b. Williams Air Force Base, AZ
Lives and works between Miami and Seattle

EDUCATION

2007 MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, New Genres
2004 BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Sculpture + Extended Media
1998–99 San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Music Performance

SOLO EXHIBITIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS

2023 Time Kills, Jack Straw New Media Gallery, Seattle, WA (upcoming)
2022 Before the Wax Melts, UNTITLED Art: Monuments, Miami Beach, FL (upcoming)
2020 The Siren, Catharine Clark Gallery, Media Room, San Francisco, CA
2021 Point of View, bus bench billboard series, Miami, FL (public art)
2021 Wine-Dark See, Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle, WA (public art)
2019 Sirens, Silencers, Mufflers and Mutes, Bass & Reiner Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 Objectos Imposibles, collaboration with Tony Labat, Estudio 8, Havana, Cuba
2018 Not Seeing is a Flower, San Diego International Airport, San Diego, CA (public art)
2017 Tools and Implements, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2017 After The Fall , Bass & Reiner Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 A Matter of Perspective, The Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV
2016 Sirens, Auxiliary Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Searching for Diogenes, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2014 You Get What You Get, Sediment Arts, Richmond, VA
2014 Survival Training Workshop, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2014 Brats, series of installations on decommissioned military sites, SF Bay Area, CA
2012 Involuntary Sculptures, Steven Wolf Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
2012 Timing is Everything, City Hall Lobby, Reno, NV (public art)
2010 Doug (Event Recorders), Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS

2022 FOTOGRAFÍA EN MOVIMIENTO, El Espacio 23, Miami, FL
2022 20-Year Anniversary, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2021 Three Turns Miami, UNTITLED Art: Special Projects, Miami Beach, FL
2021 Spirit of Disruption, Walter & McBean Galleries, San Francisco, CA
2020 Invincible Summer, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
2020 Remote Access, Catharine Clark Gallery (online video screening)
2020 From the Tower: Transmission, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2019 Bahía a Bahía, Centro Bahía, Rega, Cuba (two person exhibition)
2019 Internet Archive Residency Exhibition, Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco, CA
2018 Dressed, Paul Robeson Gallery, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
2018 Neon AIR: Radiant Residents, Nevada Humanities Program Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2018 Feel and Rhythms, White Columns Online
2018 Figure of Speech, San Diego International Airport, San Diego, CA
2018 Shhh..., Arts + Literature Lab, Madison, WI
2017 Detritus, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
2017 The Art Book Show, Bass & Reiner, San Francisco, CA
2016 Mediated: An Urban Projection Event, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
2016 Not Alone, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 Greeks for Greece, Figure One Gallery, Champaigne, IL
2016 Bizarre Bazaar, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015 Play Grounds, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
2015 Front Yard/Backstreet, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
2015 Ephemeral Objects, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
2015 The Gold Standard, VCU Depot Gallery, Richmond, VA
2014 Prep School, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2014 5 Year Anniversary, Ever Gold Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 The Long Conversation, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2013 The Temporary Institute of Emancipated Objects, RMCAD Philip J. Steele Gallery, Denver, CO
2013 See You Next Tuesday, Portland State University, Portland, OR
2013 Device, CES Contemporary, Laguna Beach, CA
2012 Here, There and Elsewhere: Assembling Communites, SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
2012 De-Mobbing, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
2012 Strange Loop, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
2011 Transient, Corcoran Gallery of Art/College of Art + Design, Washington, DC
2011 Negative Space, Steven Wolf Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
2011 Zombie-Proof House, di Rosa, Napa, CA, curated by Robert Wuilfe
2011 Apocalypse Party, SPAD, Oakland, CA (di Rosa satellite video exhibition)
2011 God Only Knows Who the Audience Is, Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, SF, CA
2010 Teen Age: You Just Don’t Understand, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 Golden State, RVCA/VASF Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 Print Summit: Survey of Contemporary Printmaking, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2009 Bellwether, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2009 Z-axis, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA
2009 Pulse, (Patricia Sweetow Gallery), Miami, FL
2009 Midnight Snacks, No Globe, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Mystery Ball, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
2008 Make Do, Hatch Gallery, Oakland, CA
2008 The Sky is Falling, Spur Projects, Portola Valley, CA
2008 Shape, LoBot Gallery, Oakland, CA, curated by Ross Campbell
2007 The Art of Craft/The Craft of Art, CCA Irwin Center, Oakland, CA
2007 The Gun Show, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2007 Vernissage, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2006 Terror?, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2006 Studio Visit, Exit Art, New York, NY
2006 Security, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 The Presidency, Exit Art, New York, NY
2004 On Message: Art for our Time, Plant Zero, Richmond, VA
2004 Pulse 2004, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA

SELECTED CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2021 PSA Miami, bus bench billboard series, Miami, FL
2017 Deceptive Actions, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2016 Mistaken Impressions, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015 Rummage, Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 site_specific, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2009 Retractions, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2008 Decoy, LoBot Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004 Fluff My Pillow, Inns of Virginia, Richmond, VA (with Diane Derr and Ryan Mulligan)

SELECTED PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS/WORKSHOPS

2017 Decoy Collection, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2013 The Attempt (Sno-Kone Quinzee) Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, CO
2013 El Porvenir/What’s to Come, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2013 Brats (Formation) Response, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
2012 Position 1 (Sitting Pretty), Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
2008 Public Interventions, Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA

RESIDENCIES

2023 Artist-in-Residence, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA (upcoming)
2019 Artist-in-Residence, Internet Archive, San Francisco, CA
2019 One Roll Residency, LightSource SF, San Francisco, CA
2017 Artist-in-Residence, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2016 National Artist-in-Residence, The Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV

AWARDS

2022 Arts Faculty Fellow, University of Washington
2021 Mellon Faculty Fellowship, Mellon Foundation/University of Washington
2021-25 Hermine Pruzan Faculty Fellowship, UW School of Art + Art History + Design
2021 Kreielsheimer Research Grant, University of Washington
2020 Arts + Creativity Course Development Grant, Mellon Foundation/University of Washington
2020 Wyckoff Milliman Endowment Grant, UW School of Art + Art History + Design
2018 Wyckoff Milliman Endowment Grant, UW School of Art + Art History + Design
2012 Kress Project Winner, Georgia Museum of Art
2007 Travel Grant, College Art Association
2006 Gulnar Bosch Travel Award, Southeastern College Art Conference
2003 Dean's Award Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University

SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS

Suzanne Ramljak, Loaded: Guns in Contemporary Art, Schiffer Publishing, 2022. 121.
Kim Beil, An Act of Gathering: Whitney Lynn Interviewed by Kim Beil: A public artwork layers history and language, BOMB Magazine, Jul 5, 2021
Hall W. Rockefeller, “Women of the Pacific Northwest: Whitney Lynn,” less than half, June 29, 2020
Elif Bereketli, Interview, TRT World, Istanbul, Turkey, May 20, 2020
Charles Desmarais, "Sirens, Silencers, Mufflers, and Mutes," San Francisco Chronicle, June 6, 2019
Lara Shalson, Performing Endurance: Art and Politics since 1960, Cambridge University Press, 2018. 183.
Sarah Hotchkiss, “How to Start a Year of Bay Area Art Off Right,” KQED Arts, Jan. 4, 2018
Kathleen Dixon, “After the Fall,” San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 8, 2017
Sarah Hotchkiss, “Uplifting Art for Uncertain Times,” KQED Arts, Sept. 6, 2016
Kristen Peterson, “Biblical Temptresses In Neon: San Francisco-Based Whitney Lynn Looks At Las Vegas In The Larger Context Of Time,” Las Vegas Weekly, June 29, 2016
Fred Wasser, “Las Vegas: Glass Half Full Or Half Empty?,” KNPR RADIO, June 29, 2016
Sarah Corsa, “Artist explores ‘industry of fantasy’ in Las Vegas,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 4, 2016
Charles Demarais, “Make no mistake, catch latest Root Division exhibit,” SF Chronicle, Jan. 27, 2016
Kimberly Chun, “‘Mistaken Impressions’ explores the inspiration of trash,” SF Chronicle, Jan. 6, 2016
Amanda Dalla Villa Adams, “Change: ‘The Gold Standard’ examines the work of VCU graduates from the last 10 years,” Style Weekly, July 28, 2015
Ray Mark Rinaldi, “Art that invites you to ‘play’ and see the world now,” The Denver Post, June 21, 2015
McClintock, Andrew, “Picks: Rummage at Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn,” SFAQ, June 6, 2015
Shannon Geis, “Explore the Art of the Garage Sale at Open Source Gallery,” South Slope News, June 1, 2015
The Kress Project, Georgia Museum of Art, 2013
Susan Froyd, “Art is All Around,” Denver Westword, Jan. 24, 2013
Christian L. Frock, “De-Mobbing Invests in Different Futures at Headlands Center for the Arts,” KQED Arts, Feb. 23, 2012
Kara Q. Smith, “With Involuntary Sculptures,” ArtSlant, Jan. 10, 2012
Bean Gilsdorf, “Intersections and Boundaries: Interview with Whitney Lynn,” Daily Serving, Jan. 12, 2012
Liz Glass, “The Lure of Disaster,” Artslant, Sept. 20, 2011
Matt Sussman, “Just Say No,” San Francisco Bay Guardian, Aug. 8, 2011
Michele Carlson, “Zombie-Proof House,” Art Practical, June 28, 2011
"A ‘Zombie Proof House’ at di Rosa explores hope and fear," Napa Valley Register, June 15, 2011
Matt Sussman, “TV Eye: Anxiety of Influence and Bleak Portraiture,” SF Bay Guardian, May 3, 2011
Liz Glass, “On the ‘Attempt’,” Artslant, May 3, 2011
Aimee Le Duc, “God Only Knows Who The Audience Is,” KQED Arts, May 3, 2011
Heidi J. De Vries, “God Only Knows Who The Audience Is,” Engineer’s Daughter, April 28, 2011
Manish Vora, “San Francisco Gallery Hop,” Artlog, Sept. 20, 2010
Matt Sussman, “Totally wired,” San Francisco Bay Guardian, Sept. 14, 2010
Tonya Warner, “Bellwether,” Percolator Magazine, Nov/Dec 2009
Kenneth Baker, “‘Bellwether’ is Southern Exposure’s latest,” San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 17, 2009
Nirmala Nataraj, “‘Bellwether’: Uncertainty’s artistic promise,” San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 15, 2009
Hiya Swanhuyser, “Under Exposure’s Spell,” SF Weekly, Oct. 15, 2009
Traci Vogel, “Harpoons and Harbingers,” SF Weekly, Aug. 31, 2009
Kenneth Baker, “Fall Arts Preview,” San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 30, 2009
Johnny Ray Huston, “Fall Arts Preview,” SF Bay Guardian, Aug. 26, 2009
David Buuck, “‘Retractions’ at Root Division,” Artweek, March 2009
Victoria Gannon, “Retractions,” KQED Arts, Jan. 17, 2009
Mary Eisenhart, “Last chance: ‘Retractions’,” SF Chronicle, Jan. 15, 2009
Rebekah Drysdale, “Whitney Lynn,” Daily Serving, Aug. 14, 2008
Rachel Swan, “Critics Choice: Shape,” East Bay Express, Feb. 20, 2008
Lea Feinsten, “Terror?,” SF Weekly, Oct. 25, 2006
Nirmala Nataraj, “Terror at the Intersection: The Breadth of What We Fear,” SF Station, Oct. 12, 2006
Steven L. Jones, “Loud and Clear: Finally, an art show gets political,” Style Weekly, Sept. 29, 2004

PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR/CONTRIBUTOR/EDITOR

“Love Letter to Jeannene Przyblyski,” Variable West, March 8, 2022
-V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-T- Issue 4: Persistence of Vision, Jan. 2021 (editor/publisher)
-V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-T- Issue 3: One Hour Photo, Dec. 2015 (editor/publisher)
-V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-T- Issue 2: Coloring Book, Sept. 2010 (editor/publisher)
-V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-T- Issue 1: Performance, Dec. 2014 (editor/publisher)
“Howard Fried: The Decomposition of My Mother’s Wardrobe at The Box,” Daily Serving, Dec. 17, 2014
"DIY Survival Kit," The Present Group, Issue 12, Fall 2009
24: Innovative Pedagogical Exercises for the Classroom, Anna Novakov, ed. Center for Creative Pedagogy, Saint Mary’s College of California, 2008 (contributor)

SELECTED ARTIST TALKS & PRESENTATIONS

2020 University of Delaware, Artist Talk + Grad Studio Visits, Newark, DE
2018 Florida State University, Artist Talk, Tallahassee, FL
2017 San Francisco State University, Guest Artist: Object Cultures & Thing Theory, San Francisco, CA
2017 SMFA at Tufts, Artist Talk, Boston, MA
2017 San Francisco Art Institute, Artist Talk: Contemporary Practice, San Francisco, CA
2016 The Neon Museum, Artist Talk, Las Vegas, NV
2014 Torrance Art Museum, Panelist, Prep School, Torrance, CA
2013 San Francisco State University, Guest Artist: Art as Inquiry: Interdisciplinary Studio Experiences, San Francisco, CA
2013 RMCAD, Visiting Artist, Scholar & Designer Program, Panelist, Beg, Borrow and Steal: Four Contemporary Views on Failure, Denver, CO
2012 Sonoma State University, Artist Talk, Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Rohnert Park, CA
2012 Kadist, Artist Presenter, Presente, Presente, Presente!, San Francisco, CA
2012 Mills College, Guest Artist: Intermediate Photography, Oakland, CA
2011 Queens Nails Projects, Artist Presenter, QNA Lab, San Francisco, CA
2010 Dominican University, Guest Artist: Advanced Drawing, San Rafael, CA
2010 Mid-America College Art Association/SECAC, Panelist, Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Photography, Richmond, VA
2010 San Francisco Art Institute, Guest Artist: Visual Translations, San Francisco, CA
2009 UC Berkeley, Guest Artist: Sculpture/Social Practice, Department of Art Practice, Berkeley, CA
2009 Southern Exposure, Performance/Lecture, Survival Training Workshop, San Francisco, CA
2009 College Art Association, Panelist, Artists, Technology, Landscape, Los Angeles, CA
2009 San Francisco Art Institute, Guest Artist: Visual Translations, San Francisco, CA
2008 Southeastern College Art Conference, Panel Chair, The Art of a 'Practice', New Orleans, LA
2008 Art Institute of California, Artist Talk: Graphic Design Lecture Series, Sunnyvale, CA
2008 Saint Mary’s College of California, Guest Artist: Sustainable Art, Moraga, CA
2007 Saint Mary’s College of California, Guest Artist: Art in the Public Realm, Moraga, CA
2006 Mid-America College Art Association/SECAC Conference, Panelist, Artists' Respond to War, Nashville, TN
2004 University of Mary Washington, Guest Artist: Beginning Video, Fredericksburg, VA

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2021-present Chair, Interdisciplinary Visual Art, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2020-21 Co-Chair, Interdisciplinary Visual Art, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2018-present Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2017-18 Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2014-17 Lecturer (full-time), Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2010-18 Lecturer, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2013-15 Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2012 Adjunct Professor, Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA
2009-14 Lecturer, Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA
2009 Visiting Lecturer, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

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