Yuliya Lanina is a Russian-born American multimedia artist living and working in New York City. Before studying visual arts in the US, she studied music in Russia until the age of 16. Yuliya often incorporates music in her work, combining aspects of her Russian roots with her American identity.

Creating alternate/surreal realities in a wide range of media, including paintings, animations, mechanical dolls, and installations, Lanina explores cultural identity and sexuality through images of perverse yet innocent creatures. She draws her inspiration from found images and various materials, which she turns into absurd and uncanny creations.