EMILY ABREU DE LIMA
Artist/Designer based in 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
2025 Guest Lecturer for Art and Drafting - High School for Science, Math, 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 Freelance photographer - Forthcoming book by Felix Heisel | Rome, Italy
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
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Fall Forthcoming “Searching for Superpublics - Group Exhibition, invited artist - AIA Center for Architecture | New York, NY
2025 Summer Forthcoming “What We Grow”, in collaboration with Cornellius Tulloch - Duo
2025 Summer “ABC’s of Brazil” - Group Exhibition, invited artist - Hair. Color. Art. | Ithaca, NY
Exhibition/Workshop - Tranquility Farm | Brooklyn, NY
2025 Spring “Urban Canvas” - Group Exhibition, selected artist - CAP Gallery | Ithaca, NY
2024 Fall “Fabric Space” - Group Exhibition, student participant - Cornell University | Ithaca, NY
2024 Fall “Present Conversations II by BIPOC” - Group Exhibition, selected artist - Orozco Gallery |
Ithaca, NY
2024 Spring “Cornell In Rome” - Group Exhibition, student participant | Rome, Italy
2023 Fall “Before They Were Gardens Final Exposition”, Group Exhibition, student
participant - Cornell AAP in NYC -Tweed Courthouse | New York, NY
2023 Fall “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 Fall Art of Horticulture Final Projects, Cornell CALS - Art of Sips, Group Exhibition, student participant | Ithaca, NY Link
2022 Fall 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
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 lil 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
PRESS
2025 Featured Artist “Emily Abreu De Lima” Epicenter NYC, by Nitin Mukul March 7, 2025 link
2025 What We Grow: Emily de Lima x Cornelius Tulloch x Tranquility Farm Opening Show https://www.archtober.org/2025-events/what-we-grow-emily-de-lima-x-cornelius-tulloch-x-tranquility-farm-opening-show
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