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Rose-Lynn Fisher’s fine-art photography explores microscopic, cultural, and metaphorical thresholds often meeting at the intersection of art and science.

Her work is exhibited in galleries and museums across the U.S. and abroad. She is the author of BEE, a photographic exploration of honeybees viewed through a scanning electron microscope (2010, 2012 Princeton Architectural Press, NY).
BEE was twice awarded in the IPA -International Photography Awards: 1st place, Micro in 2006, and 3rd place, Nature Book in 2010.

Rose-Lynn lives in Hollywood and is represented by Craig Krull Gallery in SoCal.

2013 exhibitions include
Lotusland, Santa Barbara, CA

2012 exhibitions include
Museum of Science, Boston,
Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA, Piermont Straus, Piermont, NY.

2011 exhibitions include
Cross-Mackenzie Gallery, Washington DC, Wave Hill in the Bronx, NY, and the Agriculture Museum of the Museum of Ventura County, CA.

2010 exhibits include
Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, Farmani Gallery NY, and the
Life Science Museum at BYU.

 

 

   


Education    BFA   Otis Art Institute (Otis College of Art and Design) Los Angeles, CA; also UCLA, UCSC

 

Solo Museum and Gallery Exhibitions (selected)

2012            Museum of Science, Boston, MA, The Honeybee Revealed

2012            Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Yonder link

2012            Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art, Scranton, PA, BEEyond link

2012            Piermont Straus Gallery, Piermont, NY, Bee

2011            Cross Mackenzie Gallery, Washington D,C, The Landscape of Bees link

2010            Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, BEE link

2010            ML Bean Life Science Museum, BYU, Provo, UT, BEEyond link

2010            Farmani Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Bee link

2008            Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Liminal Spaces/Morocco

2007            Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee, OK, mid-career survey: Here and There: The Worlds of Rose-Lynn Fisher

2006            Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Liminal Spaces: Photographs of Morocco by Rose-Lynn Fisher info

2006            Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, CA, The Olive Grove info

2006            Brevard Museum of Art and Science (now the Foosaner Art Museum), Melbourne, FL, Doggedly BEEyond info

2004            Jewish Cultural Center, Chattanooga, TN, Drinking from the Same Well  info

2003            Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC details

                      Drinking from the Same Well: Jewish & Muslim Co-existence in Morocco

2003            Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, The Children of Yesterday details 

2002            Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, The Present in the Past: Photographs of Morocco by Rose-Lynn Fisher

2000            Gallery of Contemporary Art, Umm el-Fahm, Israel, Essential Means

1998            Dadian Gallery, Center for Arts & Religion, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington DC, Faith at the Threshold

1998            Luckman Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, Home/Homeland               

1995            Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles, CA, Fruits of the Negev

1991            Daniel Saxon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Other Places

1989            Saxon-Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Events of Order and Necessity

1987            Saxon-Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Interfaces

1986            Thielson Gallery, London, Ontario, Canada, New Works on Paper

 

Museum Group Exhibitions

2012            Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL, UNNATURAL link

2011            Wave Hill, Bronx NY, Hive Culture: Captivated by the Honeybee link

2011            Museum of Ventura Agriculture Museum, CA, Insects: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly link

2007            Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME, Both Sides of the Camera: Photographs from the Judith Ellis Glickman Collection link

2004            United States Botanic Garden, Orangerie Gallery, Washington D.C. Great Pollinator Partnership

2003            Bermuda National Gallery, Hamilton, Bermuda Inside & Out: House & Home  

2003            Museum of the Diaspora, Tel Aviv, Israel Journey to No End of the World

2002            Jewish Museum Frankfurt, Yeshiva University Museum, New York, NY, Journey to No End of the World

2002            United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY, Brunnier Art Museum, Ames, IA; eMotion Pictures

2002            Yeshiva University Museum, New York, NY, Jewish Artists: On the Edge

2000            The Jewish Museum New York, Morocco: Jews and Art in a Muslim Land"

1998            Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, CA, Israel Through American Eyes: A Century of Photographs

1993            Arad Art Museum, Arad, Israel, 4 Guests at the Museum

1987            Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA, Undercover: Books by California Women Artists

 

Gallery Group Exhibitions (selected Public & Private)

2013            Ganna Walska Lotusland, Santa Barbara, CA, Swarm: A Collaboration with Bees link

2011            UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Learning Resource Center, LA, CA "Art Via Microscope" info

2010            LA Center for Digital Art, LA, CA "L.A.NDSCAPES"

2009-10      Isik University Gallery, Istanbul, concurrent w/ Istanbul Biennial; Zirrat Bankasi Gallery, Ankara, Turkey,“Trade Show”

2009            Art Gallery, Harlem State Building, New York, NY, "Habesha" info

2009            Minarc/Gallery Skart, Santa Monica, CA, "An Intimate View of Los Angeles/groupLA2008" MOPLA/ Month of Photography LA info

2008            Fine Art Gallery, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA, "13: Photography from Southern California"

2007            Carl Schlosberg Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, CA, "35th Anniversary Exhibition "

2007            LA Artcore Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA, "Scape" Work by Rose-Lynn Fisher, Yoshio Ikezaki, Stephen Johns

2006            Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles, "Trees"

2006            Carl Schlosberg Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, CA,

2006            D.C. Arts Center, Washington D.C., "From Sea to Shining Sea"

2005            George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, "Salon"

2005            Stedman Gallery, Rutgers University-Camden, NJ, "Women of the Book"

2005            Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, L.A., CA "The Technologized Body "

2004            Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington D.C.

2004            Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, L.A., CA, "e-girls" 

2003            Carl Schlosberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA  (including exhibits since 1996)

2001            HOPA-House of Photographic Art, San Juan Capistrano, CA, "Internationl Tea Time"

2000            Marion Center for Photographic Arts, Santa Fe, NM, "Jewish Artists: On the Edge"

1997            Toured exhibit"Women of the Book" till 2003 throughout U.S. museums and universities

1997            Seven Sainctuaries Galerie, Sherman Oaks, CA, "Sightseeing"

1994            Steve Mendelson Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, "Trio of Artists"

1986            Thinking Eye Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, "Small Shrines"

1986            Gallerie Perseo Centroartivisive, Florence, Italy, "Per fare un albero"

1986            Gallerie Trans Art s.n.c., Bologna, Italy


Published Work

2012            BEE (paperback edition) Rose-Lynn Fisher. Princeton Architectural Press, NY info/link

2012            New Zealand Ministry of Education. The Buzz of Bees -distributed to NZ school system. Photograph p.5 info

2011           "The Jayhawks: On Wings of Reunion" Rose-Lynn Fisher. Huffington Post/Arts. Nov 11 link

2011           "Built to Last: A Love Story" Rose-Lynn Fisher. Huffington Post/Huff Post 50. Oct 13 link

2011           "Peering" Rose-Lynn Fisher. Huffington Post/Huff Post 50. Sept 30 link

2010            BEE, Rose-Lynn Fisher. Princeton Architectural Press, NY info/link

2007            Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME, Catalogue:"Both Sides of the Camera: Photographs from the Judith Ellis Glickman Collection" collection list

2004            Book Cover art and design.Mihai Spariosu. Global Intelligence and Human Development:Toward an Ecology of Global Learning, MIT Press. link

2003            Ori Z. Soltes. Inside & Out: House & Home, Bermuda National Gallery, catalogue, p.6,44,46-7; Pl. 27,30; figs 1,54,55,58

2002            Ori Z. Soltes. Fixing the World: Jewish American Painters in the 20th Century, Brandeis University Press/UPNE p121-122, 156 link

2001            Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek. Journey to No End of the World, Page.45 and Front-cover insert;

2000            Vivian Mann. Morocco: Jews and Art in a Muslim Land Merrell Publishers, London; Photographs. figs.26,46,47,55,56,57,68,69,70,71,76

1998            Barbara C. Gilbert. Israel Through American Eyes: A Century of Photography  Catalogue, Skirball Museum.p.36-38

 

Press - selected (click here for a complete list of blogs & links)

2013            Santa Barbara News-Press, Ted Mills. “All of Your Beeswax” Mar 8

2013            Discover Magazine, Perrin Ireland. “Best Science Art Books of 2012” Dec18, online link

2012            Los Angeles Times, Holly Myers. Art Review “James Fee's and Rose-Lynn Fisher's images capture sea and land” Aug 31, pg D12 link

2012           American Profile, Neil Pond. "Editor's Picks: Bee Book Review" July 8 link

2012           The Dirt - ASLA -American Society of Landscape Architects, "Bee's Knees" June 18 link

2012           ArtScene with Erika Funke, WVIA Radio, local NPR/Scranton. Aug 7 stream here

2012           WNEP TV Scranton, Leckey Live. "BEEyond: Everhart Lands New Exhibit" May 15 link

2012           The Times-Tribune, Josh Mcauliffe. "Honey of an Exhibit: Everhart Museum explores world of bees" May14 link

2012           Nyack Patch, Julie Leibach. "Bee: Photographs by Rose-Lynn Fisher at Piermont Straus" May5 link

2012           American Bee Journal, William Blomstedt.“Hive Culture Exhibit: Excursion into the Bronx for Modern Bee Art” May, v152, n5. pg. 514 link

2011           Washington City Paper, Louis Jacobson. "10 Best D.C. Photography Exhibits of 2011" Dec 15 link

2011           Washington City Paper, Louis Jacobson. "Reviewed: Rose-Lynn Fisher at Cross Mackenzie Gallery" Oct 19 link

2011           Art Beat with Sean Rameswaram "The Bee's Knees! Literally!" WAMU 88.5 Washington DC, Oct 17 link

2011           Black+White Photography Magazine (UK), Susan Burnstine. American Connection: Rose-Lynn Fisher/BEE, May issue, pg 22-23 pdf

2011           Nomad Editions/Real Eats, "The Plight of the Bumblebee- An artist takes a closer look at our most important insect" digital weekly/March11s

2011           Fuzion Magazine, (UK), Gabriel Van Ingen. "Book Review: The Microscopic Majesty of the Honeybee” 31 Jan #1, pg 78-81, back cover link

2010           Huffington Post, "Celebrate the Holidays with the Current Top Shows in the Western U.S." link

2010           NPR, Claire O'Neill. "10 From 2010: Books for the Photofile" link

2010           Artweek LA. Previews"Brian Forrest and Rose-Lynn Fisher at Craig Krull Gallery" link

2010           ArtScene Suvan Geer. "Brian Forrest and Rose-Lynn Fisher" link

2010           Huffington Post, Debra Ollivier. "Worlds Within Worlds: The Remarkable and Surreal BEE" link

2010           Washington Post,  Science News. Magazine features women in science, online Nov8 link

2010           Amateur Photographer Magazine (UK), Gemma Padley. "Bee Dazzled" 30 Oct issue, pg 21-23

2010           Esquire Magazine Russia Photo blog/ Oct 6: BEE link

2010           Bust Magazine, Photo essay: “The Secret Life of Bees” Oct/Nov pg 64-69 pdf

2010           NPR, Mito Habe-Evans. The Picture Show: “It's the Bee's Knees! (No, Really)” link

2010           Audubon Magazine, Leibach, Julie. BEE review:“Art of the Wild” link

2010           Quo Magazine, Spain. Pilar Gil Villar “Abejas al microscopio” link

2010           American Bee Journal , McNeil, M.E.A.“Bee- Up Very Close: A Book of Electron Microscope Photos” August, Vol. 150, No. 8. pg 757-760

2010            Los Angeles Times, Netburn, Deborah.Home Section / Books “The Bee, Magnified” July 3, pg E.7

2010            Reader's Digest, "LOOK/ Twice/ See the World Differently June/July, page 170-173

2010            Wall Street Journal Meyers, Willliam.exhibit review: “Seeing Everyday Creatures / Bee: Rose-Lynn Fisher" June 19 link

2010            New Scientist, online, UK: “Stings, wings and hairy eyes: honeybee close-ups” link

2010            Discover Magazine, Strickland, Eliza. “The Alluring and Alien Sights of a Bee in Ultra Close-up” May19, online link

2010            PDN Magazine, Risch, Conor.“The Secret Life of Bees” May issue, p. 178-182 article

2010            Los Angeles Times, Netburn, Deborah.Living “The common honeybee as landscape” article link

2010            The L Magazine, exhibit review: “Rose-Lynn Fisher: Bee” link

2010            January Magazine, Middleton, David. book review: “Art&Culture: Bee Photographs by Rose-Lynn Fisher” June10, online link

2009            Forward Thinking Museum, The Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Online Museum, "BEEyond" link

2008            CameraArts Magazine, Shadows of Light, Photo essay by Rose-Lynn Fisher, Jan/Feb Issue #61, p.56-61 article

2007            XFUNS Magazine, (Taiwan) Contemporary Photography, Photos + Interview by Chienwei Wang, April-May Issue #29, p.34-41 article

2006            Black&White Magazine, Photographer Spotlight: Rose-Lynn Fisher, essay by Richard Pitnick. Sept Issue #45 p.96-99 article

2006            Moment Magazine, Essay/Moment Gallery: "LA Photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher turns her lens on Morocco.." December, p38-39 article

2006            Dea, Cynthia. Los Angeles Times, Calendar Weekend “Inside Everyday Morocco” p.E46 article

2006            Lebbar, Sabah. Maghreb Arab Press, Exposition de Photographies sure le Maroc au Musee de UCLA, Sept 16 article 1

2006            Jump, Linda. Florida Today,.Section B: Doggone good time had at puppy parade. Cover story - p.B2 June 4 article

2006            Sonnenberg, Maria. Florida Today, Section G, Melbourne, FL“Artwork’s bee-yond dogs”, TgIF, cover, p.G18 June 2 link

2006            Harman, Greg. Hometown News, Melbourne, FL “Artist works skill to find hidden connections” May 26 article

2006            L.A.Davis. Florida Today, Section E, Melbourne, FL “Brevard Museum Exhibit Going to the Dogs” May 17article

2005            McBee, Richard.Forward, Arts & Culture,"'Women of the Book", April 15 article1 article2

2004            Hill, Karen Nazor.Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Ear to the Ground", Section E6, October 6 article

2004            Cooper, Clint.Chattanooga Times Free Press, MetroSection, "Photos Showcase Coexistence" . September 6 article

2003            Railey, John. Winston-Salem Journal, "Side by Side", Nov 1,p.B7-B8

2001            Soltes, Ori Z. Jewish Artists: On the Edge, p.46, 66-67, and Front cover composite

2001            Hoffberg, Judith. Women of the Book, Florida Atlantic University, Catalogue, pgs 8, 33, 90

1999            Perloff, Stephen. The Photo Review, Competition Winners, Summer issue.

1999            Fisher, Rose-Lynn. The Jerusalem Report, “The Children of Yesterday", Photo essay, Dec 20,Vol X, No 17, p.30-33 article

1999            Fisher, Rose-Lynn. Apirion, (Israel) “The Children of Yesterday", Photo essay, Fall/Winter 99, Issue #58, p.37-55

1998            Woodard, Joseph. Los Angeles Times "Women of the Book: Jewish Artists, Jewish Themes", Jan 8. link.

1995            Obligenarz, Avi. Israel Shelanu "Fruits of the Negev", March 9, p.8-13 (Hebrew)

1994            Fanzo, Michelle, Eastside Observer "Art Reviews", April, Vol.2, No.4, p.30

1993            Beck, Mordechai. Melton Journal "Facing an Ancient Tomorrow", Autumn, p.6-7

1991            Geer, Suvan. Los Angeles Times "Art Reviews", April 18, p.5

1991            Santambrogio, Maristella. L’Italo-Americano"Melodie e Colori alla Saxon Gallery", May16, p4 (Italian)

1989            Curtis, Cathy. Los Angeles Times "Art Reviews", March 17, Part VI, p.20

1988            Cooper, Jerry. Interior Design, "Four Seasons", June, Vol 6, p.260-261 pictured link

1987            McKenna, Kristine. Los Angeles Times "Art Reviews", June 12, Part VI, p.12 link

1986            Askey, Ruth. Artweek "Mixed Messages", Aug23, Vol 117, No28, p.5

 

 

Projects, Events, Awards, Residencies (highlights)

2010            BEE - International Photography Awards (IPA): winner in Book: Nature link

2010            MOPLA - Month of Photography LA, Pro'Jekt LA 5: Sustenance and Sustainability: Focused Projects to Raise Awareness and Effect Change info

2010            MOPLA - GroupSC 2009: An Intimate View of Southern CA info

2008            World Festival of Sacred Music, Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, Los Angeles, Masar Wa Nisae- The Woman's Path, projections/ Morocco photos- info

2006            Palm Springs Photo Festival, screened projection of BEEyond series; competition finalist

2006            BEEyond series - 1st Place, International Photography Awards (IPA): Special-Micro category

2006            Spotlight Award, B&W Magazine 2006 Portfolio Competition BEEyond

1999            Artist in residence, Mishkan Omanim, Herzliya, Israel, two months

1998            Morocco photo/research Jewish heritage, Jewish/Muslim co-existence, Draa and Tafilalet valleys, Sahara 6 weeks

1997            Grant, Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity, Los Angeles

1995            Artist in residence, Community Ster Van David, Gooreind-Wuustwezel, near Antwerp, Belgium, two months

1995            Morocco long-term photo/research project, Jewish & Muslim culture and saint veneration, two months

1992            Artist in residence, Arad Arts Project, Arad, Israel, eight months

1989            Grant, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, NY

1989            Grant, Brody Arts Fund, Los Angeles, CA