Artist CV

Much of my work looks at the attempt to translate our myriad life experiences into easily-digestible data to drive the huge and constant technological revolution that has dominated our lives. Like the tech behemoths, my artworks often collect data from their visitors, as they interact with them.
I have a parallel career, working with live performances, especially with music, and this has led to a fascination with the particular psychological language of working with audiences and large crowds.

Marcus Lyall (b.1971, UK)
Lives and works in London, UK

Education:
1993:  Central St Martins College of Art: BA (Hons) Graphic Design & Audio-Visual Studies
1990:  Camberwell College of Art: Art Foundation

Exhibitions and Installations:

2024: ‘Music: Response’: Casa Batllo, Barcelona, Spain (as Smith & Lyall)
2023: ‘Scream The House Down: Bristol for Bristol Light Festival
2023: ‘Brain)s)’ Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Madrid
2020: Presence (installation): Silvertown Way, London, UK
2020: Scream The House Down (installation): Southwark St, London, UK
2020: Electronic: The Design Museum, London, UK (as Smith & Lyall)
2020: Test Subject (solo exhibition): New Art Projects. London, UK
2019: In A Heartbeat (installation): Uncommon Liverpool St, London, UK
2019:  Portrait of Jeremy Bentham (installation): University College London, UK
2018:  Bluedot Festival: Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, UK
2018:  LCN Group show: Space Studios, London, UK
2018:  Leeds Light Night: Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, UK
2018:  Canary Wharf Winter Lights: London, UK
2017:  Canary Wharf Winter Lights: London, UK
2016:  What Design Can Do: Amsterdam, Holland
2016:  Merge Festival, Bankside: London, UK
2015:  Merge Festival, Bankside: London, UK
2013:  Merge Festival, Bankside: London, UK
2010:  Pitch Control: Waterman’s Arts Centre London, UK
2009:  Takeaway Festival: The Science Museum, London, UK
2008:  Beck’s Fusions: Castlefield Arena, Manchester, UK
2006: Under The Radar: FACT Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2006: Under The Radar: ICA Gallery, London, UK
2005: International Festival of Live Art, Glasgow, UK
2004: Seoul International Media Arts Biennale, Seoul Museum of Modern Art, Korea
2004: Gravity: Multimedia Arts Asia Pacific, Singapore Museum of Art, Singapore
2004: ‘I Thought I Knew But I Was Wrong’: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
2004: ‘I Thought I Knew But I Was Wrong’: Ssamzie Space, Seoul
2004: ‘I Thought I Knew But I Was Wrong’: Millennium Monument, Beijing
2004: Australian Culture Now, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
2004: Experimenta’s House of Tomorrow: Artspace, Adelaide Festival Centre
2004: Experimenta’s House of Tomorrow: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
2004: Experimenta’s House of Tomorrow: Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
2003: Experimenta’s House of Tomorrow: BlackBox Gallery, Melbourne

Collections:
2006: Lehigh University, Fairchild Library, Bethlehem, PA, USA
2005:  Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne, Australia

Screenings:
2008:  Musee Des Metallos: Paris, France
2007: Festival Nemo: Paris, France
2006:  City Library Projections Program: City Library, Melbourne, Australia
2005: ‘Digital Projections’ Resfest:  ACMI, Melbourne, Australia
2005:  Mensomadaire: Canal Plus, France
2003:  Car Go Culture: Cinemas in Victoria, Australia

Commissions
2020:  ‘Presence’ (installation) for Royal Docks Team
2020: ‘Got To Keep On’ (installation) for The Design Museum (as Smith & Lyall)
2019:  ‘In A Heartbeat’ (installation) for Uncommon Liverpool St
2019:  ‘Portrait of Jeremy Bentham’ for UCL Culture
2018:  ‘Megastructure’ for BlueDot Festival
2018:  ‘Pulling Out All The Stops’ (installation) for Leeds Light Night
2018:  ‘On Your Wavelength’ (installation) for Canary Wharf Group
2017:  ‘On Your Wavelength’ (installation) for Canary Wharf Group
2016:  ‘Drive Dead Slow (installation)  for Merge Festival
2015:  ‘On Your Wavelength’ (installation) for Merge Festival
2013:  ‘House Of Pain’ for Merge Festival
2009: Takeaway Festival: The Science Museum, London, UK
2008:  Beck’s ‘Fusions’: Castlefield Arena, Manchester, UK
2003:  Car Go Culture: TAC Victoria

Lectures \ Presentations \ Talks
2020:  Chelsea School Of Art, London, UK
2019:  Pentagram Design, London, UK
2019:  Hawkins Brown Architects CPD, London, UK
2019:  Trimarchi Design Conference, Mar Del Plata, Argentina
2018:  What Design Can Do: Mexico City, Mexico
2017:  International Association of Lighting Designers, London, UK
2016:  What Design Can Do: Amsterdam, Holland
2009:  Central St Martins School of Art, London, UK
2004:  Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia

Awards and Grants
2020: Royal Docks ‘Join The Docks’ Festival
2019: British Council Grant for Trimarchi Design Conference
2015: First Prize, Creative Innovation, International Laser Display Association
2006: Australian Film Commission Digital Media Grant