AMOMOS was co-founded by artists Xieda Wang and Chuyun Liu, growing out of our long-term practice in art, art education, and faith.
We are a husband-and-wife team of professional artists who have worked together for many years. Our ongoing work encompasses artistic practice, art education, public art, and participatory art. Together, we develop art projects and educational programs, engage in public education, train mentors in artistic formation, and provide long-term mentorship and formation for children, adolescents, and emerging young artists. We are also deeply engaged in church education, the study of art and theology, and cross-cultural ministry.
Xieda Wang has been actively creating and exhibiting art since the 1980s. He graduated from the Sculpture Department of the China Academy of Art in 1996 and currently lives and works between Philadelphia and Shanghai. His work has been presented in solo exhibitions at international art institutions including James Cohan Gallery in New York, IVAM (Institut Valencià d’Art Modern) in Spain, and the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba, as well as in major exhibitions in China and internationally. His works are held in institutional and private collections, and he has received a D&AD Wood Pencil Award. His decades-long artistic practice connects the rich traditions of Chinese art with contemporary art while engaging deeply with the international professional art context. His work has also expanded into public art, participatory art, art education, and the formation of younger generations of artists.
Chuyun Liu graduated from the School of Culture and Arts at East China University of Science and Technology. Her long-term practice encompasses art making, art education, public art, and participatory art, alongside sustained involvement in church education and biblical teaching. Her ongoing research focuses on art and theology, philosophy of art, and biblical worldview, integrating these areas of inquiry into artistic practice, education, and public engagement.
Our different experiences and gifts complement one another in our shared practice. For more than a decade, we have continued to explore the relationships among art, life, culture, and faith. In Christ, we have come to understand anew the identity and calling of the artist, gradually developing an approach to art and education grounded in a biblical worldview.
AMOMOS has grown out of these interconnected practices. Today, through artistic practice, artistic formation, public art, education, and cultural engagement, we continue to accompany people at different ages and stages of life as they cultivate the artistic capacities God has given them, seek to understand life in Christ, enter more deeply into the world, and respond to God’s work of creation and renewal.