Whitney Lynn

Whitney Lynn
Born
Maricopa County, Arizona, U.S.
Academic background
EducationVirginia Commonwealth University (BFA)
San Francisco Art Institute (MFA)
Academic work
DisciplineArt
Sub-discipline
Visual art
Sculpture
Performance art
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington

Whitney Lynn is an American contemporary artist and academic. Much of her work is sculptural and performance-based, incorporating found objects and materials from various cultural and historical sources. Her work deals with topics of boundaries and containment, issues of power and control, concepts of perception and value, and relationships of art history and vernacular forms.

Early life and education

Lynn was born on Williams Air Force Base in Maricopa County, Arizona. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the VCU School of the Arts in 2004 and Master of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute.

Career

She has taught at Stanford University and is currently an Associate Professor in New Genres at the University of Washington.

Lynn has produced exhibitions, installations, performances, and artist-led participatory projects for the de Young Museum, The Neon Museum, San Diego International Airport, and the Internet Archive.

References

  1. ↑ "Artist explores 'industry of fantasy' in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  2. ↑ "Intersections and Boundaries: Interview with Whitney Lynn". DAILY SERVING. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Las Vegas: Glass Half Full Or Half Empty?". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Whitney Lynn - VCUarts". VCUarts. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Whitney Lynn". San Francisco Art Institute. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  6. ↑ "Whitney Lynn". explorecourses.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  7. ↑ "New Faculty for 2018". School of Art. University of Washington. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
  8. ↑ ""Tools and Implements: When Function Becomes Form", by Whitney Lynn, June 2017 Artist-in-Residence". de Young. 2016-12-12. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  9. ↑ "Biblical temptresses in neon: San Francisco-based Whitney Lynn looks at Las Vegas in the larger context of time". LasVegasWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  10. ↑ "Whitney Lynn". Arts - SAN. 2018-05-11. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  11. ↑ 2019 Internet Archive Artist in Residence - Whitney Lynn, 17 June 2019, retrieved 2019-08-01