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Tenzing Rigdol
Updating Green Tara - Liu Xia
2017
Acrylic on handmade canvas and silk brocade
68.5 x 52 cm (27 x 20.5 in)
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The Green Tara is known as the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements

Liu Xia (born 1 April 1961) is a Chinese painter, poet, and photographer who resides in Beijing, China. She was the wife of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo before his death.

Liu Xia prefers to lead the solitary life of an intellectual. However, being the wife of an oft-imprisoned activist, she has been forced to act as his proxy in the public arena. She has been described as her husband's "most important link to the outside world".

Because she is the wife of one of China's most prominent human rights advocates, she also personally experiences pressures from Chinese authorities for publicly voicing opinions.