EMILY ABREU DE LIMA
Artist/Designer based in queens, NYC
EDUCATION
2020 - 2025 Bachelor’s of Architecture - Cornell University | College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
2016 - 2020 Architecture Advanced Regents Diploma - Brooklyn Technical High School
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2026 Founder - De Lima Studio | New York, NY
2025-2026 Drafting teacher - High School for Math, Science, and Engineering | New York, NY
2025 Architectural Intern - LiminalSP | New York, NY
2024-2025 Program Assistant - Ithaca Murals | Ithaca, NY
2024 Architectural Intern - Gerner, Kronick + Valcarcel Architects DPC | New York, NY
2024 Photographer - Cornell in Rome AAP | Rome, Italy
2018 Media Intern - Thomson Reuters Times Square | New York, NY
AWARDS
2024 Awardee - AAP Engagement Impact Research + Creative Work Grant | New York, NY
2023 Fall Awardee, Selected recipient of Myron J. and Ruth E Riley Undergraduate Scholarship in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning | Ithaca, NY
2023 Fall Awardee, Selected recipient of Paul Family Scholarship Scholarship | Ithaca, NY
2023 Awardee - elected recipient of LSC Scholarship | Ithaca, NY
2023 Finalist - Short-listed for Edwin A. Seipp Prize, Cornell AAP | Ithaca, NY
2020 Contest Winner - ‘Water Champion’ for New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) 34th annual Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest | New York, NY Link
PRESS
2026 "Meet SheRocks 2026 Artist: Emily De Lima" - sTate of Fem, BY SOFemArt Staff Link
2025 “Emily Abreu De Lima” Artist feature - Epicenter NYC, by Nitin Mukul March 7, 2025 Link
2025 "What We Grow: Emily de Lima x Cornelius Tulloch x Tranquility Farm Opening Show" - Archtober LINK
EXHIBITIONS
2026 Forthcoming “The Art of Planetary Science 2026: Space Through Our Lens” - Group Exhibition, selected artist - The University of Arizona | Tuscan, Arizona
2026 Forthcoming “SheRocks” Event - invited Artist - State of Fem Art | District architecture center, Washington, D.C.
2025 “What We Grow” in collaboration with Cornelius Tulloch - art & architecture installation - Tranquility Farm | Brooklyn, NY
2025 “Showcasing Talent of Latine Artists” - Group Exhibition, invited artist - Community School of Music & Arts | Ithaca, NY
2025 “ABC’s of Brazil” - Group Exhibition, invited artist - Hair. Color. Art. | Ithaca, NY2025 “Urban Canvas” - Group Exhibition, selected artist - CAP Gallery | Ithaca, NY
2024 “Fabric Space” - Group Exhibition, student participant - Cornell University | Ithaca, NY
2024 “Present Conversations II by BIPOC” - Group Exhibition, selected artist - Orozco Gallery |
Ithaca, NY
2024 “Cornell In Rome” - Group Exhibition, student participant | Rome, Italy
2023 “Before They Were Gardens Final Exposition”, Group Exhibition, student participant - Cornell AAP in NYC -Tweed Courthouse | New York, NY
2023 “Before They Were Gardens Mid-Semester Exposition & Run-Boat”, Group Exhibition, student participant | Cornell AAP in NYC- Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, Brooklyn, NY
2022 "Art of Horticulture Final Projects", Cornell CALS - Art of Sips, Group Exhibition, student participant | Ithaca, NY
2022 "Translating Elements of Architecture, Special Topics in Visual Representation", Group Exhibition, student participant, Cornell AAP | Ithaca, NY
PUBLICATIONS
2025 ASSOCIATION Vol. 13
2025 Boi BUmba: Festival Culture in Brazil B. Arch thesis
COMMISSIONED MURALS
2026 forthcoming, High school for math, science, and engineering | New York, NY
2025 fantasyland, in collaboration with steffie chan - Ithaca murals | Ithaca, NY
2025 her wild dance - Dryden Road Garage, Ithaca murals | Ithaca, NY
2025 Dystopia, Utopia - Carl Becker House, Cornell University | Ithaca, NY
2024 little people on a giant rock - Paseo Park, NYC Department of Transportation | Queens, NY
2024 Jogo Bonito - EXPO Center | Queens, NY
2023 The World is Magic! - Ithaca Murals | Ithaca, NY
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign etc.), Rhino, AutoCad, AutoDesk, Painting, Hand-Drawing, Sculpting, Welding, WoodWorking, Photography, Photo Editing, Revit, Vectorworks, sewing, Garment Assembly
LANGUAGES
English - Native/Bilingual proficiency
Portuguese - Native/Bilingual proficiency
Spanish - Limited working proficiency
Italian - Limited working proficiency