Lily Mueller is a multidisciplinary artist based in Kansas City, Missouri. Mueller explores the processes of quilting, painting, collage and installation while integrating them with concepts of psychedelia, architecture and mid century modern design. Much of her inspiration comes from performing and listening to music alongside memories of her childhood and Nicaraguan heritage. She has been largely influenced by her fathers career as an architect, his interest in 60’s psychedelic light shows, and her mothers love for textiles and fashion. Mueller received her BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute in 2020 and now continues to exhibit her work in Kansas City and across the country.
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EDUCATION
2020 BFA in Fiber, Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI), Kansas City, MO.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Viajes de Mis Sueños, Weinberger Fine Art, Kansas City, MO.
2021 City Sights, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO.
2020 Moving Parts, Four Chapter Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
2019 Architectonics, Beacon KC, Kansas City, MO.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 A River Runs Through, Ice Cream Social, Port Chester, NY.
2022 Ten By Ten, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Handiwork: Art, Craft, and the Space Between, Charlotte Street Foundation,
Kansas City, MO.
Songs, Systems & Structures, Troost Gardens Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
2021 Sunshine and Shadow, Troost Gardens Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
2019 Reflect, KCAI Fiber Warehouse, Kansas City, MO.
Architectonics, Beacon KC, Kansas City, MO.
Big Color, Beacon KC, Kansas City, MO.
Cultivate, KCAI Fiber Warehouse, Kansas City, MO.
Forget Me Knot, KCAI Fiber Warehouse, Kansas City, MO.
2018 Inter-Twined, KCAI Fiber Warehouse, Kansas City, MO.
Currents, KCAI Fiber Warehouse, Kansas City, MO.
2017 Input Output, KCAI Fiber Warehouse, Kansas City, MO.
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY PUBLICATIONS
2023 Cindy McDermott. “Lily Mueller: An Artist In So Many Ways.” Herlife Magazine, Home Issue. March 2023.
AWARDS
2022 Finalist for Charlotte Street Visual Artist Award
2020 Kansas City Art Institute BFA Exhibition - Honorable Mention
2020 SDA Outstanding Student- Award Recipient
2020 Karen Gould Award - Award Recipient
2019 KCAI-Zahner Design Competition - Award Recipient
2016 KCAI Merit Scholarship