Sherry Liu (Chinese, b.1994), is an emerging young artist, is focusing on social engagement practices. Born in Eastern China in a historical city, Xuzhou, Sherry has expressed a keen interest in culture and history from her childhood, and this also can be found in her works. She studied fine art and public art between 2012 and 2016 at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology in Shanghai, exploring multiple art and design practices around Shanghai and Jiangsu province. For example, in 2014, she integrated the Han culture into the brand design for a corporation in her hometown. In 2016, she combined with social practice and traditional handicrafts techniques to explore her work ‘the use of uselessness, and this work finally be collected by Wison Art Museum. In 2017, she moved to Sydney and studied in the Master of Art at UNSW and then in 2018 transferred to Melbourne to study Art in Public Space at RMIT. From 2020 to Now, she is doing her PhD research project at School of Art, RMIT University.
In recent years, she split her time between Shanghai, Huaniao Island in China, and Melbourne, exploring how affective and environmental engagement could renew daily experiences in nature and community. Her artistic practice focused on affective engagement, collective imagination, and relational aesthetics, challenging the public to reconsider their relationships with community and environment. Sherry worked on the Huaniao Island International Public Art Festival and a collective project called "Nomadic Huaniao," which compared the island to a multicultural community. Her work investigated how people connect with others and places, and how they could live as nomads in a cross-cultural environment."