Contact
︎ lxie9195 at gmail dot com
︎ CV available on request
Artist bio
Lily Xie (she/they) is a Chinese-American artist and educator whose socially-engaged work explores desire, memory, and self-actualization for frontline communities. In collaboration with grassroots organizers and frontline communities, she uses her background as an artist and urban planner to facilitate creative projects with a focus on public space, housing, and racial justice. The magic they create together often takes shape in animation, print media, and video.
Collaborators
in art, in friendship, in admiration (inspired by Hai-Wen Lin):Anju
Heloiza Barbosa
Tarik Bartel
Maria Fong
Sarah E. Jenkins
Jaronzie Harris
Hai-Wen Lin
Ashton Lites
Shaina Lu
Ellice Patterson
Joelle Riffle
Shey Rivera Rios
Heang Rubin
Mel Taing
Melissa Teng
Hua Xi
Press and writing
- WBUR, The Makers: 15 artists of color leaving an imprint on Massachusetts
- WBUR, Boston artist-in-residence explores how city could reimagine development
- Sampan, ‘Washing’ art installation explores environmental justice in Chinatown
- New England Foundation for the Arts, "Who Do We Make It For?” Reflections on Environmental Justice, Public Art, and Chinatown Resident Narratives
- Urban Culture Studies, Memorializing vibrant art and community despite displacement caused by freeways through Boston’s Chinatown
- WBUR, Chinatown Artists Embrace Their Identities To Chart The Neighborhood's Future