Ying-He Liu received B.A. in Fine Arts from Stony Brook University, SUNY in 1983 where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She pursued postgraduate study under the tutelage of James McMullen in illustration at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Prior to her arrival in the US, she was an English major in Anhui Norm University and had the rare privilege of studying privately with two prominent Chinese masters Ha Ding and Yan Wen Liang for many years in Shanghai, China. She has attended workshops by preeminent American masters Everett Raymond Kinstler and Daniel Greene in the U.S.

The artist was employed as an illustrator by a leading advertising agency Backer Spielvogel Bates in New York City from 1986 through 1989. Since 1990, Ms. Liu has devoted most of her career to portraiture. The artist has traveled extensively in Europe studying Old Masters’ works in museums and galleries. Her exceptional talent and versatility have been greatly sought after in the U.S. and abroad. She has successfully completed well over 300 commissions which have received consistent rave reviews. Among her portrait subjects are a Supreme Court Justice; U.S. Cabinet member; Congressional leaders; Governor; Fortune 500 company CEOs; Presidents of major universities; many extraordinary leaders of major corporations and institutions in academics, philanthropy, medicine, finance, law, government, religion and the arts; as well as family members of distinguished domestic and international clientele. Her works are in the collections of many of our nation’s most prestigious institutions including the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. District Courts, numerous prominent universities, hospitals, and Fortune 500 companies.

Ms. Liu has participated in exhibitions in Lincoln Center and the Salmagundi Club in New York City among others. The artist and her works have also been featured in publications including The New York Times, Boston Globe, Home and Garden, Town and Country, Southern Accents, Newsday, New York Post, New Jersey Star-Ledger, American Artist, International Artist, and many more.

Ms. Liu has won many awards which include finalist in The Artist Magazine's 23rd Annual Art Competition, finalist in the 2007 American Artist Cover Competition, and numerous awards in the Portrait Society of America Members’ Competitions over the years. She is a signature member of Portrait Society of America. She is represented by five leading portrait agencies in the US. Her teaching experiences include the Portrait Society of America and Long Island Academy of Fine Arts. The artist and her family reside in Boston, Massachusetts.