Cole Lu (1984, Taipei, Taiwan; lives and works in New York) combines literary and historical reference with autobiographical experiences to build mythologies that carry echoes of trauma, transformation, and regeneration.

His work has been exhibited at Chapter NY, New York; Herald St, London; Nir Altman, Munich; Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston; Adler Beatty, New York; Deli Gallery, New York; Company Gallery; New York; The Drawing Center, New York; Each Modern, Taipei; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia; the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis; La Casa Encendida, Madrid; and the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, among others.