CV
Born in Hangzhou, China
Lives and works in New York
Education
2022 B.F.A. in Fine Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Solo Exhibitions / Undertakings
2024- Body Ajar, Collar Works, Troy, NY
2022
- O, Longelica!, The Soil Factory, Ithaca, NY
2021
- Burial Haptics, Tjaden Gallery, Ithaca, NY
- Ghost Stories, Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY
Group Exhibitions
2024- I Will Always Love You, La Mama Galleria , New York, NY
2023
- A Haunted House, The Green Lodge, Chatham, NY
- Reflections, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock, NY
2022
- Clay and Textile, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
- At the Edge of World Is A Sea, Hartell Gallery, Ithaca, NY
- Bound Books Unbound, Tjaden Gallery, Ithaca, NY
- Life As Clouds, String Room Gallery, Aurora, NY
2021
- Dog Breakfast, Tjaden Gallery, Ithaca, NY
- Uncharted Territory, Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY
- Virtual Clay 2021, Ithaca, NY
2020
- New Prints, Experimental Gallery, Ithaca, NY
- IPCNY Student Printfest, New York, NY
2019
- Below the Surface, Tatkon Center, Ithaca, NY
Residencies / Awards / Grants
2024- Monson Arts, Monson, ME
2023
- Get Ready Grant, CERF+
(- Vermont Studio Center, but I didn’t go because it was too expensive...)
- Jingdezhen Pottery Workshop, Jingdezhen, China
- Warren Mackenzie Advancement Award, Northern Clay Center
2022
- Woodstock Byrdcliffe Summer Artist-In-Residence, Woodstock, NY
- Department of Art Distinguished Achievement Award (Cornell University)
2021
- Gibian Rosewater Travelling Grant for Research (Cornell University)
- Cornell Council for the Arts Grant
- /Art Microgrant (Cornell University)
2020
- John Kip Brady Award for Excellence in Printmaking (Cornell University)
Selected Press / Online Publications
2022House Mountain Review, featured artist: https://www.housemountainreview.com/cecilialu
2021
Stephen Yang, “Exploring the Mediation of Remembrance with Cecilia Lu ’22.” Cornell Sun, 7 November, 2021”
Amy Wang. “Cecilia Lu ’22’s Ghost Stories Explores Identity, Inheritances and Generational Migration.” Cornell Sun, 31 March, 2021.