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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

© 2025 Elaine Qiu. 

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