural memory, and cross-cultural experience through portraiture and visual storytelling. His work bridges Chinese cultural aesthetics with contemporary international visual language, focusing on how individuals are shaped within migration and social transformation.

Education ‍

MFA in Photography
Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing

Selected Exhibitions

Solo
2017 — Frozen Gaze, Red Wall Gallery, Beijing
2016 — Hello, Spring Festival, 798 Film Gallery, Beijing

Group
2025 — East Meets West, Techne Art Center, San Diego
2023 — Lianzhou International Photography Biennale
2015 — SWAB Barcelona Contemporary Art Fair, Spain

Awards

Annual Best Photographer——Art Estate Magazine（2026）
Top 10 Advertising Photographers in ChinaOfficial Photographer, IMTA (USA, 2025，2026)

Selected Clients & Collaborations

Coca-Cola

Ogilvy

Volkswagen

Hainan Airlines

8848 Luxury Phone

LAURENCE·XU

IMTA (International Modeling & Talent Association)