Lili Bernard
MFA Public Practice, Otis College of Art and Design, 2014
Cornell University, BA in German from City University of New York
Artist Activist
An anti-rape activist, Lili is a spokesperson for EndRapeSOL, a grassroots campaign to end the statute of limitations (SOL) on rape and sexual assault prosecution in California.
When she came to the Otis MFA Public Practice program Lili had a robust artistic career that included her founding of BAILA (Black Artists in Los Angeles), an on-going social practice project that is a catalyst in the erasure of the marginalization of Black visual artists, and a networking movement to advance their careers. This work involves facilitating roundtables between BAILA and mainstream arts organizations, curating BAILA exhibitions, art critiques and studio visits, mentoring, researching, archiving and publishing BAILA happenings.
Lili has exhibited and performed at Coagula Curatorial, Walter Maciel Gallery, Charlie James Gallery, Forest Lawn Museum, Torrance Art Museum, LA ArtCore, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, ArtShare LA, Watts Towers Arts Center, For Your Art and the Otis Bolsky Gallery. She is also an actress, published writer, arts activist, curator, community organizer and mother of six.
Updated Spring 2017