Cecilia Karoly-Lister
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’ina 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 Alaska 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’s 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, Alaska Humanities Forum in collaboration with Out North, Anchorage, AK.
2015 Exhibit Featuring Works by LGBTQ Community Members, Out North, Anchorage, AK
Scholarships, Awards, & Grants
