About
I am an interdisciplinary artist; I work primarily with paper as a sculptural form because of its delicate and vulnerable, yet resilient quality. Most of my work is inspired by the primordial imagery seen in dreams and fairytales. This visual language helps me convey personal experiences surrounding themes of mortality, femininity, sexuality and the passage of time through archetypal narratives. I am especially interested in how we perceive the passage of time within dreams; within dreams I can allow myself to explore the idea of a conscious immortality without objective restraint.
I use layers of cut paper to create intricate worlds that reflect inner unconscious processes. These worlds are set in the darkness and peace that is eternity; death is represented by fluidity, that which continues endlessly, such as in a dream, where time is experienced in a ubiquitous way, as an emotion.
My current body of work focuses on narrative and interaction between multiple individual works, making connections through symbolism associated with the mother archetype and other feminine principles. I am inspired by the book arts, in particular the tunnel book format, which allows one to view a series of panels from multiple points of view, thus allowing the viewer to have some control over the narrative.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
MFA, Newcastle University
Fine Art
2012–2014
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
BA, Arcadia University
Scientific Illustration
2007–2010
Philadelphia, PA
Residencies
Trestle Art Space
Artist-in-Residence
2019 Brooklyn, NY
Creating a Context: EmscherKunst
Artist-in-Residence
2013 Duisburg, Germany
Botanical Illustration: Amazonia
Artist-in-Residence
2009 Manaus, Brazil
Publications
Yobe Qiu
June 2020
Our Lunar New Year
Children's book
Park Slope Reader
September 2019
Cover Art
Magazine: Fall Issue
Whycliffe Redding
May 2016
A Ghost is What... and Why are They Here?
Children's book
The Analogue Press
October 2015
The Devil's Snare | Radio On Broadcast #2
Comic book
Edinburgh Journal of Botany
October 2009
(Meve et al. 2009. EJB 66:447-457) Cambridge Journals
Scientific Journal
Selected Group Exhibitions
Gallery 40 | Nov–Jan 2023
A Kind of Magic - Poughkeepsie, NY
Atelier Canal | August 2022
Dog Days of Summer - Brooklyn, NY
Court Tree Collective | Apr–May 2022
Textiles - Brooklyn, NY
Arts Gowanus | October 2021
Arts Gowanus Open Studios - Brooklyn, NY
Gallery Petite | June–July 2021
A World Away, A Thought Apart - Brooklyn, NY
Arts Gowanus | October–November 2020
Artwalk on Atlantic - Brooklyn, NY
Blackbird Gallery | August–October 2020
2020 Vision - New York, NY
La Bodega Gallery | March 2020
DE(PICT) - Brooklyn, NY
One Art Space | December 2019
Artifacts - New York, NY
Court Tree Gallery | September 2019
The Great Paper Show - Brooklyn, NY
TAS | June 2019
South Brooklyn Open Studios - Brooklyn, NY
Trestle Gallery | May–June 2019
On Site - Brooklyn, NY
Longmenhao Old Street | October 2018
Rivers & Mountains - Chongqing, China
Annex:art | January 2016
Quadratfuß exhibition - Berlin, Germany
The Great North Museum: V&A Museum of Childhood | March–June 2014
Magic Worlds - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Taller Galeria Fort | June–September 2012
Mini Print Intl of Cadaqués - Cadaqués, Spain
Art Alley Gallery | May 2012
Amateras Mini Paper Art Exhibition - Sofia, Bulgaria
APW Gallery | March 2009
World of Imagination - New York, NY
Experience
Private Art Instructor | Wyzant
June 2020–present, New York, NY
Teaching Artist | Harlem School of the Arts
October 2019–present, New York, NY
Graphic Designer | WonderTree
March 2017–September 2018, Beijing, China
Greeting Card Designer | SignedCards
October 2017–present
Children's Book Illustrator | Freelance
March 2016–present
