Lily van der Stokker

Lily van der Stokker (born 1954) is a Dutch visual artist. She is known for her colorful site-specific painted installations incorporating words and decorative motifs that reference social realities and power dynamics.

Biography Lily van der Stokker was born in Den Bosch, Netherlands, and lives in New York City and Amsterdam.

Exhibitions Lily van der Stokker has exhibited her work widely including one-person shows at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2018); Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany (2003); Galerie Air de Paris, Paris (2014, 2005, 2000); Tate Museum St. Ives, Cornwall, England (2012); Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (2005–7), among others. She was commissioned by the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles to create an installation.

Public art works

Van der Stokker has created several monumental public art works including the Pink Building for the World Expo, Hannover, Germany (2000), and Celestial Teapot, at the Hoog Catharijne in Utrecht (2013).

Collections Her work is in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Twelve of her works are in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven.