Expanding horizons abroad After finishing at National Taiwan Normal University, Liao was assigned a steady teaching position under the centralized job allocation system, but his tremendous desire to further his studies overseas was not to be denied. He was worried about the financial and vocational uncertainties of artistic life, but his mother encouraged him, saying, "What are you worried about?
師大畢業，廖修平靠著分發獲得穩定教職，但出國深造的念頭始終縈繞腦海，然而當時社會風氣保守，學美術在社會上很難找出路，面臨抉擇時，母親安慰他：「怕什麼呢？