Lynn Geesaman

Lynn Geesaman's many journeys across the Atlantic and to lesser-known destinations on this continent have produced an array of images that enchant, surprise and transport us to places that weave reality and fantasy. Geesaman's foundation as a black and white photographer has nurtured a special relationship with her world of color. In a number of her color photographs there is an obvious reference to a patented composition and aesthetic synonymous with her work in black and white. However, there are others that suggest a purely chromatic experience. The use of color has broadened the range of Lynn Geesaman's photography.

Lynn Geesaman has exhibited widely in museums and galleries throughout the U.S. and Europe including BibliothÈque Nationale de France, Paris, The American Cultural Center, Brussels, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York City and Catherine Edelman gallery, Chicago. She is also the recipient of numerous grants and awards such as the Bush Foundation Artist Fellowship, the Jerome Foundations Visual Arts Travel and study Grant and a Bernheim Artist Fellowship. Also, Geesaman has two feature publications, "Poetics of Place," a hardbound publication featuring 52 of her black and white images with an introduction by renowned writer Jamaica Kincaid and newly released "Gardenscapes," a hardbound publication by Aperture with 71 images of her color work, including essays and an interview by nature writer Verlyn Klinkenborg.