Cathy Lu
b. 1984, Miami, FL
lives in Richmond, CA
Cathy Lu creates ceramic sculptures and installations that manipulate traditional Chinese imagery and presentation as a way to deconstruct assumptions about Chinese diasporic identity and cultural authenticity. Unpacking how experiences of immigration, cultural hybridity, and cultural assimilation become part of American identity is central to her work.
Lu received an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, and BA & BFA from SMFA at Tufts University. She has participated in artist-in-residence programs at Kohler Arts Center, Bemis Center for the Arts, Recology San Francisco, Greenwich House Pottery NYC, and the Archie Bray Foundation. Her work has been exhibited at the Armory Fair NYC; Art Basel Hong Kong; SFMOMA; the Chinese Culture Center (San Francisco); Jessica Silverman Gallery (San Francisco); Root Division (San Francisco); A-B Projects (Los Angeles); Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Los Angeles) and Galerie du Monde Hong Kong. She was a 2019 Asian Cultural Council/ Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation Fellow, and is a 2022 SFMOMA SECA Award winner. Recent museum collections include the Asian Art Museum San Francisco, SFMOMA, and ICA Miami.
