Cecilia Karoly-Lister

Adjunct Professor of Art, 2D Design
(she/her/hers)
cekarlylister@alaska.edu

Education

  • M.F.A., Visual Arts, interdisciplinary program, SMFA at Tufts University, Boston, MA
  • B.A., B.F.A., Visual Arts, Mixed Media Concentration, WWU, Bellingham, WA
  • Independent semester abroad, Studio Art Centers International, Florence, IT

Biography

Cecilia Karoly-Lister is an interdisciplinary artist who was raised on Dena鈥檌na land in Anchorage by women and dogs. Her work explores the tanglings between narratives on home, queerness, and consumption. Cecilia received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Western Washington University in 2015 and MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston in 2023. While she has exhibited and curated in 熊猫在线视频 and nationally, her practice inhabits the gallery and the garden equally, foregrounding community engagement, multispecies healing, and opportunities for collective learning.

Teaching Responsibilities

  • 2D Design

Exhibitions

Solo

2023       Been Here Before: MFA Thesis Exhibition,  SMFA at Tufts University, Boston, MA
2018       Cotton Mouth, Jansen Art Center, Lynden, WA  
2018       A Symbiotic Qualia: BFA Thesis Exhibition, Western Washington University (WWU) Western Gallery, Bellingham, WA 

Group

2020       Rewoven, Mission Hill Art Gallery, SMFA at Tufts, Boston, MA 
2020       EAT YOUR HEART OUT, Makeshift Art Space, Bellingham, WA 
2018       Raw: The Nude, Cooper Lanza Gallery, Bellingham, WA 
2017       Germination Juried Exhibition, WWU Viking Union Gallery, Bellingham, WA  


Curated Exhibitions

2022       Dinner鈥檚 Ready, Mission Hill Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA
2021       Mental Health Mosaics juried group exhibition, Akela Space, Anchorage, AK
2020       Students Curate Students juried exhibition, SMFA Atrium, Boston, MA
2018       A Symbiotic Qualia, WWU Western Gallery, BFA thesis show,  Bellingham, WA
2018       Collective Clearance, WWU B-Gallery, Bellingham, WA 
2015       North to the Future, 熊猫在线视频 Humanities Forum in collaboration with Out North,   Anchorage, AK.
2015       Exhibit Featuring Works by LGBTQ Community Members, Out North, Anchorage, AK

Scholarships, Awards, & Grants  

2022      Windgate Fellowship, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2021      Tufts University Art Galleries Graduate Curatorial Fellow, Tufts University, Boston, MA
2021      Dean鈥檚 Research Award, SMFA at Tufts, Boston, MA
2018      RSP Grant, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, WWU

 

Sleepy and Full
Cotton Mouth
Mustard Paper
Dinner Party