Lily Kip is an oil painter based in Missoula, Montana. Raised primarily in Massachusetts, she received a Bachelor's Degree from Bates College in 2019 and a Master's of Fine Arts at the University of Montana in 2025.
Kip's paintings have been published in the online Artsy.net exhibition “Under 30 Under Pressure,” in ArtyPants Magazine, and I Like Your Work Catalog. She has exhibited at the Palace Gallery, the University Center Gallery and the Gallery of Art at UM, the Zootown Arts Community Center, and Allez! Outdoor Art Gallery. She co-founded the Lovechild Gallery project in 2023, acting as Treasurer and Legal Coordinator, and was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for her representational oil paintings in 2025. Professionally, she manages the community figure drawing group "Life Drawing Missoula" and the galleries at the ZACC. Personally, she manages a large collection of sewing projects and a tabby cat with thumbs.
