Lia Pikus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        About     Work     Illustrations     Media     Contact
 

About

Lia Pikus (she/her) is a cellist, composer and multi-disciplinary artist currently based in Cambridge, MA. Her practice uses cello, loop pedal, field recordings, voice, and biodata sonification to create sonic landscapes. By drawing upon and reflecting patterns and processes from the natural world, as well as centering the importance of deep listening and ritual, Lia’s work seeks to foster experiences of presence and connection through sensory attunement. She is passionate about sound’s ability to soften the boundaries between ‘self’ and ‘other’, as well as its ability to awaken, shape and communicate with the felt dimension of experience – the preverbal and primordial.

As a Thomas J. Watson fellow (2023), she researched this connective power on a global scale, exploring the role of art in fostering community networks around the world. This research forms the foundation for her current explorations of live looping as a form of ritual and contemplative practice. It is also the central focus of her debut EP, Ritual, released in February of 2024. Lia most recently served as the 2025-2026 artist in residence at Mount Auburn Cemetery, before which she served as the 2024 artist in residence at Shenandoah National Park through the National Parks Foundation.

Lia graduated with honors from Rice University in 2021 with double majors in Political Science and Music. She is a 2023 Thomas J. Watson Fellow, a 2024 Fulbright Research Award recipient and a 2025-2026 Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund grantee. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree at the intersection of philosophy, spirituality, psychology and creative practice at Harvard Divinity School, where she is also the founder of the Deep Listening Initiative at Harvard University. The heart of her practice, and life, is curiosity and wonder.


updated June  2026











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