Leia Tyebjee
Leia Tyebjee is an arts administrator and visual artist based in New York and Mumbai. Leia works with emerging artists whose work pushes boundaries and imaginaries across different mediums. Leia holds a Bachelor of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College, NY, and an MA from Columbia University, NY.
Leia works with portrait-style photography, heavily emphasizing landscape. With a special interest in collaborative work, Leia’s goal is to communicate both with the viewer and the subjects. The photographs are usually Black and White 35MM film. Leia works with analog photography because it exhibits the raw side of photography, telling a story through its simplicity.Leia is also a co-founder of Pylot Studios.
Pylot is a dynamic, artist-driven organization with roots in both New York and Mumbai, committed to producing unanticipated art experiences.
At Pylot, we believe in the power of shaping culture through curation, collaboration, and creativity. Our mission is to empower artists through a diverse range of programming, including curated exhibitions, thought-provoking lectures, and engaging panel discussions.
Pylot creates unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, growth, and creative innovation. We do this through dynamic storytelling, colorful design, and a genuine interest in cultivating community - in an effort to reevaluate our relationship to art, ourselves, and the world around us.