Yuliya Lanina is one of the most diverse artists I know having already gained a lot of experience and wisdom in her life and career. Her work is evocative and multi dimensional and is most often intended to be interacted with face to face in an immersive way. She creates paintings, animations, animatronics, and often collaborates with others to create performances in person, and also through the movement of the beings and creatures she brings to life on paper and mechanically in 3D. The interview covers most of her life, starting in Russia as a teenager, to the present day in Austin with her family and her busy and inspiring career as a multimedia artist extraordinaire. She is also a lecturer at the UT Austin College of Fine Arts.

Some of the subjects we discuss:
Growing up in Russia
Moving to the US
Pursuing art in college
Moving to NYC
Becoming a graphic designer
Quitting to become a full time artist
Working in the studio in Brooklyn
Graduate school
Moving to Austin
Having kids
Creating performances
Collaboration
Animated work
Darkness and humor

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