born in Ningbo, China

graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Wake Forest University
studied theatre and art history

M.F.A. set design candidate at David Geffen School of Drama at Yale

set design / exhibition design / 
exhibition coordination / photography

silinchen.design@gmail.com
de.silin



upcoming /
2025/2



2025/3
The Seagull
directed by Sammy Zeisel
Quinnipiac University Theatre Arts Center, Hamden, CT

The Inspector
newly adapted and directed by Yura Kordonsky
Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT



selected design credits:
set design
2024




2023



2020



2019



2018
Cactus Queen
*Carlotta Festival 2024
dir. Bobbin Ramsey
Iseman Theater, New Haven, CT

Uncle Vanya
dir. Sammy Zeisel
Iseman Theater, New Haven, CT

Ever in the Glades
dir. Brittni Shambaugh Addison
Tedford Stage, Winston-Salem, NC

How I Learned to Drive
dir. Brook Davis
Ring Theatre, Winston-Salem, NC

Us/Them
dir. Whitaker Gannon
Ring Theatre, Winston-Salem, NC



exhibition design
2024



2022
Violent West Lake - Is “Shan Shui” Useful Today? —— Curate • Act, Term VI
curated and presented by _ao_ao_ing ensemble
PARC, Hangzhou, China

Building and Dreaming
curated by Francesco Bonami, Wu Tian, Stefano Collicelli Cagol, Sun Man
BY ART MATTERS, Hangzhou, China