Lily Warren grew up in the Murray Hill section of Manhattan, but her family has kept a summer home in the Woodstock area for over eighty years. She has an extensive background in the arts. As a child, she performed at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fischer Hall, Catskill and Florida resorts. She studied at NYC’s Turtle Bay music school, the Mannes School of Music and the School of American Ballet. Lily played "Clara" in the New York City Ballet’s "Nutcracker" for over 40 performances. She performed with the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus and at Connecticut’s Goodspeed Opera House. Her favorite early credits would include her many appearances on Saturday Night Live.

As an adult, Lily had a re-occurring day role on As the World Turns as "Miranda"; she’s also appeared on Law and Order as "Valerie". Lily’s a member of Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. She holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies and an MA in Creative Writing. While studying for her Masters at the City University of New York, Queens College, she directed three off-Broadway plays. During this time, Lily began writing poetry and is currently compiling her work for her first book. Other writing credits include Lily’s Leisure Line–her weekly column for the Ulster County Townsman.

Opening Woodstock’s Willow Art Gallery has been a dream come true for Lily. After graduating from high school, Professional Children’s School in 1992, Lily studied sculpture at the Arts Students League. She later studied at The New School for Social Research and the State University of New York at Oneonta. She’s been exhibited in various locations around The Hudson Valley, including The Arts Upstairs Gallery, Inspired! Gallery and Bookstore, Bruno’s, Artemis, The Acapulco Grill, The Woodstock Therapy Center, Woodstock’s Walk-In Doctor’s Office, The Arts Society of Kingston and Back Stage Studio Productions. Willow Art Gallery has been not only a gallery for Lily’s friends and family to exhibit their work, but a haven for local Woodstock artists and musicians. She is a member of the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce, the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Woodstock Guild, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock Arts Consortium and the Woodstock Poetry Society.