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Nayla Romanos Iliya is a Lebanese architect and artist. Her formative years in a war-torn country, together with cross-cultural experiences in Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Dubai, have shaped her artistic journey. She worked in architecture and interior design before fully dedicating herself to sculpture in 2011. Her artistic practice explores themes of identity and social concern, merging critical subjects with a singular aesthetic, poetic yet powerful. Influenced by her architectural background, Romanos Iliya is equally at ease working on radically different scales, from monumental public art to intimate series. Her sculptures are found in private collections worldwide, as well as in public institutions including the Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris), the American University of Beirut Museum, the Bagri Foundation, and will soon join the collection of the British Museum. She currently lives between London and Beirut.