Lyz Parayzo is a Brazilian sculptor and researcher who also works with performance, jewelry, and audiovisual. Her autobiographical work seeks to create a public debate about her transfeminine identity, gender violence, and LGBTphobia. She holds a BA in Performing Arts from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), a BA in Visual Arts from the School of Visual Arts at Parque Lage, and an MA from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Her sculptures are in the collections of the Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR), Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Casa de Cultura da América Latina (UNB) and Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC).