Richard Liu was born in Pennsylvania, USA and has since then lived in California, Virginia, Maryland, and southeastern coast of Fuzhou, China. Having influenced by a culmination of different cultures and traditional techniques, Richard brings different cultures together to create harmonious visual images. Richard graduated from Maryland Institute College of the Arts with a major in General Fine Arts and a concentration in Illustration, Richard has been chosen for multiple on-campus shows, with his works published in artist magazines, as well as being a part of group shows in Virginia, Maryland, and New York.