Born
Tampa, Florida
Education
1977-78 New York University Graduate School of Film and Television, New York, NY
1972-76 BFA in Photography, cum laude, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Exhibitions
2019 42nd Wind Challenge Exhibition. Jurors: Jodi Throckmorton, Curator of Contemporary Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Betty Leacraft, Mixed Media Artist. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Natural Wonder. Contemporary Photography & Video Exhibition, presented by InLiquid. Group Exhibition curated by Amie Potsic. Park Towne Place, Philadelphia, PA2017 Unfiltered Jenny Lynn: Vintage SX-70 Polaroid Art. Solo exhibition, Workshop Underground, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Everything Echoes. Solo exhibition, Tilt Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2015 Look! Solo exhibition (coinciding with the publication of EyeBook, by Damiani Editore), Janus on Pine, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Pant. Group exhibition, Gallery 339, Philadelphia, PA
2011/12 FOCUS: 4th Annual Abstract Photography Exhibition. Group, LGTripp Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Victory for Tyler: Works on Paper. Alumni Exhibition juried by Robert Storr. Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Summer Shorts 7. It's a Sign video projection, Curated by Julien Robson, Morris Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Through the Lens. Group exhibition, The Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
2008/9 Portraits of Women. Group exhibition, Jeannie Freilich Contemporary, New York, NY
2008 Jenny Lynn: The Object is Art. Solo exhibition, The Project Gallery, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
2007 Jenny Lynn: The Object is Art. Solo exhibition, Warner Gallery, St. Andrews School, Middletown, DE
2005 Focus On: New Photography. Group exhibition, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
2005 Sticks and Stones: The Making of a Sculpture Garden. Group exhibition Curated by Eileen Tognini, Devault, PA
2004 Jenny Lynn: PhotoPlay. Solo Exhibition, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
2002/5 A Thousand Hounds. Traveling Group exhibition (USA, Canada), Curated by Raymond Merritt and Miles Barth. Venues include UBS Art Gallery (formerly PaineWebber Art Gallery), Norton Museum of Art, Columbus Museum of Art, Delaware Art Museum, Winnipeg Gallery.
2002 Box of Blue. Solo exhibition. Square One Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Light 2; Images from the Photography Collections. Group exhibition Curated by Andy Grundberg, Albin O. Kuhn Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2001/02 Snapshot. Taveling Group exhibition organized by the Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD
2000/1 Pairs. Painter Jeffrey Jonczyk and photographer Jenny Lynn. Two Person exhibition, Industry: A Gallery, Tuscon, AZ
1997 Sight/Insight. One Person exhibition, Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science, Philadelphia, PA
1997 Beyond the Silver Print. Juried by Kathleen Edwards, Martha Mock and Richard Weisgrau, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
1996/97 Beyond Narrative: Photographs of Jenny Lynn & Jill Mathis.Two Person exhibition, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT, and Albin O. Kuhn Gallery, UMBC, Baltimore, MD
1996 Complexity and Contradiction: Postmodernism in Philadelphia Photography. Group exhibition, The Paley Design Center, Philadelphia, PA
1987 Photography 6. Juried exhibition, Peter MacGill, Juror, Perkins Center for the Arts, NJ
Public & Private Collections
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA; Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ; The Buhl Collection, New York, NY; Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, UMBC, Baltimore, MD; Absolut Vodka’s Absolut Artists collection, New York, NY; McDonald’s Corporate Collection, Chicago, IL; The Polaroid Collection, Cambridge, MA; Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Special Projects & Commissions
2013 A Little Night Magic, 30-second video created for and chosen by PECO's "Art in the Air" program, run in conjunction with the Philadelphia group, Breadboard.
2009 Keys to the City, Independent Hotel, Philadelphia. Exterior and interior photographic installation
2007 Westin Hotel Philadelphia; uwishunu room: Product packaging and merchandise
2004 Dreams in Transit, Public Art Project commissioned by New Jersey Transit; 10' x 30' photo mural for 9th St. Station in Hoboken, NJ. Permanent installation fabricated in porcelain enamel on steel
2002 Little Rituals Portfolio. A selection of eight 16x20 gelatin silver photographs, published by the Summit Art Trust, New York, NY
2002 Connections, 3-foot by 4-foot gelatin silver photomontage for Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA
2001 DogTotem, 7-foot tall freestanding photo-sculpture commissioned by The Cygnet Foundation, for A Thousand Hounds traveling exhibition
1994 ABSOLUT LYNN. Absolut Photographer 1994, print ad commissioned by Michel Roux for Absolut Artists series
Honors & Awards
2019 Fleisher Art Memorial 42nd Annual Wind Challenge Artist Award. Jurors: Jodi Throckmorton & Betty Leacraft
2004 Olympus-Europa/Science for Life Foundation/Digital Elements 2004 Award
1997 Murray and Isabella Rayburn Foundation Fellowship
Selected Articles, Reviews, Publications
2009 Through The Lens: Studies in Photography. Exhibition Catalogue, Trout Gallery.
2004 Her body of work is intriguing, Edward J. Sozanski, The Philadelphia Inquirer
2004 PhotoPlay, artists monograph. Introduction by Richard Burgin, Critical Essay by Virginia Heckert
2002 The Artist at Home, Judy West, Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine
2001 A Thousand Hounds, Raymond Merritt & Miles Barth, published by Taschen
1997 Beyond Narrative: Photographs of Jenny Lynn and Jill Mathis, Introduction by Jill Snyder, Essay by Tom Beck, Exhibition Catalogue, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art
1996 Personal Styles Centered on Enigma, William Zimmer, The New York Times
1995 Jenny Lynn: Personal Myths portfolio, by Rosanna Checci, ZOOM International, Milan, Italy
1995 Jenny Lynn’s Surreal World, Bret Senft, Photo District News, New York, NY
1994 Jenny Lynn Bookcovers, Bret Senft, Projects: Photo/Design, New York, NY
Professional Experience
Freelance Photographer 1978 - present. Clients include: Absolut Vodka, ABSOLUT LYNN (for Absolut Artists series), Baker Law, Ballard Spahr LLP, Bloomberg Magazine, Boston Globe Magazine, Citibank, Conde Nast Publications, Cross Pointe Paper Company, Dorland Global, Dow Jones, Drexel University, Esquire Magazine, Foundation For Architecture, Hersha Hospitaliy Group, Letraset, McDonald’s Corporation, Monadnock Paper Mills, New York Magazine, Random House, Rolling Stone Magazine, SBK Pictures, Simon & Schuster, Sony Music, Spy Magazine, Stolichnaya Vodka, The Chronicle Review, The Cygnet Foundation, The New Yorker, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Philadelphia Bar Foundation The Westin Hotel Philadelphia, WHYY, Woodcock Washburn.
Teaching, Workshops, Speaking Engagements
Teaching Experience: Master Lecturer, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Classes taught: Professional Practices, The Hand Altered Photograph, A Personal Approach to Commercial Photography.
Workshops: A Closer Look: Photographing Flowers, Katonah Museum of Art; The Photographic Sequence, St. Andrew’s School. Currently teaching various photo workshops in and around Philadelphia for Princeton Photo Workshops, and others.
Speaking Engagements: Delaware College of Art & Design, Drexel University, St. Andrew’s School, School of Visual Arts, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Tyler School of Art, State University of NY at New Paltz, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, University of the Arts: Paradigm Lecture Series