Caught between the hectic knots of Capitalism’s omnipresence intercepting and disrupting our being, Crimson DM Lily seeks to untangle the messy macro entity by obsessing over the micro. Adopting this attitude into her skillset - the warp - she works across textiles, garment construction, film, digital collage, drawing and writing. At the same time, she interweaves threads from her research - the weft - including: familial mythmaking, geographical belonging, dialectical tensions, selfhoods, landscapes of love, patriotism and handling fabric as an organism. This sometimes leads her to collaborate with musicians (Adwaith + Thigh High), sometimes with colour, sometimes just her thoughts. Wherever she wanders, Crimson DM Lily ensures she is firmly rooted in amongst the fibres of her fascination. 


“Having a bag into which I put everything I encounter, provided I am also put in a bag.” Gilles Deleuze


Born in Devon to parents from the North, she now finds herself based in London where she is a founding member of Comb collective, co-curates the writing platform ‘Work for What,’ and teaches Constructed Textiles at Goldsmiths whilst being
the head of Sales and Digital at Phoebe English.


She has exhibited work and given lectures and talks across the UK, including: Alchemy Film and Moving Image festival; Bermondsey Project Space; Worcester University; Safehouse; Mezzanine. 





CV
Born in Devon. 1998
Currently lives and works in London.
 
ACADEMIC
Founding member of  Comb Collective. 2025
Founded and co-curates the writing platform ‘Work for What.’ 2025
Junior Fellow for Fine Art with History of Art. 2022
BA Fine Art with History of Art. First Class. Goldsmiths University. 2021
Art Foundation. Distinction. Exeter School of Art. 2018

RECENT EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
Hers & His, Mezzanine. 2025

GROUP
Dominion, Safehouse. 2025
Cut From the Same Cloth, Bermondsey Project Space. 2024
The Great Hall Exhbition, Islington Arts Factory 2023
Mega Mega, Site Festival. 2021

SCREENINGS, TALKS + Q&As
Film screening at Elevation Film Festival. 2025
Film screening + Q&A for Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival. 2025
Guest Lecturer at University of Worcester. 2025
Film screening + talk + Q&A,Goldsmiths Cinema. 2024

RESIDENCIES AND RESEARCH
Phenzhopehaugh residency with Comb collective. Scottish Borders. 2025
Awarded RSA Grant. 2024
Awarded RSA Grant. 2023
Collaboration with Adwaith. 2022 - 2024
SPACE award shortlist. 2021
Collaboration with Thigh High. 2021