About

Lily Marylander is a Bay Area-based artist whose work explores the intersections of identity, memory, and the taboo through mixed media arts.

Born in Wuhan, China, and adopted at 13 months old by her Chinese mother and Jewish father, Lily grew up in Oakland, California, surrounded by diverse perspectives and cultures. 

Lily recently graduated from the California College of the Arts, where she double-majored in Sculpture and Jewelry Metal Arts. She also completed a minor in Ecological Practices. She is drawn to materiality, process, and sustainability, using metal, found objects, and more to create work that challenges conventions. With an eye for technical craftsmanship, she blends traditional and experimental techniques to push the boundaries between wearable art and sculptural form. Her work often grapples with themes of mixed identity, queerness, and cultural dissonance, embracing the discomfort and nuance of these explorations.

Beyond the studio, Lily finds inspiration in movement, whether it's the rhythmic energy of dance floors, the meditative pace of hiking trails, or the freedom of road trips through shifting landscapes.

She currently resides in West Oakland, where she shares a home with two housemates, a snake, and the dynamic Bay Area arts community.