Lynn Lu received her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University with a major in Sculpture and a minor in Graphic Design. She earned her MFA in New Genres at the San Francisco Art Institute. She subsequently completed a PhD (ABD) at Musashino Art University in Tokyo on a full scholarship. In 2010 she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Newcastle in Australia. Among other honours, Lu was awarded Southampton Solent University’s Research and Enterprise Grant, numerous Singapore National Arts Council International Development Grants, the National Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant, and the Lee Foundation Grant. Lynn exhibits, performs, and lectures extensively worldwide. Venues include SFMOMA (2021), National Gallery Singapore (2021), Saatchi Gallery (2017), Palais de Tokyo (2015), The Barbican (2015) and Tate Modern (2010).
Lynn is a Visiting Artist at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London and an Associate Lecturer at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.