Mia Liu

Mia Yinxing Liu is Associate Professor in History of Art and Visual Culture at California College of the Arts, specializing in Chinese cinema, photography, and intermedial dialogues in modern Chinese visual culture. Her research examines how traditional Chinese aesthetics manifest in contemporary media, particularly exploring connections between ink painting traditions and modern photographic practices.

Liu's scholarly contributions have been recognized through prestigious fellowships including the Getty Scholar award and Sydney China Fellowship. Her first book, 'The Literati Lens' (2019), received the Millard Meiss Publication Fund Award from the College Art Association.

Notable awards:

• Getty Scholar (2020)
• Sydney China Fellow (2020)
• Millard Meiss Publication Fund Award (2019)
• Postdoctorate Fellowship at Yale University (2013)

Education includes PhD in Art History from University of Chicago and previous academic positions at Yale University and Bates College.