Lindsey Filowitz

Biography

Lindsey Filowitz is an image-based interdisciplinary artist. She was born and grew up in Brooklyn, NY. Her work addresses transformation (physical, emotional, social), societal pressures and confines, states of political duress, and the impact of images on culture. Their conceptual framework is informed by intersecting Peruvian-American, Jewish, queer, afab, ailed, and passing identities. Lindsey has exhibited throughout the Bay Area, New York, Boston and Los Angeles, as well as internationally. She received her BFA in Photography from Bard College in 2011 and previously had careers in the art world and biomaterials. They are currently pursuing a MFA in Studio Art at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Lindsey is based between Boston, Brooklyn, and the Bay Area.

Artist Statement

I am an image-based interdisciplinary artist. My conceptual framework is informed by my intersecting Peruvian-American, Jewish, queer, afab, ailed and passing identities. An inevitable truth of human existence is change. My work addresses transformation within myself, others and society. I use photography to highlight the interconnectedness of the mind and body. I have photographed intimate subject matter including the last years of mi abuela’s life, a dear friend’s gender affirming surgery, and spaces dedicated to body modification. Community is imperative for well-being, personal development, and foundational for change. My socially engaged artistic projects aim to elevate other voices through collaboration and participatory performance. I am interested in using my artwork as a way to reflect on states of political duress, the pressures and confines of gender, and the role that images play in perpetuating standards of beauty, morality and status. Images are widely distributed powerful tools that have historically defined value by idealizing some while disparaging others. The impact of imagery on social constructs such as sex, gender, race, class, religion, ability, nationality and culture is a driving force for my work.

Website: lindseyfilowitz.com

Instagram: @lindseyfil