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Whitney Lynn
BornMaricopa County, Arizona, U.S.
Academic background
EducationVirginia Commonwealth University (BFA)
San Francisco Art Institute (MFA)
Academic work
DisciplineArt
Sub-disciplineVisual 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 Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Visual Art 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, the Internet Archive, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

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. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. "SFAI". www.sfai.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  6. "Whitney Lynn". explorecourses.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  7. "Division of Art Faculty | School of Art + Art History + Design | University of Washington". art.washington.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  8. ""Tools and Implements: When Function Becomes Form", by Whitney Lynn, June 2017 Artist-in-Residence". de Young. 2016-12-12. 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. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  11. 2019 Internet Archive Artist in Residence - Whitney Lynn, retrieved 2019-08-01
  12. "Philosophical Performance Art: "Searching for Diogenes" | SoMa". Funcheap. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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