Mimi Lien


Mimi Lien 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. Lien is also a 2015 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.

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.

Awards and nominations