In 1983, he petitioned the government to put on what came to be called the International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition. The first year the event was host to delegates from over 70 countries, with more than 1500 works on display, successfully introducing Taiwan's homebred printmaking talent to the whole world.
1983 年，廖修平向政府建議舉辦兩年一度的「中華民國國際版畫雙年展」，第一屆就有來自七十幾個國家、一千五百多件作品參展，成功地將台灣現代版畫和創作者推向國際藝壇。