Bio
Lynne Buchanan’s art focuses on the importance of waterways and forests around the world and the threats they are facing. Her work is in the collection of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans and the Bishop Museum in Florida and has been featured in The New York Times. Buchanan’s images have been exhibited in over 50 solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries including the Griffin Museum, the Karuizawa Fotofest, Blue Sky Gallery, Center, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fotonostrum, The Bishop Museum, and Slow Exposures among others. Her latest book of photographs and haikus, The Poetry of Being (Daylight 2022) received silver awards in the Budapest and Tokyo International Foto Awards. She is also the author of Florida’s Changing Waters: A Beautiful World in Peril, (George F. Thompson Publishing). She was a finalist in Critical Mass and was selected for Review Santa Fe twice. Public speaking includes talks given at the Miami Book Fair, the Society for Environmental Journalism, and the North American Nature Photography Association’s Summit. Buchanan also contributed articles for Waterkeeper Magazine and her work has been featured in numerous publications including features in Black + White Photography, Photobook Journal, Artdoc, Shots Magazine, South X Southeast Photomagazine, and Lenscratch. Buchanan is the recipient of masters degrees in art history from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and in creative writing from the University of South Florida in Tampa. She also received a bachelor’s degree in art history from New College in Sarasota, Florida. Buchanan currently works and resides in Fletcher, NC.
Statement:
My deep connection with nature has led me to spend much of my life traversing waterways or hiking in forests and along mountain ridges. Beyond noticing grand vistas, which one cannot help but appreciate, I am drawn to impromptu still life compositions and subjects with unique attributes that evoke a history of experiences. As I age, I find myself exploring my emotional reaction to fragility and perseverance, and my work celebrates the preciousness of all life. Connecting with the natural world and observing interactions between lifeforms helps us face the increasingly precarious nature of existence and shows us new ways of working together that might form the basis of a more sustainable paradigm. My hope is that my art inspires people to become better stewards of the Earth. I chose to print these images in platinum and palladium to underscore how invaluable the natural world is to our survival, while the luminosity of these precious metals helps convey the spiritual realm I believe is embedded in the natural world. This 19th century wet process also has exceptional longevity and is congruent with the sense of deep time expressed in my work, which extends beyond our temporal existence.
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