QIANA LIAO | Accordion Fan

Passionate about art, Qiana Liao graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design in Nanjing, China, and continued to enrich herself through studies overseas – textile design at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and in calligraphy at the Cooper Union.

Graduating in 2012 with a Masters degree in Visual Communication from Pratt Institute (New York), she worked for seven years with The Natori Company, a women’s fashion designer and manufacturer based in New York City. As Senior Graphic Designer there, she was involved in branding and communications, textile designs, product packaging, storefront displays, showroom design planning, as well as art direction in photography and fashion shows.

During her time in New York, she was an active member in the Society of Scribes in New York Calligraphy Association, assisting in preparation of Holiday Fair events, and assisting in workshops. The teachers under whom Qiana had the privilege to study is a veritable rolodex of famed calligraphy teachers including Yukimi Annand, Luca Barcellona, Gemma Black, Anthony Bloch, Liesbet Boudens, Patricia Buttice, Harvest Crittenden, Suzanne Cunningham, Debra Dick, Cara Di Edwardo, James Farrell, Christopher Haanes, Heather Held, Paul Herrera, Elinor Holland, Yves Leterme, Sherrie Lovler, Kathy Milici, Vivian Mungall, Anna Pinto, Marcy Robinson, Paul Shaw, John Stevens, Elmo van Slingerman, Michael Sull, Leslie Watkins, Sheila and Julian Waters, Eleanor Winters, Rachel Yallop, Loredana Zega.