About The Artist
My Work
“Memory and time continue to be a major theme in my work. I am constantly inspired by the idea of layering and documenting time and action through my use of materials. When I began working with beeswax, I discovered the potential of each layer applied to make its own permanent marking, indelibly recording the movement of material across the surface of the canvas. Now, I have begun to use fine tools to write into the surface; my subjects are often inspired by historical works in literature and also my own writing. Written across the canvas, the finely scrawled passages appear through my richly painted surface. My goal is that viewing my work in person brings an aesthetic moment when hidden writings, layered textures, and dense colors coalesce to make truly beautiful, unimaginable things happen.”
Background
Lynn Seeney was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Her gifts as an artist were discovered when she was a young child. She has studied in England, France, Canada and Italy for her Baccalaureate degree in fine art from Tyler School of Art in Pennsylvania and earned her Master's degree in Studio Arts at New York University. Her artwork is in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, NYC, Documenta‑Archiv, Kassel, Germany; Musee D Art Moderne Et D Art Contemporain, Nice, France; Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC; Museu da Imagem e do som, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey; and Gallerie Diagonal, Paris, France.
She is a published art critic and has lectured at the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and as an adjunct professor at the School of Visual Arts, NYC. Her work is affiliated with Danette Koke Fine Arts New York City and The Solomon Levy Gallery, Philadelphia.
LECTURES
Lynn Seeney offers lectures and tours in all major museums and art galleries.
Contact the artist for information
Lynn Seeney’s work has been exhibited in over 75 exhibitions nationally and internationally.
A complete curriculum vitae is available upon request.
SOLO SHOWS
HOWLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, Beacon, NY, 2015
CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION, New York, NY. 2014
ISLIP ART MUSEUM, The Carriage House, East Islip, NY 2002
ASYL Gallery, New York, NY. 2001
SOHO20 Gallery, New York, NY. 1997
Belly Button Window, New York, NY. 1990
80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York, NY. 1985
DRC Offices, Philadelphia, PA.1982‑83
Russell Conwell Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.1981
SPECIAL EXHIBITS
"Boomerang", Eddy Murphy/Paramount Pictures, movie 1992.
PERNOD, Special events, in conjunction with Robert Griffin, Inc. NYC 1993
MUSEUM PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Drawings and Prints
Museum of Modern Art(Franklin Furnace collection, 1989), NYC, USA 1995
Documenta‑Archiv, Kassel, Germany 1990
Musee D Art Moderne Et D Art Contemporain, Nice, 1990
Museum of Modern Art (Fusion Book of Art), NYC U.S.A. 1989
Whitney Museum of Art(Works on Paper) Library, NYC, USA 1989
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, (Fusion Book of Art), NYC, USA 1989
Museu da Imagem e do som, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1988
Paintings
Gallerie Diagonal, Paris, France 1989
Paterson Museum, Paterson NJ, USA 1987
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
SOLOMON LEVY GALLERY, "Lifeblood", Philadelphia, PA. USA, 2022
BLACKBOX, "ThinAir", New York, NY. USA, 2018
LINCOLN EXHIBITION SPACE, Bronx, NY, 2011
LORI BOOKSTEIN FINE ART, New York, NY, 2006
VIA#7 INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL IN PARIS, Paris, France, 2001
MUSEE DE LA POSTE, "Art About Money", Paris, France 1992
TEMPLE GALLERY, Temple University, "A”, Philadelphia, PA. USA 1993
PS1, "June 4th, Memorial Exhibit", New York, NY. USA, 1990
MUURY SPACE, "Beyond Boundaries: A World Mosaic", Helsinki, Finland, 1990
OUTER LIMITS GALLERY, Curator: The Fifi Oscard Agency, Brooklyn, NY. USA, 1987
ART SPACE, "Jagged Edge Show", a Collaborative Projects (COLAB) exhibition, Miami, Florida USA, 1988
PRESS
2014 Silver, Craig, “Conceptual, Sensual, Degenerate: Your Summer Art Choices,” June 14, 2014
2005 Jones, Baird. THE PHOENIX, New York, August 1987.” Art News, December 2005
1999 Holland Cotter, “Way up in the Bronx a Hard Spirit Blooms,” NEW YORK TIMES”, May 7, 1999
1995 Raynor, Vivien. “A Mixture of Messages in Three Shows”-The Aljira Gallery, NEW YORK TIMES, February 26, 1995
1992 Iverem, Esther. "Spotlight," NEW YORK NEWSDAY, New York, January 21, 1992.
Azon, Gary, "Art Around Town," DOWNTOWN, New York, February 5, 1992
Fox, Margalit. "A Counter-Columbus Cultural Celebration," New York Newsday, September 29, 1992.
1993 McKenna, Sheila. "Bronx Profile/Lynn Seeney," NEW YORK NEWSDAY, New York, February 12, 1993.
1990 Hoffman, Randi. "The Bullet Space: Art on the Edge," DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, New York, January 10, 1990
AMERICAN REFERENCE, Third Edition, 1990.
"Artists Making Less than $100,000/Year," LOWER EASTSIDE NEWS, July 1990.
Croft, John‑Ed. "Dug‑Out Dope," LOWER EASTSIDE NEWS, New York, July 1990.
Hoffman, Randi. "John‑Ed: An Urban Nomad," DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, New York, July 4, DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, "Signs of Intelligent Life," New York, August 1, 1990.
1989 ART/WORLD, "Exhibitions," New York, March 24‑April 24, 1989.
Eichman, Shawn. "The Prisoners of Art," DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, New York, April 26, 1989.
Southworth, Judy. "Dilapidated Chocolate Milk Gallery Is Haven for Struggling Artists," THE VILLAGER, New York, October 5, 1989.
“All Things Considered," NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, WNYC, New York, October 1989.
1988 Silver, Craig. "Aspiring In New York," DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, New York, February 17, 1988.
Hoffman, Randi. "Racism In the New York Art World," DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, New York, April 6, 1988.
VILLAGE VOICE, New York, NY, June 1988
DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, "Signs of Intelligent Life," New York, September 21, 1988.
Reid, Calvin. "Art Arrives At the End of the World," DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, New York, November 16, 1988.
Jones, Baird. "Eye on Manhattan," ART TIMES, New York, December 1988.
1987 Jones, Baird. THE PHOENIX, New York, August 1987.
"Art Special" Supplement, VILLAGE VOICE, New York, October 6, 1987.
Jones, Baird. "Art: The Happening Scene," THE NEW COMMON GOOD, New York, February 1987.
Jones, Baird. "Downtown Couples", DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, New York, June 10, 1987.
Hooper, Douglas. "Impressive Summer Shows for the East Village," THE NEW COMMON GOOD, New York, July 1987.
1986 "Tastemakers," ART/WORLD, New York, November 1986.
Jones, Baird. "The East Village Scene", DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, New York, December 24, 1986.
1985 Ruhe, Barnaby. "Lynn Seeney," ART/WORLD, New York, October 1985.
“Tastemakers," ART/WORLD, New York, October 1985.
ART CRITICISM AUTHORED AND PUBLISHED
1983"Nicholas Sperakis", ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, November 1983. New York. 1984"Seven Sculptors In America", ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, June 1984. New York. "Motherwell Collages" (Robert Motherwell at Knoedler Galllery), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, October 1984. New York. "Dove's Natural Abstractions" (Arthur Dove), ART/NEWSPAPER, November 1984. New York. "Carol May" (Leonarda Di Mauro Gallery), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, December 11‑January 11, 1984. New York. "Chinese Art Out of A Mist", ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER Summer Issue 1984. New York. 1985"Stamos' Color to A Square" (Kouros Gallery), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, January 15‑February 15, 1985. New York. "Andrews C.C. Monuments" (Benny Andrews), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, March 6‑April 6, 1985. New York. "Artschwager at Castelli Gallery", ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, February 14‑March 14, 1985. New York. "Jack Tworkov, Nancy Hoffman Gallery", ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, April 17‑May 17, 1985. New York. "Mark Rothko on Paper" (at the Solomon Guggenhiem Museum), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, May 15‑June 15, 1985. New York. "East Side 400" (The Gathering of the Avant Garde at Kenkeleba Gallery), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, June‑July 1985. New York. "Downtown", ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER Summer Issue, 1985. New York. "Pure Form" (Neo Persona Gallery), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, December 1985. New York. 1986 "Anne Tabachnick" (Ingber Gallery), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, March 1986. New York. "Downtown", ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, January 1986. New York. "College Art In New York" (CAA), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, February 1986. New York. "Joan Mitchell at Xavier Fourcade Gallery", ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, April 1986. New York. "Gary Stephan" (at Mary Boone Gallery), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, May 1986. New York. “Glankoff's Art at Luise Ross" (Mort Glankoff), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, June 1986. New York. "Wechter Oils" (Vivienne Thaul Wecter), ART/WORLD NEWSPAPER, October 1986. New York. "Rauschenberg, Schnabel" (Leo Castelli and Pace Galleries), ART/WORLD, November 1986. New York. "Robert Rauschenberg at Leo Castelli", THIN AIR RADIO‑NYC, WFMU, Upsula CollegeRadio, November 1986. New Jersey. 1987"Fusion Arts: The Second Coming Exhibition at Hiro Cafe", NEW COMMON GOOD, February 1987. New York. "Aluminum Sculpture by Liz & Val", COVER MAGAZINE, March 1987. New York. "Margalit Lubling...Commentary on Life", NEW COMMON GOOD, May 1987. New York. 1989"`Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing' at Artist Space", KINDER & GENTLER, December 1989. NYC. 2013 "Museum Studies: Theory and Practice", MAT ART Education, School of Visual Arts, NYC.