Lily German

Lily German serves as Programme Lead of Schools Studio Programme and Lecturer in Fine Art within the Department of Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her interdisciplinary practice spans sculpture, performance, and writing, with a distinctive focus on materiality and embodied experience.

German completed her BA (Hons) Fine Art with First Class honors from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2016, establishing the foundation for her current academic and artistic career. Her educational background informs her unique approach to teaching and creative practice.

German's research centers on the shared fragilities and tactility of wet clay, ceramics, and the human voice. Her work process involves solidifying passing, palpable, bodily moments and movements into ceramic form, where each mark made remains preserved. Her sculptures hold the anticipation of their own breaking, mirroring the vulnerability of unsupported voice. Through both guttural and soft vocal techniques, she communicates emotion and physicality, exploring the human experience of grief and loss through material transformation.

Her recent artistic output demonstrates consistent exploration across multiple exhibitions and performances, with notable works including 'Falling Tide' (2024), 'The resonant vessel: Grief through clay, voice and the body' (2024), and 'Loose Ends' at Thames-Side Studios Gallery (2024). These works reveal her ongoing investigation into how material processes can embody and express complex emotional states, particularly grief.

As Programme Lead of Schools Studio Programme, German plays a significant role in shaping art education at Goldsmiths. Her position as Lecturer in Fine Art places her at the forefront of contemporary art pedagogy, where she influences emerging artists through her unique perspective on materiality and embodied practice.