Liuyu Ivy Chen is a poet, writer, and translator. Born and raised in the mountainous region of central Zhejiang, China, she pursued higher education in Beijing and New York. Her writing integrates the personal with the political, rooted in her experience as a third daughter, immigrant, and mother.
She co-founded TransWords Translations LLC, where she translated artistic materials and human rights reports for arts and nonprofit organizations around the world. She also served as program coordinator for the Getty Foundation's Connecting Art Histories program-Beyond the Northern Aegean.
In 2024, she returned to graduate school to study pre-modern Chinese literature and culture at Columbia University. Her research focuses on Ming-Qing vernacular fiction and China-Mediterranean contact. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing and painting. She lives in Brooklyn with her son.
She co-founded TransWords Translations LLC, where she translated artistic materials and human rights reports for arts and nonprofit organizations around the world. She also served as program coordinator for the Getty Foundation's Connecting Art Histories program-Beyond the Northern Aegean.
In 2024, she returned to graduate school to study pre-modern Chinese literature and culture at Columbia University. Her research focuses on Ming-Qing vernacular fiction and China-Mediterranean contact. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing and painting. She lives in Brooklyn with her son.