Ming Liew is an artist-researcher based in Naarm (Melbourne). His practice spans moving image, experimental film, and archival research, examining Chinese diasporic identity across cultures, ideologies, and histories. His work has been exhibited at NGV Melbourne Design Week, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Footscray Community Arts, Blindside ARI, and MARS Gallery. He has received several awards, including first prize in the fortyfivedownstairs Emerging Artist Award and the Ignition Prize from the National Association for the Visual Arts. Ming has been an Artistic Director at Blindside ARI since 2024. He is currently a creative resident at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.
EDUCATION
2021 - 2022 | Master of Fine Art | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne
2013 - 2016 | Master in Architecture (by research) | Tsinghua University, Beijing
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 | Run artist-run, Melbourne
2024 | Red Gallery, Melbourne
2024 | MARS Gallery, Melbourne
2023 | Testing Grounds, Melbourne
2023 | Kings Artist-Run, Melbourne
2023 | Felt Space, Adelaide
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 | I'm not a spiritual person, Blindside ARI, Melbourne
2025 | Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne
RESIDENCY
2026 | RISING x RMIT Sound Artist in Residence Workshops | Melbourne
2024 - Present | ACMI-X | Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne
2023 | RMIT + ACMI-X graduate residency | Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne
2023 | Run artist-run, Melbourne
AWARDS
2024 | Finalist | The Churchie Emerging Art Prize, Brisbane
2023 | 1st Prize | fortyfivedownstairs Emerging Artist Award, Melbourne
2023 | Finalist | Incinerator Art Award, Melbourne
2023 | Finalist | Footscray Art Prize, Melbourne
2022 | Recipient | Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence and contribution to the program, RMIT, Melbourne
2022 | Recipient | NAVA Ignition Prize for Professional Practice, National Association for the Visual Arts
ENGAGEMENTS
2026 | Conference | Asian Australian Studies Research Network Conference 2026, Australia
2025 | Guest Lecture | Themes in Contemporary Creative Practice, Master of Fine Art, RMIT, Melbourne
2025 | Symposium | Migration + Mobility + Art Post Graduate symposium, RMIT, Melbourne
2025 | Symposium | IF_Lab Imaging and AI: Panel Discussions, RMIT, Melbourne
2025 | Artist Talk | Halfway Seen Halfway Home, Run Artist Run, Melbourne
GRANTS
EXPERIENCE
2026 - Present | Sessional Academic | School of Art, RMIT University, Melbourne
2024 - Present | Artistic Director | Blindside ARI, Melbourne
2024 | Industry Mentor | Tastings Festival, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
2023 | Artistic Director Intern | Blindside ARI, Melbourne
2017 - 2020 | Graduate architect | Arkit Pty. Ltd., Melbourne
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Monika Vidugiryte and Ben Harrington. “Blindspotting” Radio interview, 3RRR 102.7FM, December 28, 2023.