Jenny Lynn with Dreams in Transit, Hoboken, New Jersey.
What wonderfully strange photographs Jenny Lynn takes!
—Duane Michals
Her work is reminiscent of the exquisite craft displayed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez's magical use of language, time, place, and imagination...
—William Larson
A stunning anthology of visual ideas.
—Ralph Gibson, on PhotoPlay
Artist Statement
I think of my work -- which ranges from conceptual photographs and collages, to sculptural works and large-scale installations -- as visual poems. They are realms in which I explore the interplay between object and image, dream and reality, chance and design, and collective and personal consciousness. Drawing upon my backgrounds in painting, photography and film, I “use everything” in my art. I take an intuitive, tactile, hands-on approach to my work, mixing careful planning with the "accidents" that happen during the creative process. The finished piece -- my end point -- then becomes the starting point for the viewer.
Biography
Jenny Lynn is an accomplished photo-based artist, whose work is widely exhibited, collected, and published.
Her unique and varied work ranges from conceptual photographs and collages, to sculptural works,
and large-scale installations. Best described as a "media mix," her artwork has been featured in Photo District News, The New Yorker, and ZOOM International magazines, as well as on book covers, for
such publishers as Random House and Simon & Schuster. Ms. Lynn is also well known for the magazine advertisement ABSOLUT LYNN. (commissioned for the “Absolut Artists” series).
Ms. Lynn has also created a number of signature works, such as her three-dimensional PhotoTotems,
and, most recently, her Monumental Miniatures. Her largest project to date is Dreams in Transit, a 10-foot by 30-foot public art piece commissioned by New Jersey Transit, permanently installed at the 9th Street Station in Hoboken, New Jersey.
In 2015, an illustrated book that Ms. Lynn conceived and edited, EyeBook: Sixty Artists. One Subject.,
was published by the fine art publisher, Damiani, of Bologna, Italy.
Jenny Lynn’s artwork is represented in many private and public collections, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Center for Creative Photography, and the Norton Museum of Art. Ms. Lynn exhibits regularly at galleries and museums, and her retrospective monograph, PhotoPlay, features numerous examples of her inventive works.
She has taught and lectured at colleges, universities, and professional organizations throughout the country, and regularly conducts photo workshops in and around Philadelphia.
Jenny Lynn was born in Tampa, Florida, and raised outside Philadelphia. After studying painting and photography at the Tyler School of Art, she briefly pursued filmmaking at the New York University Graduate School of Film and Television. Ms. Lynn then established herself as a freelance photographer and designer in New York City, and later lived in Santa Barbara, California, before moving to Philadelphia, where she currently resides and works.