EDUCATION

2004

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

1998

• Rhode Island School of Design , Providence, RI
• B.F.A. in Illustration
• European Honors Program: Academic year abroad in Rome

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014

• Mazmanian Gallery, Framingham State College, Framingham, MA
• Sarah Doyle Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI

2012

• Sinking, RISD/Brown Hillel Gallery, 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: Paintings from the Waiting Series, Pooke Gallery, Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013

• Connect/Heal/Change Stigma, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Orange County, CA
• Control, Two person exhibition, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA
• RISD Faculty Biennial, RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI
• Two person exhibition, Soo Rye Gallery, Rye, NH

2011

• Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
• RISD Faculty Biennial, RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI

2010

• Calculated Risks, Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
• Holster 52, Holster Projects, London, UK
• Emerging Artists Auction, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York, NY

2009

• Drawings that Work: 21st Drawing Show, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
• Evolution of a Shared Vision, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
• Pulp, Jewett Art Gallery, Wellesley College, MA
• Where Are We?, Chazan Gallery, Wheeler School, Providence, RI
• RISD Faculty Biennial, RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI

2008

• Arrivals/Departure, Jewett Art Gallery, Wellesley College, MA
• Field Report, Gordon College, Wenham, MA
• Take Home a Nude, Phillips de Pury, New York, NY

2007

• Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston University , Boston MA
• Ink Wipe Roll Print, The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA
• Summer Exhibition, The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
• The WGBH Fine Arts Collection, WGBH Studios, Boston, MA

2006

• Juried Members' Show, The Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
• The Boston Printmakers, Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, MA
• The New Landscape, The Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
• The WGBH Fine Arts Collection , WGBH Studios, Boston, 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
• Museum Council Art Auction, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
• The WGBH Fine Arts Auction, WGBH Studios, Boston, MA

2004

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

2003

• Take Home a Nude, Sotheby's, New York, NY

2002

• Fifth Annual Figurative Show, Out of the Blue Gallery, Cambridge, MA
• WGBH Auction: 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
• Showcase 2001: Recent Work, Limner Gallery, New York, NY
• The Drawing Show, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
• Prints U.S.A. 2001, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
• The Boston Drawing Project, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
• Multiplicity and Reiteration, Tremont Gallery, International Society, Boston, MA
• Humanity, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Somerville, NJ
• Third Annual RISD/Boston Alumni Exhibition, Trinity
• Barely There: The Human Nude, LynnArts Inc. , Lynn, MA

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

TEACHING

2007-present

• Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
• Critic, Printmaking Department
• Critic, Illustration Department
• Critic, Division of Foundation Studies

Courses

• Drawing All to Itself, Printmaking Department
• Freshman Drawing, Foundation Studies
• Artistic Anatomy, Illustration Department
• Sophomore Drawing, Illustration Department
• Drawing, Summer Foundation Studies

2008-2012

• Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
• Visiting Lecturer , Art Department
• Director, Jewett Art 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
• Full-Time Visiting Professor (2006-2008)
• Part-Time Visiting Professor (2005-2006)
• Drawing Area

Courses

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

2005-2006

• The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Boston, MA
• Adjunct Professor
• Department of Fine Arts

Courses

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

COLLECTIONS

 

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

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2011

• "Primordial", Jewett Art Gallery, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
• "John Udvardy: A Sculptor's Vision", Jewett Art Gallery, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

2010

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

LECTURES & JURIES

2013

• Juror, Congressional Art Competition, MA

2011

• Juror, Member's Exhibition, Attleboro Museum of Art, Attleboro, MA

2010

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

2009

• Visiting Artist, The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Boston, MA

2007

• Visiting Critic, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
• Juror, Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards, Boston, MA

2005

• Visiting Artist, The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Boston, MA
• Faculty Lecture, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

AWARDS

2012

• Artist Grant, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
• Faculty Development Grant, Rhode Island School of Design
• Part-Time Faculty Association Technical Development Grant, Rhode Island School of Design

2005

• Juror's Commendation, Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial, Boston, MA

2004

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

2003

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

2002

• Academic Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

2001

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

PUBLICATIONS

2013

• Cover, The British Journal of Psychiatry (forthcoming)

2012

• Catalog, "Falling", Clara Lieu

2010

• Studio Visit Magazine, Summer 2010 edition, juried by Dina Dietsch
• Catalog, "Calculated Risks", Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, MA

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, Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial
• Catalog," Ink Wipe Roll Print", Art Institute of Boston

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2012

• Raftery, Andrew "Catalog Essay", Catalog, "Falling", March 2012
• Lieu, Clara, "New Art: Clara Lieu", Lost at E Minor, July 2012
• Eby, Douglas, "Clara Lieu: Creating Art on Depression", The Creative Mind, Psych Central, Sept. 2012
• Milteer, Marcello, "Creative Spotlight", Japan Cinema, Oct. 2012
• Daviss, Steven Roy, "Falling: Faces of Depression and Anxiety", Shrink Rap, Oct. 2012
• James, Iniye, "Exclusive: Clara Lieu", Rough Magazine, Sept. 2012
• Saxon, Sarah, "Artist Q & A", Ms. Behaved, Nov. 2012

2011

• Tarlow, Lois, "Profile: Clara Lieu", Art New England, Sept./Oct. 2011
• Hewison, Lance, "Social Isolation: Clara Lieu", Refraction Art, March 2011

2010

• McNamara, Martha J. "Seeing Through the Figure", Catalog, "Calculated Risks", Sept. 2010

2009

• Van Siclen, Bill "Four Artists merge in quirky exhibit at Wheeler School", Providence Journal, Oct. 29, 2009
• Beem, Edgar Allen, "Black on White, Ink on Paper", Just Looking, Yankee Magazine, Sept. 24, 2009

PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS

2006

• Sally Rubin

2001

• Mari Firkatian
• Tanya Contos

2000

• Teresa Spillane