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
production photography

silinchen.design@gmail.com
de.silin




upcoming /
2025
Mar.



2025
Apr.
The Inspector
by Nikolai Gogol
newly adapted and directed by Yura Kordonsky
Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT

Veremonda
opera by Francesco Cavalli | Yale Baroque Opera Project
directed by Toni Dorfman
University Theatre, New Haven, CT



selected design credits:
set design
2025




2025




2024





2023




2020




2019




2018
The Seagull
play by Anton Chekhov
dir. Sammy Zeisel
Quinnipiac University Theatre Arts Center, Hamden, CT

Grandmother/Bathtub
play by Brian Dang
dir. Sarah Machiko Haber
Yale Cabaret, New Haven, CT

Cactus Queen
*Carlotta Festival 2024
play by Doug Robinson
dir. Bobbin Ramsey
Iseman Theater, New Haven, CT

Uncle Vanya
play by Anton Chekhov
dir. Sammy Zeisel
Iseman Theater, New Haven, CT

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

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

Us/Them
play by Carly Wijs
dir. Whitaker Gannon
Ring Theatre, Winston-Salem, NC




exhibition design
2024



2022
Violent West Lake - Is “Shan Shui” Useful Today?
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