CV
Born in Hangzhou, China
Lives and works in New York
Education
BFA from Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkSolo Exhibitions / Performances
2024 Body Ajar, Collar Works, Troy, NY2022 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, NY2023 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 Community Partners, 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 Puffin Foundation GrantMonson Arts, Monson, ME
2023 Get Ready Grant, CERF+
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
Taliesen Thomas. “10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York.” Hyperallergic. 29 April, 2024.
House Mountain Review, featured artist: https://www.housemountainreview.com/cecilialu
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.