Over the last decade, Lyall's work has been exhibited in more than one hundred solo and juried group shows and recognized with twenty awards including The George Hitchcock Prize from the National Academy Museum, New York. In the Bay Area, she has exhibited with Cecile Moochnek, Michelle Bello, The Gardener, and Barbara Anderson Gallery.
Her writing has been a “Finalist” in writing contests by both Glimmer Train Press and The Briar Cliff Review, and was awarded an Honorable Mention by New Millennium Writings. Her haiku have been published in the San Francisco Bay Guardian; her poetry and book art have been in distinguished exhibitions such as Conceptually Bound, Artist Bound Books; and her book art was selected for a segment in PBS documentary Not In Our Town.
Prior to moving to San Francisco, Lyall spent six years in Florence, Italy. She was deeply influenced by Giotto and early Renaissance painters, by the simple beauty of the Tuscan landscape, and by the quality of Italian life. With her Florentine husband and two children, she continues to spend time each year painting and writing in Tuscany.