China

Artist Bio Yuanyang “Molly” Liu is a glass artist currently undertaking Advanced Research Studies at the Toyama Institute of Glass Art in Toyama, Japan, following her completion of the Institute's Glass Certification Studies Program in 2025. She holds an MFA in Integrated Design from Tama Art University in Tokyo and a BFA in Visual Communication from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been shown in group exhibitions across Japan, the Czech Republic, the UK, and the United States, including the “18th Joint Exhibition of Glass Education Institutions” at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the “International GAS Member Exhibition 2026” at The World of Glass in the UK, and “Uncontained; from Mountain to Sea” at Gallery 1045 in Toyama, Japan. She has furthered her practice through workshops at Pilchuck Glass School, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and the Niijima Glass Art Center, and her work has been featured in the Corning Museum of Glass's “New Glass Review”. Although glass is her primary medium, Molly's interest extends beyond it — she is drawn to phenomena that exist in ambiguous states, forms, gestures, and structures that occupy thresholds between categories. --- Education Toyama Institute of Glass Art— Advanced Research Studies Program Toyama, Japan | 2025–Present Toyama Institute of Glass Art — Glass Certification Studies Program Toyama, Japan | 2023–2025 Tama Art University — MFA, Integrated Design Tokyo, Japan | 2018–2020 School of the Art Institute of Chicago — BFA, Visual Communication Chicago, USA | 2012–2016 --- 
Selected Group Exhibitions 2026 Uncontained; from Mountain to Sea, Gallery 1045, Toyama, Japan Behind the Scenes, Umprum, Prague, Czech Republic International GAS Member Exhibition 2026, The World of Glass, UK 2025 Connecting Handcrafts, Gallery Mizusai, Tokyo, Japan Encounters with Contemporary Art, Kanaoka Residence, Toyama, Japan EVOLUTION: Student Exhibition, Glass Art Society, Texas, USA 18th Joint Exhibition of Glass Education Institutions, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan Graduation Exhibition, Toyama Glass Museum, Toyama, Japan 2024 Accumulation, Toyama Glass Museum, Toyama, Japan --- Awards 
Hsinchu Golden Glass Award — Longlisted 2025 | Hsinchu, Taiwan EVOLUTION: Student Exhibition — Selected Artist 2025 | Glass Art Society, USA Pilchuck Outstanding Student Award — Nominee 2024 | Washington, USA --- 
Publications New Glass Review 45 — Corning Museum of Glass 2025 --- Workshops Niijima Glass Art Center — Flame-Working Workshop Instructor: Roger Parramore 2025 | Niijima, Japan Haystack Mountain School of Crafts — Sampling: Experimentation through Material Play (Fiber) Instructor: Etta Sandry 2025 | Maine, USA Pilchuck Glass School — Non-Traditional Pâte de Verre Workshop Instructor: Evelyn Gottschall Baker Recipient, Toyama Institute of Glass Art Partner Scholarship 2024 | Washington, USA