V&A Upstart Festival 2024

I was beyond honoured to be invited to speak at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Gorny lecture theatre for their annual youth festival, Upstart!

There, I discussed my evolution as an artist and spread wise words as part of a panel with Grrrl Zine Fair’s Lu Williams and graphic designer Rosie Wellman. Not to mention, I got to hard-launch babes in front of many young creatives – a naturally babe-filled audience!

Lylani, a non-binary White femme with a thick build, wearing the biggest blonde wig ever and a pink satin playsuit, points to her name on the poster for the V&A's 2024 Upstart festival
Lylani on the V&A stage, with her personal logo on the screen

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TikTok Joyriders logo on a light-up plaque
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Text in pink: The AIDS Plays Project. Follow @ The Aids Plays Project to find out more.
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The AIDS Plays Project

Multiple screenshots of Lylani's written work for Creative Lives in Progress alongside the logo
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Creative Lives in Progress

Images of 20 drag and performance artists, including Crystal from Rupaul's Drag Race, all shot behind a hot pink background.
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A photomanipulation of SafeOnly founder Dani Singer holding Charity Shop Sue on a night out
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A wall of the Space Between exhibition hosted by the University of the Arts London's student union. The wall includes a moody painting, an illustration montage and screenprinting of world foods.
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Guinness 0.0 (D&AD Shift)

Ride the Penguin Line. Stops at Mornington Not-Present, Reading, Chillton and Anywhere You Can Imagine. Does not stop at Tiktoxford Circus, Elephant and Ruined Appetite, Euston We Have A Problem or Wakeupstow. Penguins for London: Make your journey matter.
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Penguin Random House (D&AD Shift)

A screenshot from the It's Nice That website: "Raining on Rain Man: why and how autistic people can be creative Autistic people don’t just like trains and maths – they can be creative too. Lylani Devorah asks fellow autistic creatives to dispel the myths of being autistic in the arts and discuss the challenges of being a logical thinker in an imaginative industry."
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A young couple sing along to early-2010s music at a Tumblr themed party
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Lylani on the V&A stage, with her personal logo on the screen
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V&A Upstart Festival Panel