Marcus Lyon

Marcus Lyon (b. 1965) is a British artist.
He has created extensive bodies of work around dance, disability sport, science and development. The early 21st century saw his work move from the micro to the macro with the formation of the large scale BRIC, EXODUS, TIMEOUT FUEL series: explorations of the modern world and our global mass behaviours. In recent years, he has undertaken significant collaborative commissions, most notably his RAMBERT, OPTOGENOME as well as his HUMAN ATLAS series, SOMOS BRASIL, WE:DEUTSCHLAND and I.DETROIT.
Outside the art world, Lyon is a determined social entrepreneur and an active public speaker on both photography and development. A TEDx speaker, he currently serves on the boards of Somerset House and Leaders’ Quest and is a Founder Ambassador for Home-Start UK, Photovoice, Blesma and The Consortium for Street Children. Lyon lives between central London and São Paulo with his wife Bel and their children Florence (b. 2010) and Arthur (b. 2012).