About the Artist:

Marsian De Lellis (They/Them) is an interdisciplinary artist and activist who constructs installations and time-based visual narratives in intimate settings. In their practice, they employ puppets, dolls, performing objects, models, miniatures, and humor to memorialize obsessional lives. De Lellis celebrates stories of unconventional people. Melding real or imagined biographies with fragments from their own lived experiences has evolved into a survival strategy that transforms personal struggle into comprehensible form. They are developing a nonbinary aesthetic that embraces multiplicity and playfully critiques societal norms in conversation with queer, godless, neurodivergent, and trans/enby viewers. De Lellis holds an MFA from CalArts and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Recently, the New York City Department of Education included archives from their queer advocacy work in its social studies curriculum. De Lellis lives in Los Angeles and serves on the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council.