Artist Residency and Open Studio
Lynne Huffer
Lynne Huffer, multimedia artist, author, and scholar of French literature, feminist and queer theory, and philosophy, joins the Carlos Museum for a three-day residency where students and visitors alike are welcome to drop in and contribute to a large-scale temporary installation. Using words and images that connect poetry, philosophy, and the visual arts; participants will create collages and assemblages using a variety of materials and contribute to an ever-growing collection of visual fragments.
Participants can drop-in anytime during open studio hours. No registration is required, and all materials are provided.
This residency is offered in conjunction with the release of Huffer’s new book, These Survivals: Autobiography of Extinction.
About the Artist
Lynne Huffer is a philosopher, writer, teacher, collagist, and book artist interested in formal experimentation. She is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at Emory University and the author of six books including, most recently, These Survivals: Autobiography of an Extinction (Duke University Press, 2025), an experimental, hybrid-style collage book composed of fragments of text and original artwork on the theme of mass species extinction. In addition to academic essays on feminism, queer theory, ethics, and the Anthropocene, she has published personal essays, creative nonfiction, and experimental writing. Her artwork is held by Bryn Mawr College special collections and the Center for the Book in New York. She regularly offers workshops and collaborative opportunities at universities, colleges, and community art venues. For more information about Huffer’s work see her personal website thoughtcollage.net.
