LYT Studio
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About
| First name | Lili Yas |
| Last Name | Tayefi |
| Username | Lili |
| Studio Name | LYT Studio |
| City | Calgary |
| Country | Canada |
| Biography | Lili Yas Tayefi is an Iranian-Canadian designer, educator, and interdisciplinary artist whose abstract sculptures unearth an intuitive process reflecting her inner emotional and spiritual journey, often exploring themes of femme advocacy, healing, and self-empowerment. With extensive experience in handcraft and a background in local, biodegradable material science, Lili’s practice, LYT Studio, honours 'feel first' and precision-led philosophies, revealing how they intersect. Her practice incorporates contemporary ceramic sculpture and clay 3D printing, alongside filmmaking, painting, and printmaking. Embedded with duality, Lili's works invite an exploration of identity, intersectional feminism, and the reclamation of her culture. Over the past 15 years, she has coordinated and curated group exhibitions, and exhibited internationally at notable galleries and museums, including Museo d'Historia de Barcelona, Arts Santa Monica, Contemporary Calgary, the Museum of Contemporary Art Calgary, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, and Caroun Gallery, among others. |
Education
| School / Course | Postgraduate in 3D Printing in Architecture, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia |
| Graduated | 2017 |
| School / Course | Master in Advanced Architecture, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia |
| Graduated | 2016 |
| School / Course | Bachelor of Fine Art, Minor in Environmental Design Architecture, University of Calgary |
| Graduated | 2014 |
Solo Shows
| Show Name | Elemental Alchemy |
Group Shows
| Show Name | Year of the Dragon, Exhibitor, Chinatown, Calgary |
| Date | 2024 |
| Show Name | YES Show, Instructor Exhibiting Student's 3D Printed Works, City Building Design Lab, School of Architecture |
| Date | 2024 |
| Show Name | In This Moment, Exhibitor, Contemporary Calgary Gallery |
| Date | 2022 |
| Show Name | Block Week Exhibition, Instructor Exhibiting Student's 3D Printed Works, City Building Design Lab, School of Architecture |
| Date | 2022 |
| Show Name | Auto-Matic, Exhibitor, Content & Publication, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona |
| Date | 2018 |
| Show Name | Living (in) Future Cities, Coordinator & Exhibitor, Museu d’Historia de Barcelona |
| Date | 2017 |
| Show Name | Scripts, Assistant Director, Casa Elizalde, Barcelona |
| Date | 2016 |
| Show Name | Digital Matter, Exhibitor, Corretger 5, Barcelona |
| Date | 2016 |
| Show Name | Traces, Exhibitor & Publicatio, Real Círculo Artístico de Barcelona |
| Date | 2015 |
| Show Name | PUSH, Exhibitor, Museum of Contemporary Art, Calgary AB |
| Date | 2014 |
| Show Name | Small Frame Show Auction, Exhibitor, University of Calgary |
| Date | 2014 |
| Show Name | PUSH, Coordinator & Exhibitor, Museum of Contemporary Art, Calgary |
| Date | 2013 |
| Show Name | Connections, Senior Studio Exhibition, Exhibitor, Wunder Gallery, University of Calgary |
| Date | 2013 |
| Show Name | 9th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, Competition Winning Exhibitor, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norton CT |
| Date | 2013 |
| Show Name | Post-Miniature Exhibition, Exhibitor, Little Gallery, University of Calgary |
| Date | 2013 |
| Show Name | Small Frame Show Auction, Exhibitor, University of Calgary |
| Date | 2013 |
| Show Name | Recent Works, Third & Fourth Year Printmaking Students, Exhibitor, The Little Gallery, Calgary |
| Date | 2013 |
| Show Name | Cenera Emerging Canadian Artists Program (ECAP), Exhibitor, The Ranchman’s Club, Calgary |
| Date | 2013 |
| Show Name | Natural Light, Groppes Gallery, Exhibitor, Vancouver |
| Date | 2012 |
| Show Name | Third Year Selected Student Show, Exhibitor, The Alma Mater Society Art Gallery, Vancouver |
| Date | 2012 |
| Show Name | North Shore Art Crawl 2012, Exhibitor, Caroun Art Gallery, North Vancouver |
| Date | 2012 |
| Show Name | Photography Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Exhibitor, North Vancouver |
| Date | 2012 |
| Show Name | Third Year BFA Exhibition, Exhibitor, AHVA Koerner Library Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver |
| Date | 2012 |
| Show Name | Cenera Emerging Canadian Artists Program (ECAP), Exhibitor, The Ranchman’s Club, Calgary |
| Date | 2012 |
| Show Name | 5th CPC Annual Photography Competition/Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver |
| Date | 2011 |
| Show Name | City of Calgary Young Artists, Winning Exhibitor, Wildwood Community Center, Calgary |
| Date | 2000 |
Awards & Nominations
| Award name | Canada Council for the Arts, Concept to Realization |
| Year | 2024 |
| Award name | Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Film & Video |
| Year | 2024 |
| Award name | Calgary Arts Development, Artist in Residence (Brookfield Properties) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Award name | Calgary Arts Development, Rise Up |
| Year | 2023 |
| Award name | Calgary Arts Development, Independent Artist Grant |
| Year | 2022 |
| Award name | Calgary Arts Development, Artist Development Microgrant |
| Year | 2021 |
| Award name | Canada Council, Explore and Create |
| Year | 2021 |
| Award name | Calgary Arts Development, Independent Artist Grant |
| Year | 2020 |
| Award name | Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Postgraduate Full Scholarship |
| Year | 2016 |
| Award name | University of Calgary, Dean’s list of honors students |
| Year | 2013 |
| Award name | University of Calgary, Jason Laing Scholarship |
| Year | 2013 |
| Award name | University of Calgary, Dean’s list of honors students |
| Year | 2012 |
| Award name | University of Calgary, Jason Laing Scholarship |
| Year | 2011 |
| Award name | University of Calgary, Alexander Rutherford Scholarship |
| Year | 2010 |
| Award name | Westmount Charter School, Honorable Mention in the Arts |
| Year | 2010 |
| Award name | City of Calgary, Young Artists Awards |
| Year | 2000 |
Jobs & Positions
| Company / Organisation | Founder, LYT Studio |
| From year | 2020 |
| Company / Organisation | Pilot Artist in Residence, Brookfield Properties, Calgary |
| From year | 2024 |
| To year | 2023 |
| Company / Organisation | Coordinator, 3D Printing in Architecture Post Graduate (3dpa), Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona |
| From year | 2021 |
| To year | 2022 |
| Company / Organisation | Sessional Instructor, School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape, University of Calgary |
| From year | 2022 |
| To year | 2024 |
| Company / Organisation | Sessional Instructor & Co-Founding Faculty, Bachelor of Design in City Innovation, University of Calgary |
| From year | 2023 |
| To year | 2023 |
| Company / Organisation | Sessional Instructor, Object Design & Fabrication, Alberta University of Art & Design |
| From year | 2022 |
| To year | 2025 |
| Company / Organisation | Creative Direction & Business Development, MT Arch |
| From year | 2015 |
| To year | 2020 |
| Company / Organisation | Events and Exhibition Design & Coordination, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia |
| From year | 2018 |
| To year | 2017 |
| Company / Organisation | Direction & Curatorial Assistance, Appareil |
| From year | 2018 |
| To year | 2017 |
| Company / Organisation | Material Innovation Collab, La Maquina, Noumena |
| From year | 2021 |
| Company / Organisation | Research & Design Intern Community Based Rehabillitation, Students for Development Internship, Sandema, Ghana |
| From year | 2014 |
| To year | 2014 |
| Company / Organisation | Co-Founder, Director of Design & Innovation A Little Happiness Foundation Non-Profit, Agra, India |
| From year | 2014 |
Press & Publications
| Publication | Top 40 Under 40 |
| Link | http://www.avenuecalgary.com/top-40-under-40/2024/lili-yas-tayefi |
| Publication | ArchDaily: TOVA, Spain's First 3D Printed House |
| Link | http://www.archdaily.com/988078/prototype-tova-posgrado-3d-printing-architecture-iaac |
| Publication | RuMoer 78 Earth |
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| Publication | Programming Material Intelligence |
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| Publication | C-Heads Magazine Feature: Textures of the Earth |
| Link | http://www.c-heads.com/2023/06/01/textures-of-the-earth-the-story-of-lili-yas-tayefi |
| Publication | CADA Impact Report: Artist Stories |
| Link | calgaryartsdevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CAD_Report_2020_Final-1.pdf |
| Publication | Galleries West: Elemental Alchemy by Lili Yas Tayefi, Artist in Residence at Brookfield Properties |
| Link | http://www.gallerieswest.ca/news/lili-yas-tayefi-unveils-new-brookfield-project-in-calgary |
| Publication | Terraperforma, 3D Printed Earth |
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| Publication | Automated Drawing Machines |
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