Cecile was born in Ecuador to Chinese parents. Her early schooling took place in Ecuador, Macau and China. She received a BA in Studio Art from Queens College. in 1988, an MA from Hunter College in 1994 and an MFA from Parsons The New School for Design in 2008.

Solo exhibitions include Emerson Gallery Berlin, Honey Ramka Project Space, Figuresworks, Praxis International Art Project Space, Corridor Gallery and ArtSPACE.

Group exhibitions include El Museo, Wave Hill, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Sue Scott Gallery in New York and Cynthia Corbett Gallery in London.

Fellowships include the Center for Book Arts, Socrates Sculpture Park, AIM – Bronx Museum, Urban Artist Initiative NYC, Aljira Emerge and the Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant.

Cecile lives and works in New York and is currently part of the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program.

Artist statement

A multimedia artist working in painting, sculpture and installation, my work addresses the process of cultural encounter and entanglement. My exposure to different cultural objects and ideas has driven my fascination with how these influences are visually acquired, represented and interpreted. I am interested in how cultures copy others, and how borrowed ideas often find their way back to the original culture. This entanglement of culture, history, place and interpretation are themes that I explore in my work.