Dr. Sophia Grace Kidd is the founder and CEO of Yan Er Lu Arts International and an Associate Professor at Sichuan International Studies University. Over a twenty-five-year international career, she has spent fifteen years immersed in China’s contemporary art world, working across cultures as a curator, scholar, writer, translator, publisher, and advocate for international cultural understanding.

Through Yan Er Lu, she helps artists, writers, institutions, and creative enterprises communicate across cultural boundaries through language services, international branding and promotion, exhibition services, and publishing consulting. She also leads Igneus Press and Sophia Grace Gallery in Washington State.

Dr. Kidd holds an MA and PhD in Classical Chinese Literature from Sichuan University. She is the author of Culture Paves the New Silk Roads and the forthcoming China’s Art of Political Economy. Her Chengdu Cultural Immersion draws upon her scholarship, curatorial expertise, and longstanding relationships to provide meaningful access to the city’s artistic, literary, and creative communities.

Ms. Lingna Liu founded ITAC LIMITED in Hong Kong in 2013, and later established MIRA Home Decor & Design Co., Ltd. in Chengdu in 2022. Both companies specialize in turnkey projects for luxury residences, as well as the sale of Italian furniture and artworks, working in collaboration with world-renowned architects and artists.

She is committed to bridging Italian artistic heritage, culture, and design excellence into the Chinese market with energy, enthusiasm, aesthetic sensibility, and value. Working closely with Italian home furnishing partners, she and her team provide a complete offering that begins with the design project and extends to delivery, placement, and on-site installation, carried out by a crew of experienced fitters.

She leads a team of eight employees. In addition, she serves as the Country Manager of China for the Italian furniture brand Altacorte.