The following exhibition history introduces a range of works in which many are available to travel to your community. Please contact the artist directly for inquiries.
Exhibition Title: We Have Been Here Before, Markeaton Street Gallery, University of Derby, UK.
4 March – 11 April, 2025.
Injection Site, part of Group Exhibition at Markeaton Street Gallery, University of Derby, UK.
In this work, Alterwitz addresses the politically charged global medical crisis of COVID-19 by using a high-resolution thermal camera to photograph the arms of participants after vaccination. Rather than providing a simple scientific record, these ethereal images serve as evocative statements about individuality and our collective humanity.
Educational Programming: Conference presentation of Injection Site, March 14, 2025, QUAD, Derby, UK.
Exhibition Title: Heat at Sahara West Library, LVCCLD, Las Vegas NV.
September 5 – November 23, 2024.
Solo Exhibition at Sahara West Library, Las Vegas, NV.
Heat: Portraits of the Invisible World uses infrared thermography to capture portraits of those whose lives are most affected by visibility and invisibility.
Educational Programming: September 5th, 4:30pm, 2024 | Artist Talk PIcturing the Unseen.
Exhibition Title: Desert Forest: Life with Joshua Trees, Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA.
September 7 – December 29, 2024.
Part of the Getty PST ART: Art & Science Collide.
Presented at the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California.
With a focus on climate change, development, wildfires, and other threats, the exhibition explores the symbiotic relationships between Joshua trees, soil fungi, and moth pollinators, engaging a diverse audience interested in arts and environmental issues.
Opening Reception: September 7th, 2-4 PM.
Exhibition Title: In Relation at Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
April 19 – November 23, 2024.
Group Exhibition at The Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, NV.
Curator: Alisha Kerlin
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is proud to present In Relation, an exhibition that touches on ideas around motherhood. Aware that no presentation of this subject can ever be definitive, the curation pushes back against restrictive interpretations and emphasizes the unexpected—from motherhood as a gigantic pan-species experience, to the deeply personal notion of “my mother” as represented by the details of an individual face.
Exhibition Title: Injection Site: Making the Vaccine Visible at The Center, Las Vegas, NV.
April 2 – December 31, 2024.
Solo Exhibition at The Center, Las Vegas, NV.
Injection Site: Making the Vaccine Visible uses infrared thermography to reveal traces of humanity’s involuntary reaction to vaccination.
Educational Programming: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 6-8pm | Artist talk Injection Site..
Exhibition Title: Injection Site: Making the Vaccine Visible at The Lilley Museum of Art, Reno, NV.
March 27 – June 25, 2023.
Solo Exhibition at the Front Door Gallery, Church Fine Arts Complex.
Curator: Vivian Zavataro
Injection Site: Making the Vaccine Visible uses infrared thermography to reveal traces of humanity’s involuntary reaction to vaccination.
Educational Programming: Thursday, April 13, 2023, 5pm | Visualizing a Vaccine.
Exhibition Title: Self Without Interpretation at the Lilley Museum of Art, Reno, NV.
March 1 – May 13, 2023.
Solo Exhibition at The Lilley Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Reno, NV.
Curator: Vivian Zavataro
This exhibit attempts to transport the viewer to a place where one is safe to feel, away from the present, by providing them with a window looking into other’s personal feelings of happiness, sadness, and nostalgia. Empathy becomes central to experiencing this exhibit, showing our own capacity to relate to other (unknown) beings.
Vivian Zavataro
Education Programming: March 2, 2023 Gallery talk 6:00 pm.
Exhibition catalogue available at the Lilley Museum of Art.
Exhibition Title: Crystal Realities to Artificial Intelligence at the The Dishman Art Museum, LaMar University, Beaumont, TX.
September 24 – November 12, 2022.
Group Exhibition, The Dishman Art Museum, LaMar University, Beaumont, TX.
Participating artists include Linda Alterwitz, Dornith Doherty, Rashed Haq & Liz Hickok.
Curator: Brandi Hamilton
Educational Programming: Panel Discussion and exhibition included in Fotofest participating space.
Exhibition Title: Sanctuary: New Works by Linda Alterwitz at the Hilliard Art Museum, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA.
Jun 11, 2021 – February 11, 2022.
Solo Exhibition, Hilliard Art Museum, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA.
Included in this exhibition is new work by Linda Alterwitz from the series Envisioning the Veil.
Curator: Benjamin M. Hickey, Director of Exhibitions, Hilliard Art Museum.
This experiential installation reminds the viewer that change is required for personal growth, and that exploring one’s vulnerability is necessary for healing.
Benjamin Hickey
Educational Programming: June 12, 2021, 10-12 am – Just Breathe Workshop.
Exhibition Catalogue available at the Hilliard Art Museum Bookstore.
To purchase catalogue, please contact Museumstore@louisiana.edu or phone 337-482-0814.
Musical accompaniment for this exhibition by Christian Tamburr. Lyrics of “I Behold” by Michael Andrew and performance of this song by Jane Monheit.
Exhibition Title: Breath Taking at the New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM.
Mar 13 – Sept 7, 2021.
Group Exhibition, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM.
Included in this exhibition is work by Linda Alterwitz from the series Just Breathe.
Curator: Kate Ware. Included in this exhibition are drawings, installations, photographs, sculptures, and video by artists including Stuart Allen, Linda Alterwitz, Cynthia Greig, Alison Keogh, Sant Khalsa, Jill O’Bryan, Kim Richardson and Meridel Rubenstein.
Educational Programming: Panel Discussion on Breath Taking presented by Ecoartspace, Earth Day for Trees, click to view on vimeo. Presented by Patricia Lea Watts, Moderated by Kate Ware, the participants include Linda Alterwitz, Meridel Rubenstein, Sant Khalsa, and Marietta Leis.
Exhibition Title: Complicated Beauty at A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX.
2021.
Included in this solo exhibition is work from the series Complicated Beauty.
Curator: Amanda Smith
Exhibition Title: Earthborn: 30 Seconds to 40 Moons at the Missoula Museum of Art, Missoula, MT.
Mar 24 – Aug 25, 2020.
Exhibition by artists Linda Alterwitz and Elizabeth Stone at the Missoula Museum of Art, Missoula, MT.
Curators: Brandon Reintjes and Associate Curator John Calsbeek.
Artists Linda Alterwitz and Elizabeth Stone use photography to poetically portray physiological processes. Each artist uses photography to capture states that are fleeting, transitory, and ephemeral.
Brandon Reintjes and John Calsbeek
View the virtual gallery talk at the Missoula Museum of Art with Curator Brandon Reintjes, Linda Alterwitz and Elizabeth Stone.
Exhibition Title: Still Here Now part of the Nevada Touring Initiative, funded by National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Nevada.
January 2020 – August 2021.
Curator: Stephanie Gibson.
Traveling Group Exhibition by Nevada Touring Initiative.
Exhibition Title: Dear Leader at Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2019
Curator: Gordon Stettinius.
This group exhibition debuted at Candela Gallery, Richmond, Virginai in 2019 and traveled to Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center, Portsmouth, Virginia in 2019.
Includes work from the series While I Am Still.
Educational Programming: Panel discussion with participating artists included Linda Alterwitz, Takashi Arai, Cornelia Hesse-Honegger, Kei Ito, Michael Light, Noah Scalin, Paul Shambroom and Elin O’Hara Slavick.
Exhibition Title: Superpowers: The Healing Powers of Thermography at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
2019
Curator: Chrys Yates.
An exhibition and speaking presentation at the Mayo Clinic Humanities in Medicine Symposium, Jacksonville, FL.
Exhibition Title: Just Breathe at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
2016
Curator: Chrys Yates.
Pieces from the series Just Breathe were created during an Artist Residency at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. An exhibition of this work was later presented at the Mayo Clinic Humanities in Medicine Symposium, Jacksonville, FL. Two 18-panel installations were acquired as part of the Mayo Clinic’s permanent collection.
Exhibition Title: While I Am Still at the Sahara West Library, Las Vegas Clark County Library District, Las Vegas, NV.
Mid-Career Retrospective Exhibition includes work from While I Am Still, Desert Project and Just Breathe.
2015
Curator: Denise Alvarado.
Educational offerings included public lectures and workshops for students (k-12), and adult education.
Link to exhibition catalogue featuring this work.
Exhibition Title: Life is Beautiful Art and Music Festival at the Western Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.
2014
Curator: Patrick Duffy.
This solo exhibition was a commissioned invitational at the annual national art and music festival.
This exhibition is an interactive installation of work from the series While I Am Still.
Exhibition Title: In Sight at Frank Pictures Gallery in Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA.
2014
Gallerist: Laurie Frank
This exhibition includes work from the series While I Am Still.
Exhibition Title: Beneath the Surface at the Donna Beam Gallery at University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV.
2010-2011
Curator: Jerry Schefcik
This solo exhibition features work from the series Flesh and Bone.
Link to traveling exhibition proposal.
Exhibition Title: Discarded Dreams at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, CA.
2011
Curator: Bruce Rex
Solo Exhibition featuring work from the series Discarded Dreams.