Education
2010 MFA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2007 BFA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2006 Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw
2024 Tamarind Institute
Exhibitions
2025
Frail, Brittle, Ever-Threatening,(two-person show) Lewandowski Gallery, Winthrop University, SC
Shadow Landscapes, Solo Show, Central Piedmont Community College Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Longing for Elsewhere, Solo Show, Upstate, University of South Carolina Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
2024
Too Hot to Handle, SOCO, Charlotte NC
Nutrient Rich Small Works 5, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
Contemporary Printmaking, Southern Arts Society, Kings Mountain, NC
Apocalypse Now and Then, McColl Center, Charlotte, NC
Art Faculty Exhibition, Jeanne Rauch Gallery, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
Toricho Art Festival, Fujisawa-City, Kanagawa, Japan
2023
Echoes: Artists Respond to Carolina Shout, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Artfields, Lakecity, SC
First Impressions, Cain Center for the Arts, Cornelius, NC
Doomsday and Night III, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
2022
A Collective Introspective Art Exhibit, The Betty Ray McCain Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2022 North Carolina Artists Exhibition, Raleigh Fine Arts Society, Raleigh, NC
Toricho Art Festival, Fujisawa-City, Kanagawa, Japan Nutrient Rich Small Works 3, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
2021
It Takes a Village, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Toricho Art Festival, Fujisawa-City, Kanagawa, Japan
67th Annual Juried Exhibition, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC
Nutrient Rich Small Works 2, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
Natural View, Bliss Gallery, Belmont, NC
2020
Digital Art Screenings at Davidson College, Davidson, NC
Nutrient Rich Small Works, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
2019
Jewels, Gatewood Gallery, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
Premonitions, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC
Peach Pie, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
Experimental Everything, Unrequited Leisure, Nashville, TN
Wheeling Art Dealing, mobile art gallery, Miami, FL
Collective Introspective, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
2018
Residency Showcase, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
I Hear the Rain, Rauch Gallery, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
Odyssey, MET Contemporary, Rock Hill, NC
2017
Lenin Lives, Van Every / Smith Gallery, Davidson College
Wet Paint, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
Digital Body, The 3rd International Exhibition on New Media Art, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA), South Korea
Chaos, Confusion, or Community, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
Futurism, C3Lab, Charlotte NC
2016
80x80, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
DADA an art exhibit, C3Lab, Charlotte NC
Art Faculty Exhibit, Rauch Gallery, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
Presence, The Artistry, Greenville, SC
Homegrown, Cornelius Arts Center, Cornelius, NC
2015
50th Anniversary Art Exhibit, Rauch Gallery, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
Printed Matter, NY, NY. Artist book accepted for distribution
2013
Parts and Labor, Rauch Gallery, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
UNCC Short Film Festival, (Best Experimental Short Award)
Multiplicity: 2013 Biennial Alumni Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2012
Antipode Transportation System, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
BANG, Power Plant Productions, Philadelphia, PA
2010
___Tension: New Works on The Rise, Christina Ray, New York City, NY
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
The Merger, Spare Room, Greensboro, NC
2009
Short Film Festival, UNC Charlotte, NC
Candidates for the degree Master of Fine Arts, Gatewood Gallery, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
Second Year MFA Group Show, Elliot Center Gallery, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
2008
Group Show, Elliot Center Gallery, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
Corradi Magazine, UNCG, Greensboro, NC, Juried Student Art, Poetry, and Literature magazine
Publications
2022
Gaston College Professor Liliya Shows Students New Avenues for Art, The Gaston Gazette
2020
Welcoming Week 2020: Stories of Humanity From Our Immigrant Neighbors, Queen City Nerve
2017
Roman Utkin is Assistant Professor of Russian Studies at Davidson College, Jordan Center Blog, NYU
Digital Body, The 3rd International Exhibition on New Media Art, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA), South Korea
Carolina Art Crush, Happening CLT Blog Interview
Artist Talks and Presentations
2024
Panel discussion, Echoes: Artists Respond to Carolina Shout, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Guest Critic, Graduate Seminar, Winthrop University
2022
Visiting Artist Lecture and Guest Critic, School of the Arts Utah Valley University, UT
International Women's Day Panelist, Gaston College, NC
2021
Zoom Artist talk at Gaston County Art Guild, Belmont, NC
2018
Artist talk, Residency Showcase, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
Artist talk, I Hear the Rain, Jeanne Rauch Gallery, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
Artist Talk: MET Contemporary, Rock Hill, NC
2017
Panel Discussion: Lenin Lives, moderated by Roman Utkin, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
Presentation: Why have there been no great women artist? Professional Development Speaker, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
2014
Senior Seminar guest with David Sackett, Instructor: Susan Brenner, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2013
Panel discussion, Multiplicity: 2013 Biennial Alumni Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2010
MFA Artist Talk, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
2009
Research Presentation: Maya Deren, Mashes of the Afternoon, UNCG
Curatorial
2018-Present Gallery Coordinator, Jeanne Rauch Gallery and Lena Sue Beam Gallery, Dallas, NC
2024
Contemporary Printmaking, group exhibition, Southern Arts Society, Kings Mountain, NC
2023
Dreamscape, group exhibition, Gaston County Museum of Art and History, Dallas, NC
Advisory committee member for Niche Knits Exhibition at Gaston County Museum, Dallas, NC
2022
Everything is a Self Portrait, group exhibition, Gaston County Museum of Art and History, Dallas, NC
Affiliations
2019-Present Goodyear Arts Collective, member
Residencies
2018 Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
2010 Vermont Studio Center
Mentorship
2023-Present Portfolio & Resume Instructor, Gaston College
2023 Residency Mentor, Ju-Ian Shen, Goodyear Arts
2023 Residency Mentor, Stephanie Sutton, Goodyear Arts
2021 Residency Mentor, Wabwila Mugala, Goodyear Arts