Education

  • Master of Fine Arts, University of Maryland
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, George Mason University

Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

  • 2025Unwound, Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson University, Towson, MD
  • 2024Every Place We Have Been, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington DC
  • 2020Elaine Qiu and Matthew Robertson, Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA
  • 2019The Mystery of You, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA

Selected Exhibitions

  • 202531 Women, Suffolk Art Gallery, Suffolk, VA
  • 2025Auction On the Alley, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington DC
  • 2024Bethesda Painting Award Exhibition, B Gallery, Bethesda, MD
  • 2023The Oracle Said, “Be Still.”, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington DC
  • 2023Level Up, Brentwood Arts Exchange, Brentwood, MD
  • 2023Euphoric Mourning, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, MD
  • 2023Bodily Autonomy, Herman Maril Gallery, College Park, MD
  • 2023Momentum, Herman Maril Gallery, College Park, MD
  • 2020Curtains, STAMP Gallery, College Park, MD
  • 2018First Year Show, Herman Maril Gallery, College Park, MD
  • 2018Hill Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition, Washington DC
  • 2018The Urgent Project, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • 2017August Open Exhibition, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
  • 2017Mark, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
  • 2017Arts by George, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • 2016Off the Wall, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • 2016Women in War History, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • 2016Art and Design Show, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • 2016Mason Van Art, Van Metre Headquarters, Fairfax, VA
  • 2016The Mary B. Howard Exhibition, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
  • 2016Healing Journeys, Baltimore Community Art Center, Baltimore, MD
  • 2015Off the Wall, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • 2015Currents, The Bunnyman Bridge Collective, Fairfax, VA
  • 2015Baby Canvases, Olly Olly, Fairfax, VA

Recognition and Awards

  • 2025Fellow, Virginia Center for Creative Arts
  • 2024Finalist, Bethesda Painting Award, Bethesda, MD
  • 2020Second place in 2D category, Sadat Art for Peace Competition
  • 2018Honorable Mention, Hill Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition
  • 2017Chameli & Amiya Bose Saha Award for Best in Show, The Art League, Alexandria, VA

Public and Institutional Collections

  • 2020Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development, Maryland
  • 2017George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Featured Publications and Press

  • 2024IA&A Hillyer Blog, Timothy Brown, “Art and the Dialectic of Possibility”
  • 2024HillRag, Phil Hutinet, “Art and the City” — link
  • 2024The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins, “An immersive dive into the pandemic experience” — link
  • 2024202 Arts Review, “Anxious! at the Opening” — link
  • 2024IA&A Hillyer, “Interview with Elaine Qiu” — video
  • 2023IA&A Hillyer Blog, “Q&A with Elaine Qiu” — link
  • 2023The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins, “Luxurious prints put circular formats at center stage” — link
  • 2020Riverviews Artspace — link
  • 2020Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland, “Curtains” — video
  • 2019The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins, “A former pillar of the fashion world crafts compelling art” — link
  • 2017The Art League Blog, “Elaine Qiu: Painting as Calligraphy” — link