SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014

• Hiding, Mazmanian Gallery, Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
• Emerge, Trustman Gallery, Simmons College, Boston, MA
• Stages, Sarah Doyle Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI

2012

• Sinking, Hillel Gallery Project, Brown University, Providence, RI
• Plunge, Hollister Gallery, Babson College, Wellesley, MA
• Descent, Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA

2009

• Unseen & Unknown, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA

2006

• New England Currents: Clara Lieu, The Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
• Tracks, Pooke Gallery, Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018

• March Four Women, Boston City Hall, Boston, MA

2015

• The Boston Printmakers: Present, Childs Gallery, Boston, MA
• RISD Faculty Biennial, RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI

2014

• The New Romantics, Mark Miller Gallery, New York, NY
• RISD in Rome, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

2013

• Control, Two person exhibition, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA
• RISD Faculty Biennial, RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI

2011

• Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA

2010

• Calculated Risks, Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA

2009

• Drawings that Work, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
• Evolution of a Shared Vision, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
• Pulp, Jewett Gallery, Wellesley College, MA
• Where Are We?, Chazan Gallery, Wheeler School, Providence, RI

2008

• Arrivals/Departure, Jewett Gallery, Wellesley College, MA
• Field Report, Gordon College, Wenham, MA

2007

• Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston University , Boston MA
• Ink Wipe Roll Print, Lesley University College of Art & Design, Boston, MA
• Summer Exhibition, The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

2006

• The Boston Printmakers, Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, MA
• The New Landscape, The Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA

2005

• New Prints 2005/Winter, International Print Center New York, New York, NY
• Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston University , Boston, MA

2004

• MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
• The Viewing Program, The Drawing Center, New York, NY

2002

• The Two Collection, WGBH Studios, Boston, MA
• Re-Figured, Bancroft Gallery, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA

2001

• Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston University , Boston MA
• The Halpert Biennial, Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
• 150 x 150, The Gallery @ Green Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
• The Drawing Show, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
• Prints U.S.A. 2001, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
• Humanity, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Somerville, NJ

2000

• New Work, New Ideas, The Gallery @ Green Street , Jamaica Plain, MA
• RISD on Point, Gallery 5 North , Boston, MA
• New Art 2000, MPG Gallery, Boston, MA
• New Portraits, Gibbs Gallery, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA

WORK EXPERIENCE

2014-present

• Artprof.org
• Partner, Art Prof is a free website for learning visual arts featuring video tutorials, critiques, professional development resources for artists, and more.

2007-2020

• Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
• Critic, Painting Department
• Critic, Printmaking Department
• Critic, Illustration Department
• Critic, Division of Foundation Studies
• Teaching Artist, RISD Project Open Door
• Instructor, RISD Pre-College Program

Courses

• Painting from Observation, Painting Department
• Painterly Prints, Painting Department
• Drawing All to Itself, Printmaking Department
• Senior Print Workshop: Seminar, Printmaking Department
• Relief Projects, Printmaking Department
• Freshman Drawing, Division of Foundation Studies
• Artistic Anatomy, Illustration Department
• Drawing I: Visualizing Space, Illustration Department
• Drawing II: The Articulate Figure, Illustration Department
• Drawing, Summer Foundation Studies
• Portfolio, RISD Project Open Door, Teaching & Learning in Art & Design
• Senior Portfolio, RISD Project Open Door, Teaching & Learning in Art & Design
• Design Foundations, RISD Pre-College Program
• Drawing Foundations, RISD Pre-College Program
• Drawing Major, RISD Pre-College Program

2013-2016

• HuffPost
• Blogger, Ask the Art Prof, advice column

2008-2012

• Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
• Visiting Lecturer, Art Department
• Director, Jewett Gallery
• Program Coordinator, Applied Arts Program

Courses

• Basic Two-Dimensional Design
• Drawing I
• Life Drawing
• Color
• Advanced Drawing

2005-2008

• School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
• Visiting Professor, Drawing Area

Courses

• Transitions: Drawing into Painting
• Anatomy: Skeleton
• Anatomy: Muscles
• Drawing in Color
• Long Pose and Portrait Drawing

2005-6, 2014

• Lesley University College of Art & Design, Boston, MA
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Fine Arts
• Visual Arts Mentor, MFA in Visual Arts Program

Courses

• Principles of Perceptual Sculpture
• Advanced Figure Sculpture
• Printmaking: Intaglio I
• Figure Painting

COLLECTIONS

• Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
• David and Barbara Stahl

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2011

• Primordial, Jewett Gallery, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
• John Udvardy: A Sculptor’s Vision, Jewett Gallery, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

2010

• Transformations, Jewett Gallery, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

RESIDENCIES

2017

• Goetemann Artist Residency, Rocky Neck Colony, Gloucester, MA

LECTURES/EVENTS

2020

• California Art Education Association, Sierra Madre, CA
• Visiting Critic, Lesley University of Art & Design, Boston, MA
  Department of Art, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
• Faculty Training on Remote Learning, Arlington Public Schools, Arlington, VA
• Faculty Training on Remote Learning, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA
• Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA
• Newton Artist’s Association, Newton, MA
• Socorro Independent School District, El Paso, TX
• Faculty Training on Remote Learning, Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
• Artspace, New Haven, CT
• Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, RI
• MAT Program, Teaching + Learning in Art & Design, RISD, Providence, RI
• Thriving as a Remote Learner, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA
• Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, Lexington, MA
• Poster House Museum, New York, NY

2019

• Whitehorse Art & Design Center, Vancouver, Canada
• Wellesley Free Library, Wellesley, MA
• ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA
• Newton Arts Association, Newton, MA
• Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, MA

2018

• PS One Portfolio School, Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, China
• Creating a 21st Century Art & Design Museum, Graduate Seminar, Brown University, Providence, RI
• Cape Ann Art Museum, Gloucester, MA
• Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
• Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
• 2017 Northeast Professional Educators Network, MA
• The Art Critique, National Art Education Association Conference, Seattle, WA
• Newton Free Library, Newton, MA
• Wellesley Library, Wellesley, MA
• Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
• Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
• Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA

2017

• Filling the Gap in Art Ed, MA Art Education Association Conference, Amherst, MA
• Foresight Academy, Vancouver, Canada
• Creating Art Prof,Teaching & Learning in Art & Design, RISD, Providence, RI
• Building Your Social Media Presence,RISD Museum, Providence, RI

2016

• Critique Event, Blick Art Materials, Cambridge & Boston locations, MA

2014

• Learn, Create, and Teach, Teaching & Learning in Art & Design, RISD, Providence, RI
• Learn, Create, and Teach,Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
• Simmons College, Boston, MA

2009

• Lesley University College of Art & Design, Boston, MA

2007

• New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

2005

• Lesley University College of Art & Design, Boston, MA

JURIES

2020

• Juror, Art of the State, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA

2016

• Juror, 36th Annual Student Exhibition, Department of Visual Art, Brown University, Providence, RI

2013

• Juror, Congressional Art Competition, Newton, MA

2011

• Juror, Member’s Exhibition, Attleboro Arts Museum Attleboro, MA

2010

• Juror, Artist Fellowships, Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, Providence, RI

2007

• Juror, Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards, Boston, MA

AWARDS

2018

• Artist Fellowship, Massachusetts Cultural Council

2017

• Technical Development Grant, RISD Part-Time Faculty Association

2013

• Artist Grant, The Puffin Foundation

2012

• Artist Grant, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
• Faculty Development Grant, RISD
• Technical Development Grant, RISD Part-Time Faculty Association

2004

• Royal Academy of Art Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, Travel Grant to London

2003

• Finalist, XXV National Sculpture Competition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Phildadelphia, PA

2001

• Director’s Award, The Halpert Biennial, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR

2019

• GIFs, Stamps, Collages, and Illustrations, The New York Times

2017

• Finding Inspiration in the NYT Opinion Section, The New York Times

2016

• Should We Protect Arts Education?  Leadership 360 Blog, Education Week

PUBLICATIONS

2014

• The Figure: Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture-Contemporary Perspectives, Skira Rizzoli

2013

• Cover, The British Journal of Psychiatry

2012

• Catalog, “Falling“, Clara Lieu

2010

• Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 11
• Catalog, “Calculated Risks”, Davis Museum and Cultural Center

2009

• Catalog, “Evolution of a Shared Vision”, Currier Museum of Art

2008

• “Worldy Acts and Sentient Things”, Robert Chodat, Cornell University Press
• “Drawing: Structure & Vision“, Fritz Drury & Joanne Stryker, Prentice Hall

2007

• Catalog,”Ink Wipe Roll Print”, Lesley University College of Art & Design

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2020

• “Redrawing Art Class,” Communication Arts
• “Hand Crafted in Massachusetts,” WCVB Chronicle

2019

• Jacobs, Lauren Covello, “How Do You Know When it’s Done?” 99u

2018

• Gotthardt, Alexxa, “This New Website Is Offering Free Art Lessons from Professors and Artists,” Artsy
• Goukassian, Elena, “What’s the Value of an Online Crit?” Hyperallergic
• Bogatz, Tim, “How to Improve Your Classroom Critiques,” The Art of Ed

2017

• Garcia, Maria, “Art Prof, A Website, Wants To Do More Than Teach Art,” 90.9 WBUR, NPR
• Flaherty, Colleen, “Critique vs. Harassment,” Inside Higher Ed
• Korbey,Holly, “Robust public school arts programs ‘the rare exception’“
• Neely, Priska, “Rhode Island School of Design ‘Art Prof’ opens her classroom to you” 89.3, KPCC

2016

• Butler, Sharon, “Meet the New Bob Ross: Clara Lieu and Art Prof,” Two Coats of Paint

2015

• Mulhere, Kaitlin, “Dangers of Art“, Inside Higher Ed

2014

• Michelman, Elizabeth, “On Her Own Terms,” Artscope Magazine

2012

• Raftery, Andrew “Catalog Essay”, Catalog, “Falling”
• Eby, Douglas, “Creating Art on Depression“, The Creative Mind, Psych Central

2011

• Tarlow, Lois, “Profile”, Art New England

2010

• McNamara, Martha J. “Seeing Through the Figure”, Catalog, “Calculated Risks”

2009

• Van Siclen, Bill “Four Artists Merge in Quirky Exhibit at Wheeler School”, Providence Journal
• Beem, Edgar Allen, “Black on White, Ink on Paper”, Yankee Magazine

PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS

2006

• Sally Rubin

2001

• Mari Firkatian
• Tanya Contos

2000

• Teresa Spillane

EDUCATION

2004

• New York Academy of Art , New York, NY
• M.F.A. in Sculpture

1998

• Rhode Island School of Design , Providence, RI
• B.F.A. in Illustration
• European Honors Program