Graphic Designer

BFA @ Rhode Island School of Design







Cecilia Yanyi Fu

Providence, RI, U.S.


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Based in Providence, Cecilia is a multidisciplinary Graphic Designer with a specialized interest in Art History. Currently a Junior at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), she is dual concentrating in Art History (THAD) and Computation Art (CTC).

Growing up between Shanghai and Toronto, Cecilia draws on a multicultural journey to design across boundaries. Fluent in English, Mandarin, French, and Japanese, she uses this linguistic agility to place ideas in conversation with complex global perspectives.

Her practice explores typographic and visual systems, focusing on how design tools shape space, education, and collective experience across public-facing and interactive contexts. This has led her toward Editorial publication and Exhibition design, where those questions play out most.

Whether through 3D Modeling, Coding, or Curatorial Thinking, Cecilia aims to transform raw information into immersive narratives that bridge THE "STORY" & THE "PLAY."

This interest in research and stewardship extends to her work as a Education Public Programs Fellow @ the RISD Museum 🏠 and her role @ RISD’s Nature Lab 🌿, where she curates taxonomies and cares for the living collection. Her work has also been acquired by the RISD Special Collections 📂 through the American Printing History Association purchase prize.






Selected Experience
Museum ProgrammingIntern RISD Museum Public Programs Fellowship
RISD Museum
2026

UI/UX DesignerPart-timeBrown University Student-run Journal
Brown Daily Herald, Product Design Team
2026

Curator Exhibition
Exhibition Design: THIS IS A BOOK?!
RISD Special Collections 
2026

Publication Lead
ExhibitionExhibition Design: From Top To...
Graphic Design Department  
2026

Conservation     Advanced Seminar Studied under Senior Conservator Ingrid Neuman
RISD Museum
2026

Teaching Assistant
Part-timeTA for Design, Game, Drawing, and Animation Courses
RISD Continuing Education 
2024-26

Nature Lab Assistant
Part-timeTaxonomy Curator + Animal Care
RISD Nature Lab 
2025-26

Administration Tour Guide Orientation Leader
Resident Advisor 
Part-timeStudent Leader Position
RISD
2025-26




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Providence, RI, U.S.
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