Born in Massachusetts, USA, Lillian Delevoryas received a BA in Fine and Graphic Arts in New York City. She also studied woodblock printing and calligraphy in Japan and travelled throughout Southeast Asia as well as in India, Greece and Paris. She has received various art awards and public commissions, and held solo shows in the USA and Britain and at group shows worldwide. She has lectured on watercolour and Design at colleges of art in Britain and published articles in reviews and magazines, both in the USA and Britain.