About

Catherine Liu is an artist who uses book forms, printing, and handmade paper to explore invisibility, escapism, and secret identities. She creates dynamic colors and imagery through the manipulation of natural dyes with mordants and resists.

Catherine received a Master of Fine Arts in Book Arts at the University of Iowa Center for the Book in 2019. To further her knowledge in natural dyes she received multiple University of Iowa Graduate Fellowships, a Stanley Award for International Research, and a Fulbright research grant to study dyeing, printing, papermaking practices in China and Japan.