As a member of an ethnic minority who came to the United States for graduate school and now lives in a new cultural and social environment, Xiaojie Liu experiences a sense of being in-between two cultures. Liu has always felt the difference between the life experienced in her hometown and the life she is living in Minneapolis. She finds that she dreams intensely about the many memorable people, places, and events in her hometown. As an illustrator, Liu explores digital drawing combined with her own hand drawing. She uses this process to illustrate the lives of the people she dreams about back at home, especially the women. Liu draws the small and quiet places with women doing work, the fashionable women walking down the street, the mothers and grandmothers, and the eccentric women on the bus. Liu trys to show the humor and beauty that surrounds her in her dreams. Be sure to join us on Friday, May 11th from 6-9pm at the MFA Graduate Studios to enjoy Xiaojie's thesis work, along with the other 2018 graduates! MFA Thesis Exhibition and Reception For more information: visit Xiaojie Liu online. Artist portrait by Shun Yong Categories All Student Activities Student Profile Thesis