CV


Born in Hangzhou, China
Lives and works in New York


Education              

BFA from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York


Solo Exhibitions / Performances

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 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 Grant
                Monson 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.