Tiger Strikes Asteroid Philadelphia

How Will our Ancestors Find Us: Landed Sky on view March 21-May 2, 2026. Second Thursday Reception April 9, 6-9PM. .art

Cecilia McKinnon is an interdisciplinary artist and educator, living and working in Lenapehoking / Philadelphia. McKinnon’s work explores entropy, precarious landscapes, and ‘natural’ histories through sculpture, video, textiles, and creative writing.

McKinnon’s recent projects focus on time-based dimensions of materials, working with kitchen waste, ice, algae, gelatin, silk, stones, and construction discards, alongside audiovisual elements to stage durational installations. She is a member of the Biomaterials Working Group, a collective for research and experimentation with sustainable materials based in Philadelphia.

McKinnon has taught at Concordia University, University of Delaware, and Moore College of Art and Design; she has facilitated workshops through Teaching at the End of Times (Vox Populi), Club Plastique (Centre Verticale), and the University City Arts League. She holds an MFA in Fibers + Material Practices from Concordia University, and a BFA from the University of New Mexico.