Joyce Lin is an artist & sculptural furniture designer whose experimental work explores the relationship between surface and structure and the ongoing erosion of boundaries between the natural and man-made. Incorporating elements of surrealism and faux material, her recent work examines the growing disconnection between truth and appearance in the built environment.

Lin grew up in Birmingham, AL where she attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts. Her cross-disciplinary interests led her to enroll in the Brown/RISD Dual Degree Program, where she earned degrees in Furniture Design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Geology-Biology at Brown University.

She has since exhibited in notable galleries and institutions such as R & Company in NYC, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.

Her pieces are held in numerous private and public collections including the RISD Museum, The Mint Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art, Munson Museum of Art, Houston Civic Arts Collection, New Orleans Museum of Art, Peabody Essex Museum, and SFMOMA.

Her practice has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Architect’s Newspaper, Dwell, Paper City Magazine, and Objects: USA 2020 and Objects: USA 2024.

In addition to her art practice, Lin teaches woodworking and design on an ongoing basis, including at the Rhode Island School of Design and TXRX Labs in Houston. Today, Lin is based in Houston, where she produces new work at the East End Maker Hub. She is represented by R & Company in NYC.

For information on available works, please contact R & Company.
For other, email me at studio.joycelin@gmail.com.