April 14, 2013
Self-Portrait No. 1 is featured on the cover of the British Journal of Psychiatry’s April 2013 issue.
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March 15, 2013
Check out my new series of short videos based on my book “Learn, Create, and Teach: A Guide to Building a Creative Life.”
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March 6, 2013
“Ask the Art Professor” is a new series of blog posts. Essentially an advice column for visual artists, this is your chance to ask me your questions about being an artist, the creative process, career advice, a technical question about a material, etc. Anything from the smallest technical question to the large and philosophical is welcome. I’ll do my best to provide a thorough, comprehensive answer to your question.
Submit your question by emailing me at clara(at)claralieu.com, or by posting here on this blog. All questions will be posted anonymously, and you’ll receive notification when your question is online.
I look forward to hearing from you!
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March 2, 2013
Control
Clara Lieu, Carolyn Marsden
Curated by Maruta Z. Vitols
Brickbottom Gallery
Somerville, MA
Exhibition dates: March 7-April 13, 2013
Opening: Sunday, March 10, 4-6pm
Gallery hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12-5pm
Part of what makes us human is the need to understand our world, to feel as if we are capable of making sense of our lives. In this post-9/11 and post-Great Recession world, our need to have control has grown even more powerful, as we struggle to find some order within the chaos. Control offers the coping strategies of Clara Lieu and Carolyn Marsden, two feminist artists who use their artwork to confront and manage contemporary uncertainty.
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December 30, 2012
I’ve started working on an independent book project, with the working title “Learn, Create, and Teach: A Guide to Building a Creative Life.” With personal stories from my experience as a professor and visual artist, this book aims to provide practical, no-nonsense tips for how to live as an artist. Through these directives, I will help you to confront your creative fears and anxieties with concrete actions.
The book is based on these blog posts: “How to be a good art teacher“, “What I’ve learned so far as a visual artist“, and “How to be a good art student“.
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December 29, 2012
I am pleased to announce that I am a recipient of an artist grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
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November 9, 2012
I did an interview with Ms. Behaved. Read the interview here.
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October 15, 2012
I did an interview with Japan Cinema. Read the interview here.
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October 10, 2012
Read this article about my work on the blog “Shrink Rap“.
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September 22, 2012
My work is featured on “Artist a Day”.
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September 22, 2012
Read this article about my work on Douglas Eby’s blog “The Creative Mind” on Psych Central.
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September 19, 2012
I did an interview with Rough magazine. Read the interview on their website, or here on my blog.
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August 28, 2012
I’m having a solo exhibition, “Plunge” at the Hollister Gallery at Babson College which will show a selection of self-portrait drawings from “Falling”.
opening reception: Sept. 5, 5-7pm
exhibit dates: Sept. 5-Oct. 25, 2012
gallery talk: Sept. 11, 5pm
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August 26, 2012
My work is featured on Trendhunter. Read the post here.
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August 22, 2012
My work is featured on the blog Sweet Station. Read the post here.
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July 31, 2012
I’m featured in this article on Lost at E Minor.
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July 27, 2012
Read Andrew Raftery’s essay from my catalog “Falling”.
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July 13, 2012
Visit my fine arts Etsy shop to purchase artwork! In my shop, you’ll find many pieces on my website, as well as pieces that are not, including digital prints, hand pulled prints, and original drawings.
If you see a piece on my website that you would like to purchase that is not in my Etsy shop, please contact me and I can create a custom listing for you. Prices in the shop range from $20-$1000, with free shipping on items priced $150 and above.
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July 2, 2012
My project “Wading” is featured on “The Macabre and the Beautifully Grotesque.”
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April 2, 2012
Read this review of my exhibition “Sinking” at the Brown/RISD Hillel Gallery from the Brown Daily Herald.
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March 8, 2012
“Falling” is the exhibition catalog for visual artist Clara Lieu’s series of fifty self-portraits. The work represents the artist’s personal experience with depression and anxiety. An essay by Andrew Raftery, an engraver and Professor of Printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design is included. Paperback, 110 pages.
Purchase the book on Lulu Marketplace
Purchase the book on Amazon
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February 21, 2012
I’m having two solo exhibitions which will show the 50 self-portraits at the Herter Gallery at University of Massachusetts Amherst at the Brown/RISD Hillel Gallery.
“DESCENT”
opening reception: Thursday, March 1, 4-6pm
exhibit dates: March 1-April 1, 2012
Herter Gallery
Studio Arts Building 128
110 Thatcher Road
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003-9330
“SINKING”
opening reception: Tuesday, March 6, 5:30-7:30pm
exhibit dates: March 5-April 4, 2012
gallery talk: Monday, April 2, 4:45pm
Brown/RISD Hillel
80 Brown Street
Providence, RI
View images of the exhibition
“Chronicling a Never-ending Plunge into Grief”, Brown Daily Herald
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November 3, 2011
Lois Tarlow wrote an article about my work in the Sept./Oct. 2011 issue of Art New England. You can read the article here, and click on the images below to view the article.
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August 17, 2011
Paul Falcone shot a 20 minute documentary about my artwork and teaching. Also featured at the end of the documentary is an interview with Marianna Bassham, the actress I have been collaborating with in my “Falling” project.View the video here
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July 14, 2011
Read Professor Martha J. McNamara’s essay about my work, “Seeing Through the Figure” from the catalog of the 2010 “Calculated Risks” exhibition at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College.
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March 30, 2011
I did an interview on the blog “Refraction Art” that you can read here.
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RISD FACULTY BIENNIAL
RISD Museum of Art, Chace Center
2 College Street
Providence, RI, 02903
Exhibition Dates: Feb. 25-March 20, 2011
Museum Hours: Tues.-Sunday, 10am-5pm
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November 2, 2010
I have work featured in Studio Visit Magazine, volume 11.
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CALCULATED RISKS: New Work by Faculty Artists
Davis Museum and Cultural Center
Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA, 02481
(781)283-2051
Read the press release
Read my blog post about the installation
View a video about the exhibition
Opening reception: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 6-8pm
Gallery Talk: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 12:30pm
Exhibit Dates: Sept. 15-Dec. 15, 2010
Museum Hours: Tues.-Sat. 11am-5pm, Wed. 11am-8pm, Sun. 12-4pm, closed Mondays and holidays.
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May 11, 2010
I have a lithographic crayon drawing, “Unseen II” now available as a limited edition print through Holster Projects in London, England.
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April 22, 2010
I have an ink drawing, “Range XIII” available in an online auction through iGavel.com and Daniel Cooney Fine Art in New York, NY.
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Jan. 6, 2010
I’ve created a new Facebook page, which I’ll use for exhibition announcements and other means of communication and dialogue. Sign up on the page to receive announcements. Hope to see you there!
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“EVOLUTION OF A SHARED VISION:THE DAVID AND BARBARA STAHL COLLECTION”
Currier Museum of Art
150 Ash Street
Manchester, NH, 03104
(603)699-6144
Press:
“Two critical eyes are better than one”, Boston Globe, Oct. 18, 2009
“Stahl Collection on view at Currier Musem of Art”, Nashua Telegraph, Oct. 4, 2009
“Black on White, Ink on Paper”, Yankee Magazine, “Just Looking” blog, Sept. 24, 2009
Conversation with the Collector: Sun., Oct. 4, 3:00-4:00pm, featuring Dr. David Stahl and Associate Curator Kurt Sundstrom
Exhibit Dates: September 26, 2009-January 3, 2010
Museum Hours: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 10am - 5pm
This fall the extraordinary collection of prints and drawings carefully assembled over a 50-year period by long-time New Hampshire residents David and Barbara Stahl will be on view for the first time at the Currier.
The earliest prints are by some of the most important old master print-makers including Dürer, Rembrandt, and Callot. The strength of the collection is in American twentieth-century prints and drawings by internationally-known artists such as Edward Hopper, John Sloan, and Reginald Marsh. Also notable is an exquisite group of impressions by German Expressionist artists George Grosz, Erich Heckel, Max Beckmann, and Emil Nolde.
As young collectors in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Barbara and David Stahl sought out the sage advice of Charles Buckley, director of the Currier from 1955 through 1964. The union of Mr.Buckley’s art historical knowledge and academic acumen and the Stahls’ passion for the arts and willingness to learn were the guiding forces from which this distinguished collection was formed. The Stahls’ rise to erudite connoisseurs was hastened through impassioned study and frequent trips to galleries and museums throughout the United States and Europe. With the first major museum presentation of their collection, the Currier celebrates the extraordinary life of Barbara and David Stahl as collectors and patrons of the arts.
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“WHERE ARE WE?”
Julie Gearan
Clara Lieu
Brian O’Malley
Eric Sung
Chazan Gallery
Wheeler School
228 Angell Street
Providence, RI, 02906
(401)421-9230
“Four artists emerge in quirky exhibit at the Wheeler School“, Providence Journal
Opening Reception: Thursday October 15, 5-7pm
Exhibit Dates: October 15-November 4, 2009
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12-5pm, Sunday 3-5pm
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“DRAWINGS THAT WORK: 21st DRAWING SHOW”
Juried by Andrew Raftery
Mills Gallery
Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont Street
Boston, MA, 02116
(617)426-5000
Press:
“Back to the Drawing Board”, Boston Globe
“Weather Reports”, Boston Phoenix
Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 10, 4:45-6pm
Curator Talk: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 6:30pm
Exhibit dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 25, 2009
Gallery Hours: Wed. 12-5pm, Thurs.-Sat. 12-9pm, Sun. 12-5pm
Juror’s statement
Drawing practices are often used as a preparatory phase for finished work. Artists and designers make drawings to respond to the requirements of particular projects, developing specialized forms of drawing to carry the information needed for diverse media ranging from traditional to experimental. Art historians identify various types of drawing – sketch, study, modello, cartoon – in terms of the function they serve in the artistic process. Are these categories still useful today? What new types of preparatory drawing are developing in response to the needs of contemporary visual culture? What is the “work” that drawing does and how does it get accomplished?
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“PULP”
Works on Paper by the Studio Art Faculty
Judith Black, Carlos Dorrien, Bunny Harvey, Clara Lieu, Phyllis McGibbon, Salem Mekuria, Andrew Mowbray, David Olsen, Daniela Rivera, Christine Rogers, Katherine McCanless Ruffin
Jewett Art Gallery at Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA, 02481
Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 10, 4:45-6pm
Exhibit dates: Sept. 5-Oct. 1, 2009
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:15am-7pm, Weekends 12-5pm
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“UNSEEN & UNKNOWN”
Bromfield Gallery
450 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA, 02118
(617)451-3605
Exhibition Dates: April 1-25, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, April 3, 5:30-7:30pm
Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sat., 12-5pm
“Unseen & Unknown” features a series of seven drawings made with lithographic crayon on layered sheets of sanded Dura-Lar. Groups of figures are depicted wading in an undefined and infinite body of water. In these drawings, the experience of loneliness and isolation is visually portrayed as being unseen and unknown within a group context.
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RISD Museum of Art, Chace Center
2 College Street
Providence, RI, 02903
Exhibition Dates: Feb. 20-March 15, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, Feb. 19, 6-8pm
Museum Hours: Tues.-Sunday, 10am-5pm
Clara Lieu, Andrew Mowbray, David T. Olsen, Daniela Rivera, Christine Rogers, and Jim Turbert
Jewett Art Gallery at Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA, 02481
Read the Press Release
Opening Reception: Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, 4:30-6pm
Exhibit dates: Sept. 1-Sept. 28, 2008
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:15am-7pm, Weekends 12-5pm
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July 18, 2008
An ink drawing from the Waiting Series has been published on the cover of Boston University Professor Robert Chodat’s book “Worldly Acts and Sentient Things” by Cornell University Press. Visit the Amazon page and the Cornell University Press page.
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May 6, 2008
An intaglio print from the Digging Series, “Line” has been acquired by the Hood Museum at Dartmouth College.
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April 8, 2008
Fritz Drury and Joanne Stryker, two of my colleagues at RISD have published a book titled “Drawing: Structure and Vision .” Two drawings I did as an undergraduate are in the book. Visit the Amazon page here.
