Whitney Lynn is an artist whose work considers the past’s influence on the present and the role of images in the construction of power, illusion, myth, and desire.
Working in and between sculpture, video, performance, drawing, sound, and installation, Lynn has staged projects at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the de Young Museum; screened videos at the Listasafn Árnesinga Art Museum, Armory Center for the Arts, and El Espacio 23; and created public art for the San Diego International Airport, the Reno City Hall lobby, alongside the Burke-Gilman trail in Seattle, and on bus benches across Miami.
Lynn is currently an Artist Fellow with Black Cube, and previously an artist-in-residence at The Neon Museum, Internet Archive, de Young Museum, and Jack Straw Cultural Center. Her work has been supported by the VIA Art Fund, Mellon Foundation, and Royalty Research Fund and featured internationally in outlets such as the San Francsico Chronicle, The Denver Post, Las Vegas Review-Journal, BOMB Magazine, and TRT World.
Born on a military base in Arizona, Lynn attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, received a BFA in Sculpture + Extended from Virginia Commonwealth University, and MFA in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an Associate Professor in Photo/Media + New Genres at the University of Washington.
Working in and between sculpture, video, performance, drawing, sound, and installation, Lynn has staged projects at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the de Young Museum; screened videos at the Listasafn Árnesinga Art Museum, Armory Center for the Arts, and El Espacio 23; and created public art for the San Diego International Airport, the Reno City Hall lobby, alongside the Burke-Gilman trail in Seattle, and on bus benches across Miami.
Lynn is currently an Artist Fellow with Black Cube, and previously an artist-in-residence at The Neon Museum, Internet Archive, de Young Museum, and Jack Straw Cultural Center. Her work has been supported by the VIA Art Fund, Mellon Foundation, and Royalty Research Fund and featured internationally in outlets such as the San Francsico Chronicle, The Denver Post, Las Vegas Review-Journal, BOMB Magazine, and TRT World.
Born on a military base in Arizona, Lynn attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, received a BFA in Sculpture + Extended from Virginia Commonwealth University, and MFA in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an Associate Professor in Photo/Media + New Genres at the University of Washington.
CONTACT: whitneylynnstudio AT gmail DOT com
Upcoming:
Multiples and Editions
Available through Open Editions, Auxiliary Projects, and Catharine Clark Gallery
Selected Press
SELECTED REVIEWS, FEATURESHall W. Rockefeller, “Women of the Pacific Northwest: Whitney Lynn,” less than half
Kim Beil, “An Act of Gathering: Whitney Lynn Interviewed by Kim Beil: A public artwork layers history and language,” BOMB
Brangien Davis, “ArtSEA...new installations at the University of Washington’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery...,” PBS Crosscut
Charles Desmarais, "Whitney Lynn’s ‘Sirens’ Enchant at Bass & Reiner, San Francisco Chronicle
Kristen Peterson, “Biblical Temptresses In Neon: San Francisco-Based Whitney Lynn Looks At Las Vegas In The Larger Context Of Time,” Las Vegas Weekly
Sarah Corsa, “Artist explores ‘industry of fantasy’ in Las Vegas,” Las Vegas Review-Journal
SELECTED INTERVIEWS
Fred Wasser, “Las Vegas: Glass Half Full Or Half Empty?,” KNPR RADIO
Elif Bereketli, Interview, TRT World, (Turkish News Broadcast)
Carlos Nieto, “Whitney Lynn and Till the Teeth New Media Gallery Podcast,” New Media Gallery Podcast
Internet Archive Artist in Residence feature
SELECTED REVIEWS AND FEATURES: CURATORIAL PROJECTS
Kimberly Chun, “‘Mistaken Impressions’ explores the inspiration of trash,” SF Chronicle
Charles Demarais, “Make no mistake, catch latest Root Division exhibit,” SF Chronicle
Recent Fellowships & Awards
VIA Art Fund Production Grant,Black Cube Artist Fellow, Royalty Research Fund (RRF) Scholar, Mellon Faculty Fellowship, Hermine Pruzan Faculty Fellowship
Residencies
The Neon Museum, Las Vegas; de Young Museum; Internet Archive; Jack Straw New Media Residency; LightSource SF
Teaching
Current: Associate Professor, University of Washington, SeattlePast: Stanford University, UC Berkeley, University of San Francisco, Sonoma State University, University of the Pacific, et al.