About
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Artist Statement
My paintings are an exploration into the mystical underpinnings of the modern landscape. Densely populated compositions rise and fall like swells on a wayward sea, pterodactyls fly by whispering cautionary tales, and giant lumbering eyes peer from cracks and windows. Often steeped in the lyricism of San Francisco’s Victorian architecture, it’s not uncommon for the city’s iconic landmarks to occasionally wander into view.
Biography
Awarded ‘Best Of Bay’ by San Francisco Magazine for her commissioned portraits of San Francisco, Lynn has exhibited her art throughout the Bay Area and beyond, including Stanford University [Stanford Art Spaces], Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA), San Francisco City Hall, art galleries and local non-profits. Every month since 2010, Lynn has curated her own Storefront Window Art Show rotating her latest work on an easel in an architect’s window on Valencia Street in San Francisco’s vibrant Mission District, illuminated under spotlight all night.
In addition to painting, Lynn has created fantastical storefront window installations at 826 VALENCIA’s Pirate Supply Store, the renowned non-profit writing center in the Mission [2008-2011]. Lynn has also completed several commissioned public murals including at San Francisco’s Salesforce Transit Center [2018], Midway Arts Complex [2015], Bi-Rite Creamery [2016], and Duffy’s Tavern [2024]. Her work has been published on the cover of several publications including TapeOp Magazine and the novel “All Night Movie” by Alicia Borinsky (Northwestern University Press).
Lynn paints full-time at her Hunters Point Shipyard studio and opens her doors to the public twice a year for the Shipyard’s Spring and Fall Open Studio events.
Private studio visits welcome by appointment.
ACCOLADES & INTERVIEWS:
San Francisco Magazine, 2005
BEST OF THE BAY: Editor's Choice Award:
Lynn Rubenzer / "Best Rooms With A View Framed On A Wall"
COVER, Where Magazine, 2012
COVER + FEATURE INTERVIEW by Jonathon Keats
HPS ArtGuide, 2007
MissionLocal.org
"The Mission Through One Man's Windows On Valencia
February 4, 2011
Featuring "Bird In Hand", one of my storefront installations on Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA. Read article here => MissionLocal.org
1 minute VIDEO, work-in-progress, June 2012
"Subterranea", a 10foot, site-specific portrait painting located at San Francisco music venue, Viracocha. Promo video created for Fall Open Studios 2012.
Filmed by Audrey Daniel