BIO
Lilly is a multimedia artist based in NYC and working in the intersections of creativity, inclusivity, and wellbeing. Born in Manhattan and raised in middle-America, Lilly found her way back to the city to pursue the arts after obtaining their Bachelors in Digital Media and Visual Communications thanks to an acting scholarship they received, sparking an interest in theatre. Lilly is currently in University of Florida's Art Education graduate program looking to connect their love for the arts with rehabilitation, therapy, and connection in diverse settings. Her works across visual media, writing, and theatre are often centered around interpersonal relationships, identity, and love in all of its forms (ugly and scary; beautiful and safe).
Lilly's visual work has been published both in print and online, as well as showcased in the NYC area. Lilly loves going to the movies, niche youtube video essays, and stepping on crunchy leaves. She hopes something she makes will encourage you to make something, too.
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s in Graphic Design and Visual Communications, IRSC ‘22.
Master’s in Arts Education, UF ‘26
Bachelor’s in Graphic Design and Visual Communications, IRSC ‘22.
Master’s in Arts Education, UF ‘26
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a multimedia artist based in NYC. My works across visual media, writing, and theatre are often centered around interpersonal relationships, identity, womanhood, mental health, and love: in all of its forms (ugly and scary; beautiful and safe)
I enjoy exploring the relationships between technology and the self, internal conflict, and how pop culture affects, informs, and disturbs our daily lives and routines. I have been drawing as long as I remember, and hope I always will. My work often presents as either a maximalist collage, or zoomed-in detail of a singular moment. I aim to create transparently, extending myself towards whoever may find what I've created. I hope they enjoy it, and send out a piece of themselves for the world to find, too.
The small things are everything. Don't overlook them!
© Lilly Qualls, 2024.
Exhibitions
2025 - The Village "Salon XII", New York, NY
2024 - Art In The Garden, Inwood, NY
2024 - Las Laguna Art Gallery "Limitless", Laguna Beach, CA
2024 - The Village "Salon X", New York, NY
2024 - Blue Koi Gallery, "Women's Exhibition", Virtual
2024 - Pancakes and Booze, New York, NY
2024 - Greenpoint Gallery "Dark and Scary", Brooklyn, NY
2023 - Pancakes and Booze, Brooklyn, NY
2023 - Ausüal Studios "Who Am I?", Brooklyn, NY
2023 - Exhibizone "Curves" and "Aesthetics", Virtual
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