Cathy Lu, 2023-24 Artist in Residence at Harvard Ceramics, makes art that manipulates traditional Chinese art imagery and presentation as a way to explore how experiences of immigration, cultural hybridity, and cultural assimilation become part of American identity. Concluding her residency at Harvard, Cathy Lu will present her new works in a solo exhibition at Gallery 224, Harvard University from 15 July to 30 September 2024.
Lu received her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, and her BA & BFA from Tufts University where she is currently Professor of the Practice in Ceramics. She has participated in artist in residence programs at Root Division, Bemis Center for the Arts, Recology SF, and the Archie Bray Foundation. Her work has been exhibited at Johansson Projects, Aggregate Space, Jessica Silverman Gallery and the Chinese Culture Center SF. She was a 2019 Asian Cultural Council/ Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation Fellow and a 2020 NCECA Emerging Artist. She likes hearing fruit stories.
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https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics/Gallery_224
