Linda Alterwitz (American, b. 1960) is an independent interdisciplinary artist with a focus on photography. Her practice envisions the unseen rhythms of the human body and our relationship to the natural world, encouraging dialog on choice, trust, and collective experience. After a health crisis in the late 90s, Alterwitz utilized this experience informing transformative approaches to her practice. This is when she began to combine art and science in her image creation generating increased interest in, and opportunity for her work. Then in 2016, she was invited to be the Art + Science editor for Lenscratch Magazine. As Alterwitz begins a new direction in her work, she sees art as a catalyst for change and uses the transformative power of creative expression to address societal challenges. By integrating the authenticity of science and the communicative power of art, she creates a bridge between the visible and the unseen, inviting the viewer to reimagine the connections we have to one another and the world around us.
2023 to 2025 provided exciting years of visibility for Alterwitz. In addition to the publication of this monograph by MW Editions, and an image from the series in the New York Times, Alterwitz was invited to exhibit Injection Site and present a conference paper for FORMAT International Photography Festival, Derby UK (2025). She won a Nevada Arts Council Fellowship for Injection Site (2025). Alterwitz has been invited to exhibit Injection Site at Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University, in conjunction with the WSU School of Nursing for the Fall of 2026.
Alterwitz exhibited widely in traditional exhibitions and site-specific installations at institutions including Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA – part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide Getty Initiative; Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, NV; Hilliard Art Museum, Lafayette, LA; New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM; Yixian Photography Festival, Yixian, China; and Ring Cube Gallery, Tokyo, Japan among others. Her work is held in permanent collections including The Institute of Art + Environment at Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, NV; Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ; Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Hilliard Museum of Art, Lafayette, LA; Nevada Museum of Art, Center for Art & Environment archives, Reno, NV; Nelson Atkins Special Collections Library, Kansas, MO; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Fearing Library, Santa Barbara, CA; Rochester Institute of Technology, Wallace Library, Rochester, NY; Barrick Museum, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV; and the Lilley Museum of Art, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV. The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, Orion Magazine, Black & White Magazine UK, Lenscratch Magazine, Musee Magazine, and the New Statesman Magazine are among a selection of publications that have featured her work. Alterwitz has received an Individual Artist Grant from Healthy Communities Coalition 2023, NV; Individual Artist Grant 2020, Nevada Arts Council, NV; Montana Arts Council, MT; Individual Artist Grant 2016, Nevada Arts Council, NV; Artist Residency, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; and an Individual Artist Grant from The Puffin Foundation 2015, NJ. Alterwitz lives and works in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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