Lillian Heredia’s (she/her) work grapples with past experiences with religion, sustenance farming, chronic pain, and motherhood through the lens of her background in biology. She lives and works in Chicago, IL where her work has been shown at The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Lillstreet Art Center, SAIC Galleries, Woman Made Gallery, The Martin, Purple Window, SITE Galleries, and Circle Contemporary. She received a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2011 and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an emphasis in sculpture. Lillian is a recipient of the Presidential Merit Scholarship and has been a finalist in the Pinnacle Awards and the Documentary Family Awards. Her work was featured on Comfort Station’s Artist to Watch series in 2024, and she is currently an artist in residence with 3Arts/Bodies of Work.
Featured Artworks
Alpha and Omega
Image and artwork by Lillian Heredia.
Bone of my Bones
Image and artwork by Lillian Heredia.
The Color of Mourning
Image and artwork by Lillian Heredia.
Image and artwork by Lillian Heredia.
Origin Story
Image and artwork by Lillian Heredia.