Joyce Lin is a Houston-based artist & sculptural furniture designer whose work explores the relationship between surface and structure and the eroding boundaries between the natural and human-made. Merging meticulous craftsmanship with experimental processes in wood, found materials, fiberglass, and more, she reimagines familiar forms—chairs, tables, and other functional archetypes—as studies on dissection, reconstruction, and mimicry.

Raised in Birmingham, AL, Lin attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts before enrolling in the Brown University/Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Dual Degree Program, where she earned degrees in Furniture Design and Geology-Biology.

She has exhibited in notable galleries and institutions including R & Company in NYC, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Her pieces are held in permanent collections of the RISD Museum, The Mint Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art, Munson, 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.

She was awarded the 2025 John D. Mineck Fellowship by the Society of Arts + Crafts.

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