In 2019, an exhibition "Lifetime Colon - Chiu Ya-tsai Retrospective" was held for Chiu at the Yilan Museum of Art in his hometown, to commemorate the legendary portrait painter in the history of Taiwanese art. "Lifetime Colon" is not only a title of one of the novels published by Chiu, but also the tortuous experience of twists and turns in his life, his vigorous creativity, to narrate the depressing life that needs to be relieved and redeemed through painting. This exhibition is Chiu's largest retrospective since his death. Chen Kuang-Yi, the curator of this retrospective exhibition, mentioned: "Different from everyone's perception that the characters in Qiu's paintings are always elegant, restrained and quiet, he did paint many crazy or ridiculous figures with wild brushwork and exaggerated expressions." In the book "Portrait．Life．Chiu Ya-tsai" (2021). "Figure in Red Dress" indeed is a representative work of the artist. The unique and expressive expressions of the character in the painting brilliantly convey the wandering and mysterious nature of human beings. In addition, the large black background contrasts with the sitting figure in red dress in the foreground, which is reminiscent of Francis Bacon's "Study of Red Pope" reinterpreting the "Pope Innocent X" series by Diego Velázquez. Chiu no doubt paid tribute to the two outstanding portrait painters in the history of art, sublimating the inner spiritual qualities of the characters in the portraits.