Read My Lips
Method: Painting
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Method: Painting
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
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No Peace
Without Justice
Method: Drawing
Medium: Markers and
Colored Pencil on Paper
No Peace
Without Justice
No Peace
Without Justice
Method: Drawing
Medium: Markers and
Colored Pencil on Paper
Method: Drawing
Medium: Markers and
Colored Pencil on Paper
Beings at Peace
Beings at Peace
Method: Design
Medium: Markers and
Colored Pencil on Paper
Method: Design
Medium: Markers and
Colored Pencil on Paper
Hey
Hey
Hey
I'm
Louis Xie
I'm
Louis Xie
Art Portfolio
Art Portfolio
A multidisciplinary exploration weaving sentimental bonds into craft.
Photograph
Photograph
Capturing the atmospheric and humanistic poetry of ordinary spaces.
Exhibitions & Spaces
Exhibitions & Spaces
Recognition & Awards
Recognition & Awards
Milestones that validate my ongoing experiments across diverse mediums.
01 / Interactive Design
Silicon Valley International
Invention Festival
02 / Recognition
Honors & Distinctions
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (National)
2026
Earned 2 Regional Gold Keys, 1 Silver Key, and 1 Honorable Mention. Created “Blur,” a race-car artwork, through 2 months of intensive refinement (10 hrs/week), exploring composition, perspective, color, and motion. The final piece received a Regional Gold Key and National Silver Medal for technical execution and originality.
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (National)
2026
Silicon Valley International Invention Festival
2026
Created Vantage Point, an AR public art platform combining spatial storytelling, interactive design, and technology. Over one semester, developed and refined the concept and UI prototype through weekly mentorship and independent iterations. Earned SVIIF Gold Medal in the Youth Innovation Olympiad for innovative design.
Silicon Valley International Invention Festival
2026
BYAA Collectives
2026
Created “Read My Lips,” a large-scale acrylic painting developed over 3 months, using typography to depict “peace” in 50+ languages. Explored how language can communicate unity and humanity, refined composition and symbolism through repeated revisions. Earned BYAA Gold Award (China Regional) and advanced to the Young Visionary Artist Award.
BYAA Collectives
2026
Blue Marble Review — Issue 38
2025
Blue Marble Review: quarterly online literary journal featuring writers ages 13-22. Published “Making a Mark” in Blue Marble Review (Issue 38) and received a $30 honorarium.
Blue Marble Review — Issue 38
2025
Juried Student Exhibition
2026
Interlochen's photography entry won third prize
Juried Student Exhibition
2026
Art Anthology — High Merit
2025
Our judges thought your art deserved to be recognized in our Summer 2025 Art Anthology as a High Merit piece.
Art Anthology — High Merit
2025
Red Wheelbarrow
2025
Quarterly student-run literary journal at Interlochen Center for the Arts. “Blur” and “West on East” were selected for The Red Wheelbarrow (Oct. 2025). These publications recognized experimentation with visual storytelling, symbolism, and artistic expression.
Red Wheelbarrow
2025
03 / Selected Works
Art Portfolio
05 / Social Impact
Community
Projects
Rural Volunteer Teaching
Designed and taught mathematics lessons for 15 K–Grade 5 students in Yunnan. After identifying differences between planned lessons and students’ learning needs, redesigned activities and explanations to better match their level. Adapted teaching strategies in real time, helping students understand concepts and engage more confidently.
2023
Rural Volunteer Teaching
2024
Assistance-Dog Graduation & Charity Fundraiser.
2025
Never Mind Picture Book & Suzhou School Art Outreach.
Rural Volunteer Teaching
Designed and taught mathematics lessons for 15 K–Grade 5 students in Yunnan. After identifying differences between planned lessons and students’ learning needs, redesigned activities and explanations to better match their level. Adapted teaching strategies in real time, helping students understand concepts and engage more confidently.
2023
Rural Volunteer Teaching
2024
Assistance-Dog Graduation & Charity Fundraiser.
2025
Never Mind Picture Book & Suzhou School Art Outreach.
06 / Gallery Spaces
Art Exhibitions
2026
Between Silence & Signal Exhibition
2026
Between Silence & Signal Exhibition
Dennos Museum
Dennos Museum
2026
Rotary Centre for Arts
2026
Rotary Centre for Arts
2026
Between Silence & Signal Exhibition
Hong Kong Trade Show
2026
Between Silence & Signal Exhibition
Hong Kong Trade Show
Dennos Museum
Exhibited Works: Gilded Waves, Sunset's Gleam
Dennos Museum
Exhibited Works: Gilded Waves, Sunset's Gleam
2026
Rotary Centre for Arts
Exhibited Works: Solids and Stripes
2026
Rotary Centre for Arts
Exhibited Works: When West meets East
