Weihui Lu is a multidisciplinary artist based in Queens, New York. Through ephemeral and site-specific installations, her practice explores relationality, the ecological histories and imagined futures of place, and the psychological dimensions of the modern landscape.
Her work has been exhibited at Wave Hill (2026), Tempest Gallery (2025), the Steinberg Museum of Art (2025), Tiger Strikes Asteroid NY (2024), and the Venice Architecture Biennale (2021), among others. Lu has participated in residencies at the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, MASS MoCA, Wave Hill Winter Workspace, I-Park Foundation, Marble House Project, and Santa Fe Art Institute, and has received grants from the Queens Council on the Arts, NYFA, and the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation. Her work has been featured in Hyperallergic, Art Spiel, Impulse Magazine, and Li Tang. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Barnard College and an M.F.A. in Sculpture from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College.
“I desire an empathetic form of communication and knowing: a body positioned to feel, land as a repository of grief. I dream of an earth beyond mapping.”
— Weihui Lu, 2026
In this hands-on workshop, artist Weihui Lu invites participants to explore the tactile and experimental process of handmade papermaking. Working with natural fibers transformed into pulp, participants will create their own collection of unique handmade paper while learning the fundamental techniques of forming sheets by hand.
Lu will guide participants through the process and demonstrate ways to vary the translucency, thickness, and texture of the paper. With an emphasis on experimentation and material curiosity, participants will be encouraged to explore how different fibers and organic materials can shape the character of each finished sheet.
A selection of pulp fibers will be provided. Participants are also welcome to bring small organic materials—such as leaves, flowers, or natural fabrics like cotton—to incorporate into their paper.
Finished sheets can be used for journals, scrapbooks, collage, or as materials for future artworks. No prior papermaking experience is required.