Alake Shilling (b. 1993, Los Angeles, CA) is a painter and sculptor based in Los Angeles who creates characters stemming from the artist’s childhood obsession with Lisa Frank and the aesthetic of after-school craft, making the viewer become what she calls “an accessory of comfort.” Shilling takes additional influence from the natural world, collecting images of flowers, many of which are translated into her own visual vocabulary.

Solo exhibitions include OUTBURST, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA (2024); A Bug’s Life, Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles, CA (2023); and Monsoon Lagoon, 356 Mission, Los Angeles, CA (2018). Group exhibitions include Made in L.A. Biennial, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA (2025, upcoming); Funk You Too!, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY (2023); Gumbo, Anthony Gallery, Chicago, IL (2023); Clay Pop, curated by Alia Williams, Jeffrey Deitch, New York, NY (2021); Hot Concrete: LA Arrangement, Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, NY (2021); Punch, curated by Nina Chanel Abney, Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles, CA (2019); Fantasia, Steve Turner, Los Angeles, CA (2019); Group Shoe, organized by Mario Ayala, in lieu, Los Angeles, CA (2019); New Acquisitions, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL (2018); My Most Striking Feature is My Fist, Karma International, Los Angeles, CA (2018). Her work has been featured in Amadeus, Artforum, Artnet News, Artsy, Blouin Artinfo, British Vogue, Editorial Magazine, Elephant Magazine, High Snobiety, The Los Angeles Times, Office Magazine, Time Out, The Visualist, amongst others.

Shilling attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago followed by Los Angeles City College. Her work is included in the collections of the Hammer Museum and The Rubel Family Collection.