Mimi Lien

Mimi Lien
Born	1975 or 1976 (age 40–41)
Education	Yale University, B.A. New York University, M.F.A.
Occupation	Set Designer
Years active	2003–present
Awards	Tony Award MacArthur Fellowship

Mimi Lien (born 1975 or 1976) is an American set designer, best known for doing the scenic design of Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812. In 2017, she received a Tony Award for her work with the Broadway production.^[1] Lien is also a 2015 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.^[2]

Education

Lien graduated from Yale University in 1997, and she then attended New York University where she earned her MFA in design from Tisch School of the Arts in 2003.

Much of Lien's education is centered around architecture, which contributes to the large scale of her set designs.

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2014	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Scenic Design	Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812	Won
2015	MacArthur Fellowship			Won
2017	Tony Award	Best Scenic Design in a Musical	Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812	Won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Set Design		Won
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Set Design		Won

↑ Chow, Compiled By Andrew R. (2017-06-11). "2017 Tony Awards Winners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
↑ "Mimi Lien — MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.

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