Cecilia McKinnon
About the Artist
Cecilia McKinnon is an interdisciplinary artist and educator, living and working in Lenapehoking / Philadelphia, PA. McKinnon’s work explores entropy, precarious landscapes, and ‘natural’ histories through sculpture, video, textiles, and creative writing.
McKinnon has exhibited at Center for Contemporary Art (Santa Fe); Vox Populi, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, and Cherry Street Pier (Philadelphia); Amos Eno Gallery (NYC); and RIPA Festival and FoFA Gallery (Montreal). She is a member of the Biomaterials Working Group, a collective for research and experimentation with sustainable materials based in Philadelphia. McKinnon has taught at Concordia University, University of Delaware, and Moore College of Art and Design; she has facilitated workshops through Teaching at the End of Times (Vox Populi), Club Plastique (Verticale), and the University City Arts League. She holds an MFA in Fibers + Material Practices from Concordia University, and a BFA from the University of New Mexico.
