About the artist:

Lynn Goldsmith’s imagery is in numerous collections: The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, The Museum of Modern Art, The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Museum Folkwang, The Polaroid Collection, The Kodak Collection, etc. Her work over the past 50 years in the editorial world has appeared on and between the covers of Life, Newsweek, Time, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, National Geographic Traveler, Sports Illustrated, People, Elle, Interview, The New Yorker, etc. The subjects have varied from entertainment personalities to sports stars, from film directors to authors, from the extra-ordinary to the ordinary man on the street. Winning numerous prestigious awards from the Lucien Clergue to the World Press in Portraiture, she considers herself extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to make her passion of a quest into the nature of identity and the human spirit into her living. Thirteen books of Lynn’s imagery have been published. One of which, New Kids, was on The New York Times Best Seller list, a rare occurrence for any coffee table book of photography. She’s also received two New York Art Direction awards. Lynn’s professional achievements are in no way limited to the world of photography. In 1969 for Electra Records, she created the ‘bio-disk,’ won a Clio for one of the radio spot she produced, and worked on the first films of recording artists to be used for promotion. She is the youngest woman member ever to be accepted into the DGA (Director’s Guild of America). In 1971, she was a director of Joshua Television, the first company to do video magnification for rock groups entertaining at large venues. In 1972, she was a director for the first rock show on network television: ABC’s “In Concert”. In 1973, Lynn directed “We’re An American Band”, the first music documentary to be released as a theatrical short. In the mid-seventies, Lynn stopped directing to concentrate on co-managing one of rock’s biggest bands at the time, Grand Funk. What she never stopped doing was making images with her camera. By the early 80’s Lynn expanded her creativity to become the first ‘optic-music’ artist. Using the a.k.a. Will Powers, she wrote and produced the album “Dancing For Mental Health” released on Island Records. Working with acclaimed musicians Sting, Steve Winwood, Todd Rundgren and Nile Rodgers, her debut album won critical acclaim and the single, Kissing With Confidence, reached #3 on the British charts. As was her plan, the videos from the album which she produced and directed became more than commercials for the record. They were used by the United States Department of Labor to inspire unemployed youths, and by the National Marriage Counsel in England. Will Powers’ videos have also been used by Harvard University to help with language instruction, and by other schools throughout the United States for their individual teaching needs. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City has two Will Powers videos in their permanent collection. Lynn was among the first to do 3-dimensional computer animation which she used in her 1983 video, Adventures in Success. The roots of her music came from the experience of being in a band, The Walking Wounded, while attending the University of Michigan where she graduated in 3 years Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in both English and Psychology. Lynn considers herself a self-taught artist and entrepreneur. Others have considered her to be a pioneer in numerous areas of the arts as well as in business. She was the founder of the first photo agency which focused on celebrity portraiture, representing the work of over two hundred worldwide photographers. Established in 1976, when news photography was what photo agencies focused on, Lynn seemed to know before others that the magazine appetite would change from world events to coverage of the biggest names in movies and music. The wide range of Lynn’s talents, skills and achievements are products of a belief she holds constant: Creativity is based on breaking limiting thought patterns, busting through fear, taking risks, and persistently working hard toward your goals, if the individual wants to maximize their potential for a full life. Chronicle Books has included her in the 2017 publication of 200 Women Who Will Change the Way You See the World. Exhibitions – Photography – Solo Show 2019 – San Francisco Art Exchange, San Francisco, CA 2016 – Liss Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2016 – Art Base, Basalt, CO 2016 – Gallerie 12, Paris, France 2015 – Mouche Gallery “Loupe de Loupe”, Beverly Hills, CA 2015 – Morrison Hotel Gallery NYC “Streets of NYC” April 16th – May 30th 2015 2014 – Mouche Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA 2013 – San Francisco Art Exchange, San Francisco, CA 2013 – Morrison Hotel Gallery, NYC, NY 2012 – Proud Chelsea Gallery, London, UK 2011 – San Francisco Art Exchange, San Francisco, CA 2011 – Morrison Hotel Gallery, NYC, NY 2011 – Galerie Zuger, Vail, CO 2010 – Singleton-Bliss Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 2010 – Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography, Turner Falls, MA 2010 – Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY 2010 – Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins, CO 2010 – A Gallery for Fine Art, New Orleans, LA 2010 – Morrison Hotel Gallery La Jolla CA 2009 – Jenkins Johnson, New York, NY 2008 – Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography, Turner Falls, MA 2008 – Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY 2008 – Masters Gallery, Denver, CO 2007 – Holden Luntz Palm Beach Contemporary Art Fair, FL 2007 – Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Cleveland, OH 2007 – Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2007 – Contessa Gallery, Cleveland, OH 2007 – Frank Picture Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 – Morrison Hotel Gallery La Jolla CA 2006 – Morrison Hotel Gallery – New York, NY 2005 – Masters Gallery, Denver, CO 2003 – David Florida Gallery, Aspen, CO 2002 – Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami, FL 2002 – Photo Forum Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 2001 – Celebrities Gallery, Lahaina, HI 2000 – Foto Real, Austin, TX 1998 – Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL 1996 – The VH-1 Gallery, New York, NY 1995 – ICP, The International Center of Photography, NY, NY 1995 – The Govinda Gallery, Washington, DC 1994 – Acanthus Gallery, Saugerties, NY