Huang Liping
Born in 1979, Huang Liping holds a Bachelor’s degree in Literature from Kunming University of Science and Technology and a Master’s degree in Arts from Renmin University of China. For over two decades, she has dedicated her career to the operation and management of art museums, focusing on brand strategy, promotion, and exhibition planning.
She is deeply familiar with the operational standards of national-level art museums, while also bringing extensive experience in leveraging private capital and market dynamics to establish independent museums with strong academic identities.
From 2003 to 2014, she worked at the Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Shenzhen, one of China’s first national key art museums, where she was primarily responsible for brand building and image promotion. In 2014, she founded the Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images, the first private museum in China dedicated to the collection, research, and exhibition of Chinese historical photography. Since its establishment, she has served as both Executive Director and Director.
Major Exhibitions / Project Curations
“Wu Jiahua Sketches Exhibition”, Guan Shanyue Art Museum.
2012
“The Great Art of Dunhuang”, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen; five academic lectures were held in conjunction with the exhibition.
2011
2005–2014
Over a ten‑year period, built and managed the “Square Salon” series of public academic lectures at Guan Shanyue Art Museum, curating and implementing one session per month for nearly 100 editions; in 2011 the series was first selected into the National Art Museum Development Support Program.
“National Memories - Images that Narrate China-U.S. Collaboration During World War II”, presented at the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington D.C., the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution(Beijing), the 2015 New York Book Fair, and the Yunnan Military Academy Museum in 2016; a total of 15 international touring exhibitions and over 20 academic lectures were curated.
2014
Won the bid to design and implement the museum‑grade permanent exhibition “The Chinese Expeditionary Force” for the Yunnan Military Academy Museum, and delivered related academic lectures; the exhibition was selected for the annual Directory of Museum Exhibitions.
2015–2016
“Lost & Found – Views From Teochew & Swatow (1921-1939)”, inaugural exhibition at the Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images, Shenzhen; nominated as an Outstanding Exhibition Project by the Ministry of Culture, and subsequently toured to The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; The University of Hong Kong; and Shantou MixC.
2016
“Impressions of the Eras — the 20th anniversary of old photos”, inaugural exhibition at the Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images, Shenzhen; selected as an Outstanding Exhibition Project in the Ministry of Culture’s Fine Collections Exhibition Season, and subsequently toured to Qingdao and Jinan.
2017
Researched and organized the more than 30‑year history of Dongjiang River water diversion to Shenzhen for the Shenzhen Water Authority, and curated the tailor‑made exhibition “Source of Knowledge — Shenzhen Dongjiang Water Source Project Photo Exhibition”, presented at the Shenzhen Civic Center, the Shenzhen Water Authority office building, and Shenzhen Library; the exhibition received strong public acclaim and helped the institution gain tens of thousands of new followers in a single day.
2018
“Chinese Diaspora — Pok Chi Lau’s Photo Documentary”, inaugural exhibition at the Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images, Shenzhen.
2019
Organized the call for entries and jury selection for the 7th, 8th, and 9th Hou Dengke Documentary Photography Awards, and curated the award exhibitions at the Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images, Shenzhen.
2019–2023
Planned and executed the Qiaoshi and Qiaoqing Research Project of Dapeng New District, Shenzhen; investigated and sorted 97 qiaoqing sites, collected information on 998 overseas Chinese and returned‑migrant individuals, recorded 1,980 minutes of oral‑history video, and edited four books.
2021–2022
“Wu Jiahua Solo Exhibition”, Shenzhen Yuedu Academy.
Oct 2023
“Zhang Xinmin Solo Exhibition 1979–2009”, Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images, Shenzhen.
Jun 2024
“Ink Paintings by Lyu Sheng Chen”, Y Gallery, Hong Kong
Dec 2024
“EMPTY: Pok Chi Lau's Photographs on Five Elements of Buddhism”, Y Gallery, Hong Kong
Mar 2025
“TEMPUS FUGIT — Chen Xiangbo’s Fine-Brush Paintings Show for Ringing The Year of Pony”, Y Gallery, Hong Kong
Jan 2026
Publications / Articles
2010
“Xiangbo Paints Water”, published in Guohua Jia, Issue 5, 2010
“The Dunhuang Chinese Sky: A Comprehensive Study of The Oldest Known Atlas” (translation, Parts I & II), published in A General Catalogue of Dunhuang Research, Issues 2 & 3, 2010
“Art Museums and the Cultivation of a City’s Cultural Identity”, published in ART Magazine, December 2010
2019
“Tracing Liu Bozhi’s Search for Chinese in Cuba”, published in Fortune Life, Issue 1, 2019
2023
“Rewriting the Visual History of Overseas Chinese”, published in Chinese Photography, May 2023
Oral History of Overseas Chinese in Dapeng, Shenzhen Publishing House, published 2023 — Planner & Executive
2024
“Who Holds Greater Power — A Decade of Practical Experience in Private Art Museums”, published in Reading Magazine, Issue 13, October 2024, Joint Publishing (Hong Kong)
Recent Lectures / Academic Reports / Media Interviews
2009
Boundless Generosity—Lecture Collection from Guan Shanyue Art Museum’s Square Salon, Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing, published 2009 — Editor
2012
Design, City, Life — Lecture Collection from Guan Shanyue Art Museum’s Square Salon, Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing, published 2012 — Editor
2013
Visual Evidence — Thirty Years of Shenzhen, Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing, published 2013 — Editor
2017
Experts on Dunhuang, Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing, First Edition 2014, Second Edition 2017 — Deputy Chief Editor
2015
National Memories — Images that Narrate China-U.S. Collaboration During World War II, CITIC Press, published 2015 — Chief Editor
2022
Cuban Chinese, Nanjing University Press, published 2022 — Author/Editor; awarded at the 7th Best Chinese Photography Books
2014
Interview “Li Mei in Conversation with Huang Liping”, Artron Art Network
Interview “Guardians of History — The Opening of the Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images”, Culture Monthly
Jan 2015
Nov 2016
Keynote speech “Exploring the Local Characteristics of Private Museums — A Case Study of Yuezhong Historical Image Museum”, Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images, Forum on the Narration and Research of Historical Images
Keynote speech “Lost & Found Exhibition — Beginning with a Piece of Old Chaoshan Footage”, Dec at Sisyphe Bookstore (Shenzhen MixC branch); Aug at Shenzhen Book City
2016
Apr 2017
Keynote speech “Lost & Found Exhibition — Beginning with a Piece of Old Chaoshan Footage”, CUHK Shenzhen
Keynote speech “Business Models of the Creative Industries — Taking ‘Lost & Found Exhibition’ as an Example”, University of Hong Kong, 3rd Global Creative Industries Conference
Sep 2017
Sep 2017
Keynote speech “How Brand Exhibitions Promote the Healthy Operation of Private Museums”, University of Hong Kong, 3rd Global Creative Industries Conference
Keynote speech “Issues in Oral History Collection: Reflections from Organizing Oral Materials of Anti-Japanese War Veterans in Museum Archives”, Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History, Whampoa Military Academy Oral History Symposium
Nov 2017
Dec 2017
Keynote speech “Photography Collection from the Perspective of Historical Value”, Sun Yat-sen University, Visual Community — Photography in Interdisciplinary Perspectives Symposium
Keynote speech “Another Possibility of Visual Reproduction”, Sun Yat-sen University, Visual Reproduction — Reconstructing the Value of the Image World Symposium
Dec 2018
Nov 2019
Keynote speech “Historical Images and Museums in the Fast-Food Era”, Sun Yat-sen University, Visual Frontiers — Issues and Practices Symposium
Keynote speech “Image Museums and the Dissemination of Visual Culture”, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Big Vision: International Forum on Visual Culture 2019 (Theme: Cross-Boundary Viewing)
Dec 2019
2020
Interview “Photography Collection: Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images Prioritizes Historical Value”, The Paper
Lecture “Image × Image: Dialogue Between Zhao Shengliang (Director of Dunhuang Academy) and Huang Liping (Director of MoHI)”
2020
"Cuban Chinese" New Book Sharing, Guangzhou Xueeryou Bookstore & Shenzhen YueDu Academy
2022
Mar 2023
Talk “Hou Dengke’s Spirit and the Boundaries of Documentary Photography”, Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images, Say No to Lightness — 8th Hou Dengke Documentary Photography Award Exhibition Forum
Talk “Dialogue Between Art, Medicine, and the I Ching”, Ferris Wheel Gallery, Art as Medicine — Zhou Zhiyuan Solo Exhibition
Jul 2023
Dec 2023
Academic report “Shenzhen and Contemporary Chinese Photography”, Shenzhen Public Cultural and Art Creation Center (Shenzhen Art Academy), 2023 China Art Research Forum — Bay Area Art with Shenzhen as a Case Study
Keynote speech “Mirroring Shenzhen — Observing Urban Development and Cultural Transformation through a Century of Visual Records”, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, City Mirrors: International Forum on Visual Culture 2024
Dec 2024
Ink Paintings by Lyu Sheng Chen | 7 DEC 2024 - 28 FEB 2025
EMPTY: Pok Chi Lau's Photographs on Five Elements of Buddhism | 7 MAR 2025 - 23 MAY 2025
Reimagining Tales: Yang Xiaoyan’s Ink-and-Brush Fantasies | 5 AUG 2025 - 5 DEC 2025
TEMPUS FUGIT - Chen Xiangbo's Fine-Brush Paintings Show for Ringing The Year Of Pony | 24 JAN 2026 - 7 APR 2026