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