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Education

MFA, New Genres
San Francisco Art Institute
2007

BFA, Sculpture + Extended Media
Virginia Commonwealth University
2004

Music Performance
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
1998-99

Selected Solo Projects and Exhibitions

Atomic Open House
curated by Cortney Lane Stell
Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum
Nye County, NV
2026 (upcoming)

Time Kills
Jack Straw New Media Gallery
Seattle, WA
2023

Before the Wax Melts
curated by Omar López-Chahoud
UNTITLED Art (Monuments special projects)
Miami Beach, FL
2022

The Siren
Catharine Clark Gallery, Media Room
San Francisco, CA
2020

Sirens, Silencers, Mufflers and Mutes
Bass & Reiner
San Francisco, CA
2019

Tools & Implements
de Young Museum
San Francisco, CA
2017

After The Fall
Bass & Reiner
San Francisco, CA
2017

A Matter of Perspective
The Neon Museum
Las Vegas, NV
2016

Sirens
organized by Jennifer Dalton and Jennifer McCoy
Auxiliary Projects
Brooklyn, NY
2016

Searching for Diogenes
curated by Bean Gilsdorf
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco, CA
2014

You Get What You Get
Sediment Arts
Richmond, VA
2014

Involuntary Sculptures
Steven Wolf Fine Arts
San Francisco, CA
2012

Doug (Event Recorders)
Patricia Sweetow Gallery
San Francisco, CA
2010

Public Art

Liberty, West of Origin
collaboration with Sangram Majumdar
commissioned by STart: Sound Transit Art Program
Seattle, WA
2026

Point of View
bus bench billboard series
Miami-Dade County, FL
2021

WINE DARK SEE
commissioned by the Office of Arts & Culture and Seattle Public Utilities
Burke Gilman Trail, Seattle, WA
2021

Not Seeing Is A Flower
commissioned by SAN Arts
San Diego International Airport, San Diego, CA
2018

Timing is Everything
commissioned by the City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission
City Hall lobby, Reno, NV
2012

Selected Group Exhibitions

One Minute Volume 12 (traveling exhibition)
curated by Kerry Baldry
Le Cinoche Video as part of Nuit Blanche, Montreal, Canada
Listasafn Árnesinga Art Museum, Hveragerði, Iceland
Directors Lounge, Berlin at Contemporary Art Ruhr, Essen, Germany
Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, Scotland
Chester International Film Festival, Storyhouse Cinema, Chester, England
Close Up Film Centre, London,England
VISUALCONTAINER[.BOX], Milan, Italy
Cube Cinema, Bristol, England
The Auxiliary, Middlesbrough, England
2024-2026
Deflate: Failures, Flops & Silver Linings
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
2026

Exquisite Corpse
curated by Abygai Peña and Jay Reiner
Millenium Film Workshop
Brooklyn, NY
2025

Nature Morte
curated by Anna Kell and Joe Meiser
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
2025

Pyramid Scheme 2.0
Bass & Reiner Gallery
San Francisco, CA
2025

Tenure & Promotion Exhibition
Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Seattle, WA
2023

Fotografía en Movimiento
organized by Juan Carlos Alom
El Espacio 23
Miami, FL
2022

Three Turns Miami
curated by Tony Labat
UNTITLED Art (Special Projects)
Miami Beach, FL
2021

A Spirit of Disruption
curated by Margaret Tedesco and Leila Weefur
Walter & McBean Galleries
San Francisco, CA
2021

Invincible Summer
curated by Julie Casemore
Minnesota Street Projects
San Francisco, CA
2020

HotHeads
organized by Julie Heffernan
Catharine Clark Gallery
San Francisco, CA
2020

From the Tower: Transmission
organized by Tony Labat
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
2020

Remote Access
Catharine Clark Gallery (online video screening)
2020

Bahía a Bahía
(two-person exhibition)
Centro Bahía
Regla, Cuba
2019

Internet Archive Residency Exhibition
Ever Gold [Projects]
San Francisco, CA
2019

Dressed
curated by Caren King Choi and Kristen J. Owens
Paul Robeson Gallery, Rutgers University
Newark, NJ
2018

Neon AIR: Radiant Residents
Nevada Humanities Program Gallery
Las Vegas, NV
2018

Feel and Rhythms
curated by Ashton Cooper
White Columns Online
2018

Mediated: An Urban Projection Event
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
2018

Detritus
curated by Kevin B. Chen, Lisa Ellsworth and Lordy Rodriguez
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
San Jose, CA
2017

The Art Book Show
Bass & Reiner
San Francisco, CA
2017

Not Alone
curated by Meg Shiffler and Jason Hanasik
San Francisco Art Commission Gallery
San Francisco, CA
2016

Bizarre Bazaar
curated by Michael Arcega
Root Division
San Francisco, CA
2016

Greeks for Greece
curated by Allison Rowe
University of Illinois Figure One Gallery
Champaign, IL
2016

Play Grounds
curated by Cortney Lane Stell and Ruth Bruno
RedLine
Denver, CO
2015

Front Yard/Backstreet
Palo Alto Art Center
Palo Alto, CA
2015

Ephemeral Objects
curated by Andrew Horwitz
San Diego Art Institute
San Diego, CA
2015

The Gold Standard
VCU Depot Gallery
Richmond, VA
2015

Prep School
curated by Max Presneill and Lisa DeSmidt
Torrance Art Museum
Torrance, CA
2014

The Long Conversation
curated by Courtney Fink, Valerie Imus, Gay Outlaw and Chris Sollars
Southern Exposure
San Francisco, CA
2014

The Temporary Institute of Emancipated Objects
curated by Cortney Lane Stell
RMCAD Philip J. Steele Gallery
Denver, CO
2013

See You Next Tuesday
curated by Jennifer Locke
Portland State University
Portland, OR
2013

De-Mobbing
curated by Brian Karl
Headlands Center for the Arts
Sausalito, CA
2012

Strange Loop
curated by Alanna Simone
Armory Center for the Arts
Pasadena, CA
2012

Here, There and Elsewhere: Assembling Communities
organized by Helena Producciones and Kadist Art Foundation
SFMOMA
San Francisco, CA
2012

Transient
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
2011

God Only Knows Who the Audience Is
Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
San Francisco, CA
2011

Negative Space
Steven Wolf Fine Arts
San Francisco, CA
2011

Zombie-Proof House
curated by Robert Wuilfe
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Napa, CA
2011

Apocalypse Screening
San Pablo Arts District (SPAD) Storefront Gallery
in collaboration with di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Oakland, CA
2011

Teen Age: You Just Don’t Understand
curated by Ken Goldberg and Catharine Clark
Catharine Clark Gallery
San Francisco, CA
2010

Print Summit: Survey of Contemporary Printmaking
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
2010

Bellwether
Southern Exposure
San Francisco, CA
2009

Vernissage
Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA
2007

Terror?
curated by Kevin B. Chen
Intersection for the Arts
San Francisco, CA
2006

Security
Diego Rivera Gallery
San Francisco, CA
2006

Studio Visit
curated by Papo Colo and Jeanette Ingberman
Exit Art
New York, NY
2006

The Presidency
curated by Papo Colo and Jeanette Ingberman
Exit Art
New York, NY
2004

On Message: Art for our Time
curated by Alyssa Salomon
Plant Zero
Richmond, VA
2004

Pulse 2004
curated by Peter Baldes and Kristin Beale
1708 Gallery
Richmond, VA
2004

Selected Fellowships and Awards

Production Grant
VIA Art Fund
2025

Kreielsheimer and Jones Large Grant
University of Washington
2025

Artist Fellow
Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum
2023-26

Royalty Research Fund (RRF) Scholar
University of Washington
2023-24

Downtown Arts Recovery Grant
Downtown Seattle Association in partnership with the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
2023

Arts Faculty Fellowship
University of Washington
2022-23

Mellon Faculty Fellow
University of Washington
2021-22

Hermine Pruzan Endowed Faculty Fellowship
University of Washington
2021-25

Kreielsheimer Grant for Research Excellence in the Arts
University of Washington
2021

Wyckoff Milliman Endowment Grant,
University of Washington
2018, 2020, 2025

Kress Project Award
Georgia Museum of Art
2012

Travel Grant
College Art Association
2007

Gulnar Bosch Travel Award
Southeastern College Art Conference
2006

Dean’s Award Scholarship
Virginia Commonwealth University
2003-04

Residencies

Jack Straw Cultural Center
Seattle, WA

2023

Internet Archive
San Francisco, CA
2019

LightSource SF
San Francisco, CA
2019

de Young Museum
San Francisco, CA
2017

The Neon Museum
Las Vegas, NV
2016

Selected Collaborative Projects

Remember You Must ____
Multimedia performance with Till the Teeth
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
2023

De una experiencia colectiva (From a Collective Experience)
Video co-created with Tony Labat
Norway Embassy to Cuba in partnership with Estudio Figueroa-Vives, Havana, Cuba
2021

Objectos Imposibles
Multimedia installation co-created with Tony Labat
Estudio 8, Havana, Cuba
2019

Electric Architecture
Multimedia installation co-created with Tony Labat
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2017

Fluff My Pillow
Performance/installation co-created with Diane Derr and Ryan Mulligan. Organized by Mark Harris
Inns of Virginia, Richmond VA
2004

Consumption Carnival
Multimedia installation co-created with PROMO collective
Polkadot Gallery, Richmond, VA
2003

Selected Curatorial Projects

behind the scenes
co-organized with Sangram Majumdar
Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA

2024

There You Are (But Where are You?)
co-organized with Sangram Majumdar
Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA
2023

HOLD
Freeway Park, Seattle, WA
2023

PSA Miami
bus bench billboard series, Miami-Dade county, FL
2021

Deceptive Actions
de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2017

Mistaken Impressions
Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016

Rummage
Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015

site_specific
Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2014

Space for Rent
Castro & Market 24-Hour Gas Station, San Francisco, CA
2014

El Porvenir/What’s to Come
Mission Voices Summer, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2013

Retractions
Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2009

Decoy
co-organized with Ross Campbell
LoBot Gallery,Oakland, CA
2008

Selected Press

Brangien Davis, “ArtSEA: Arctic art for Indigenous Peoples Day in Seattle: plus, new installations at the University of Washington’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery and a frenzy of film festivals,” Crosscut, October 5, 2023

Kim Beil, “An Act of Gathering: Whitney Lynn Interviewed by Kim Beil: A public artwork layers history and language,” BOMB Magazine, July 5, 2021

Hall W. Rockefeller, “Women of the Pacific Northwest: Whitney Lynn,” less than half, June 29, 2020

“What are the Artists Doing in Lockdown?” interview by Elif Bereketli, TRT World, May 20, 2020

Tony Bravo, “Summer art experiences are mostly online, but some are slowly happening again in person, San Francisco Chronicle, June 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. 218

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,” San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 27, 2016
Kimberly Chun, “Mistaken Impressions’ explores the inspiration of trash,” San Francisco 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

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

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
Matt Sussman, “Totally wired,” San Francisco Bay Guardian, Sept 14, 2010

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

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

Steven L. Jones, “Loud and Clear: Finally, an art show gets political,” Style Weekly, Sept. 29, 2004

Selected Talks & Panels

Montclair State University,
Montclair, NJ
2023

University of Delaware
(Zoom visit, due to COVID-19)
2020

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
2018

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
2017

SMFA at Tufts University
Boston, MA
2017

San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
2017

The Neon Museum
Las Vegas, NV
2016

Torrance Art Museum
Torrance, CA
Panelist: Prep School
2014

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Art Processes and Practices: Visiting Artists and Scholars
2013

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Denver, CO
Visiting Artist, Scholar & Designer Program
2013

Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture Series
2012

Kadist
San Francisco, CA
Presente, Presente, Presente!
2012

Mills College
Oakland, CA
2012

Queens Nails Projects
San Francisco, CA
QNA Lab
2011

Dominican University
San Rafael, CA
2010

Mid-America College Art Association/SECAC
Richmond, VA
Panelist: Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Photography
2010

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
2009

College Art Association
Los Angeles, CA
Panelist: Artists, Technology, Landscape
2009

San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
2009

College Art Association
Los Angeles, CA
Panelist: Artists, Technology, Landscape
2008

San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
2008

Saint Mary’s College of California
Moraga, CA
2007

Mid-America College Art Association/SECAC Conference,
Nashville, TN
Panelist: Zoom: Media Flooding and the Abstraction of Tragedy
2006

University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA
2004

Academic Appointments

Chair, Division of Art, University of Washington
School of Art + Art History + Design
2025-current

Associate Professor, University of Washington
School of Art + Art History + Design, Seattle, WA
2024-current

Chair, Interdisciplinary Visual Art, University of Washington
School of Art + Art History + Design, Seattle, WA
2020-24

Assistant Professor, University of Washington
School of Art + Art History + Design, Seattle, WA
2018-24

Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
Art Practice Department, Berkeley, CA
2018

Lecturer (full-time), Stanford University
Stanford Arts Institute, Stanford, CA
2014-17

Lecturer, San Francisco Art Institute
New Genres, Critical Studies & Graduate programs, San Francisco, CA
2010-18

Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco
Department of Art + Architecture, San Francisco, CA
2013-15

Adjunct Professor, Sonoma State University
Art & Art History Department, Sonoma, CA
2012

Lecturer, Saint Mary’s College of California
Art Practice, Moraga, CA
2009-14

Visiting Lecturer, University of the Pacific
Department of Art, Media, Performance & Design, Stockton, CA
2009

Last Updated 06.07.26