Biography
Liu Han Wen was born in Taipei in 1965. He studied at Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School and took his degree in fine arts at Chinese Culture University, later studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. From 1987 he worked as a department-store window designer, then as an art designer at CommonWealth Magazine, and through the 1990s as an illustrator for the literary supplements of Taiwan’s major newspapers. He founded Han Wen Design Studio in 1995 and turned to painting full time in 1998.
That design background shows in the work: the sensibility of a painter with the structure of a designer. He works mainly in acrylic and mixed media, bringing metallic paints and powdered materials from the building trade into the picture so that colour builds in washes and layers — materials that also hold up better in a humid climate.
He paints what he has seen and touched himself: lions, tigers and leopards, cats, and the streets and stations he has walked through. In 2021 he showed a series of Gundam robots. His 2026 solo exhibition, Everyday Glow, is at Capital Art Center, Taipei.
Education
- 1993Studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Madrid
- 1985BA in Fine Arts, Chinese Culture University
- 1981Fu-Hsin Trade & Arts School
Solo Exhibitions
- 2026Everyday Glow — Liu Han Wen Solo Exhibition 21 Aug – 19 Sep 2026, Capital Art Center
- 2022Impressions of Taiwan II — Solo Exhibition FTV Gallery
- 2021Heroes in the Wind — Solo Exhibition Dongde Art Gallery
- 2021Vivid Realms — Solo Exhibition Yingge Light Point Art Museum
- 2020One Moment in Time Chang Ge Art Space
- 2020Moments of Splendour Dongde Art Gallery
- 2018Across Heaven and Earth Dongde Art Gallery
- 2017The Boundless World Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery
Art Fairs
- 2022Art Tainan — Capital Art Center booth
- 2017New Art Fair, Taipei
- 2016New Art Fair, Taipei
- 2015New Art Fair — solo booth
- 2013New Art Fair, Taipei
Awards
- 2012Finalist, International Artist Competition
- 2004Dadun Fine Arts Exhibition
- 2003Taiwan Provincial Fine Arts Exhibition
- 2002National, Taipei County and Yushan Art Exhibitions
- 2001Nanying and Nantou Art Exhibitions
- 1996China Times Golden Grid Award
- 1995Visual Design Award, Taiwan Provincial Exhibition; China Times Design Award
- 1985Watercolour Award, Taipei Art Exhibition
- 1981Third Prize, Central Taiwan Painting Award
Career
- 1998Turns to painting full time, working in acrylic and mixed media
- 1995Founds Han Wen Design Studio; illustrates for major Taiwanese newspapers
- 1990Art designer, CommonWealth Magazine
- 1987Department store window designer
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