Tyrus Cobb Lytton III
620 Peachtree ST. NE #912
Atlanta, GA 30308
267-650-9163
art@tyruslytton.com
www.tyruslytton.com


Education

MFA Candidate Painting Savannah College of Art and Design

BFA Painting Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia
(Presidential Scholar)


Professional Experience

2011 Materials Consultant, Artist and Craftsman, Philadelphia, PA

2010-2011 Art Handler, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2008-2010 Supervisor, Pearl Art and Craft, Philadelphia, PA

2005-2008 Manager, Loft Art Supplies, Athens, GA

2001-2005 Manager, Exceptional Restaurant Company, Athens, GA

1998-2001 Lab Technician, United States Forestry Service, Athens, GA

1994-1998 Manager, Taco Bell/Pepsi Co., Lilburn, GA

Awards/Honors

2011 Artistic Merit Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design

2008 Full Fellowship Award, Vermont Studio Center

2006 Presidential Scholar, University of Georgia

2005 Presidential Scholar, University of Georgia

2004 Presidential Scholar, University of Georgia

Solo Exhibitions

2009
Absent Minded Examiner, Peachtree Branch of the Atlanta-Fulton County Library, Atlanta Georgia; Athens-Clarke County Library, Athens GA

2007
36 Views of MT. Fuji, Espresso Royal Café, Athens, GA

Occupational Interferences, Espresso Royal Café, Athens, GA

2005
New Works by Tyrus Lytton, Five Star Day, Athens, GA

2004
New Works by Tyrus Lytton, Nuci Space, Athens, GA



Group Exhibitions

2012
S/U/B/S/T/R/A/T/A, Linda Matney Fine Art Gallery, Williamsburg, VA

2011
Child Ballad Show, UnionDocs, Brooklyn, NY

Summer Show, Rodger Lapelle Galleries, Philadelphia, PA

Postcolonials, Linda Matney Fine Art Gallery, Williamsburg, VA

Just Neighbors, Project Space 240 Church, Philadelphia, PA

2010
Child Ballad Show, G-Spot Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

Your Swimming Brain, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

National Cell Phone Show, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA

2009
The Gallery at Diamond Cove, Diamond Cove, ME

2008
Valentine Show, Flicker Theatre and Bar, Athens, GA

2007
ATHICA Emerges - Tyrus Lytton and Anthony Wislar
Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA

2006
Group Show, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Group Show, Evolution Salon, Athens, GA

Away-I-oh!, Updown Gallery, Athens, GA

2005
4th Annual Pinup Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA

30th Annual Juried Show, Juried by Benny Andrews, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA

Domain of Neptunus Rex, Updown Gallery, Athens, GA

Katrina Relief Art Auction, Updown Gallery, Athens, GA

2004
3rd Annual Pinup Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA

2003
Looking From the Inside, Courtyard Gallery, Athens, GA

2002
Fugitive Figures, Courtyard Gallery, Athens, GA

1997
Piedmont Art Festival, Atlanta, GA

Publications
2012
Virginia Living, March, 2012

2010
“Crawl Space” Possible Press, Vol.1 No.3

2007
“Elvis Casts a Spell”, Beth Sale, Flagpole Vol.21 No.27

2006
“Doors and Windows Open”, Beth Sale, Flagpole Vol.20 No.51

Cover Art, Flagpole Vol.20 No.3

2005

Art Notes, Beth Sale, Flagpole Vol.19 No.37
Art Notes, Beth Sale, Flagpole Vol.19 No. 33
Art Notes, Beth Sale, Flagpole Vol.19 No. 13

RecordingsWay Down in Dixie: Sea Chanteys with Around the Globe Sea Chantey Singers
Produced by Art Rosenbaum