EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, University of Maryland
Bachelor of Fine Arts, George Mason University
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2025 Unwound, Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson University, Towson, MD
2024 Every Place We Have Been, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington DC
2020 Elaine Qiu and Matthew Robertson- Combined Works, Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA
2019 The Mystery of You, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Bethesda Painting Award Exhibition, B Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2023 The Oracle Said, “Be Still.”, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington DC
2023 Level Up, Brentwood Arts Exchange, Brentwood, MD
2023 Euphoric Mourning, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, MD
2023 Bodily Autonomy, Herman Maril Gallery, College Park, MD
2023 Momentum, Herman Maril Gallery, College Park, MD
2020. Curtains, STAMP Gallery, College Park, MD
2018 First Year Show, Herman Maril Gallery, College Park, MD
2018 Hill Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition, Hill Center Galleries, Capital Hill, DC
2018 The Urgent project, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2017 August Open Exhibition, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2017 Mark, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2017 Arts by George, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2016 Off the Wall, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2016 Women in War History, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA2024
2016 Art and Design Show, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2016 Mason Van Art, Van Metre Headquarters, Fairfax, VA
2016 The Mary B. Howard Exhibition, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
2016. Healing Journeys, Baltimore Community Art Center, Baltimore, MD
2015 Off the Wall, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2015 Currents, The Bunnyman Bridge Collective, Fairfax, VA
2015 Baby Canvases, Olly Olly, Faifax, VA
RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
2025 Fellow, Virginia Center for Creative Arts
2024 Finalist, Bethesda Painting Award, Bethesda, MD
2020 Second place in the 2D category, Sadat Art for Peace Competition
2018 Honorable Mention, Hill Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition
2017 The Chameli & Amiya Bose Saha Award for Best in Show, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
2020 Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development (Maryland)
2017 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
2024 IA&A Hillyer Blog, Timothy Brown, “Art and the Dialectic of Possibility”, March 27, 2024
2024 HillRag, Phil Hutinet, “Art and the City”, March 25, 2024 https://www.hillrag.com/2024/03/25/art-and- the-city-26/
2024 The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins, “An immersive dive into the pandemic experience”, March 22, 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2024/03/22/art-gallery-shows-dc-area/
2024 202 Arts Review. “Anxious! at the Opening”, March 10, 2024. https://202arts.org/2024/03/10/anxious- at-the-opening/#elaine-qiu
2024 IA&A Hillyer. “Interview with Elaine Qiu”, March 7, 2024. https://youtu.be/rb1T1Y88yr0? si=0vuxbqqy2NZyp5Pg
2023 IA&A Hillyer Blog, Q & A with Elaine Qiu, An interview with Tim Brown, Hillyer Director,October 27, 2023 https://athillyer.org/q-a-with-elaine-qiu/
2023 The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins, “Luxurious prints put circular formats at center stage”, June 9, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/06/09/art-gallery-shows-dc-area/
2020 Riverview Artspace. September 4,2020 https://riverviews.net/exhibitscalendar/elaine-qiu-matthew- robertson
2020 Stamp Gallery at the University of Maryland. “Curtains”, May 14, 2020.
https://youtu.be/i-Dti0hSIm0?si=r5P-pfh9RWKJomGY
2019 The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins, “A former pillar of the fashion world crafts compelling art”. October 25, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-a-former-pillar-of-the-fashion-world-crafts-compelling-art/2019/10/24/bfaa8ca6-f414-11e9-ad8b-85e2aa00b5ce_story.html
2017 The Art League Blog. “Elaine Qiu: Painting as Calligraphy”. September 29, 2017 https://www.theartleague.org/blog/2017/09/29/elaine-qiu-painting