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Linda Alterwitz: Seeing, and Not Seeing

IAE2506

Summary Note

Photographer Linda Alterwitz states that “Seeing, and not seeing, is her passion and vocation. The projects represented within this archive, primarily Envisioning the Veil and Conversations with the Sun, reflect this focus.

Biographical Note

Linda Alterwitz (American, b. 1960) is an independent interdisciplinary artist with a focus on photography who lives and works in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her practice envisions the unseen rhythms of the human body and our relationship to the natural world, encouraging dialogs about choice, trust, and collective experience. After a health crisis in the late 90s, Alterwitz utilized this experience to inform transformative approaches in her practice by combining art and science in her image creation.

Scope and Content

Photographer Linda Alterwitz states that “Seeing, and not seeing, is her passion and vocation. The projects represented within this archive, primarily Envisioning the Veil and Conversations with the Sun, reflect this focus. In the space between art and science, she explores the aesthetics of art and scientific visual data.

Arrangement

This archive is arranged into three series organized by subject matter. Series 1 contains general artist and project information, while series 2 & 3 contain information about specific projects.
  • Series 1: Artist and Project Information
  • Series 2: Envisioning the Veil
  • Series 3 : Conversations with the Sun

Inclusive Dates

2012-2026

Bulk Dates

2017-2026

Quantity / Extent

.25 cubic feet

Language

English

Related Archive Collections

  • CAE1117: William L. Fox: Terra Antarctica
  • CE1504: Diane Burko: Visualizing Climate Change

Related Publications

Alterwitz, Linda, and Elizabeth Stone. Earthborn: 30 Seconds to 40 Moons. Missoula, MT: Missoula Art Museum, 2020.

Alterwitz, Linda. Injection Site: Making the Vaccine Visible. Las Vegas, Nevada: Self Published, 2023.

Alterwitz, Linda. Sanctuary: New Works by Linda Alterwitz. Lafayette, LA: University of Louisiana, 2021.

Alterwitz, Linda. While I Am Still: An Exhibition of Photographs Integrating Art and Science. Las Vegas, Nevada: Self Published, 2015.

Fox, William L. A Letter from Antarctica: Art, Science and Landscape in the Last Place on Earth. Denver, CO: Western States Art Federation, 2002.

Fox, William L. Terra Antarctica: Looking into the Emptiest Continent. San Antonio, TX: Trinity University Press, 2005.

Container Listing by Series:

IAE2506/1 Series 1: Artist Information, 2011-2025

Series 1 contains artist and exhibition information as well as press articles.

  • ARCH-FILE 137-1

    • 1-1 Artist and Project Information, 2020-2023
    • 1-2 Exhibition Ephemera, 2023
    • 1-3 Press and Media, 2011-2025

Additional Materials

  • Archive F42 Oversized Items

    • 1-2#7b Heat: Portraits of the Invisible World, Brochure, 2024
    • 1-2#8 Injection Site: Making the Vaccine Visible, Brochure, 2025

  • Archive S-Box 68

    • 1-2#5 Injection Site: Making the Vaccine Visible, Brochure, 2023
    • 1-2#6 Injection Site: Making the Vaccine Visible, Brochure, 2023

IAE2506/2 Series 2: Envisioning the Veil, 2017-2019

Series 2 contains materials related to Linda Alterwitz’s project titled “Envisioning the Veil.”

  • ARCH-FILE 137-1

    • 2-1 Part 1, Lost Ground, 2017-2019
    • 2-2 Part 2, Home, 2017-2019

IAE2506/3 Series 3: Conversations with the Sun, 2025-2026

Series 3 contains materials related to Linda Alterwitz’s project Conversations with the Sun.

  • ARCH-FILE 137-1

    • 3-1 Expedition Images, 2025
    • 3-2 Project Prints (Grouping 1), Printed 2025

Additional Materials

  • Archive F42 Oversized Items

    • 3-2#2 Conversations: 36.6N,115.2W and 36.6N,115.2W (1), Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#3 Conversations: 36.6N,115.2W and 36.6N,115.2W (2), Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#4 Conversations: 78.1N,13.5E and 75.4N,79.2W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#5 Conversations: 36.6N,115.2W and 76.2N,83.5W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#6 Conversations: 52.2N,45.0W and 76.2N,83.5W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#7 Conversations: 76.2N,83.5W and 45.5N,122.6W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#8 Conversations: 76.2N,79.8W and 76.2N,79.8W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#9 Conversations: 79.7N,11.4E and 76.3N,82.1W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#10 Conversations: 75.4N,79.2W and 76.2N,79.8W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#11 Conversations: 78.2N,14.2E and 78.2N,14.2E, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#12 Conversations: 80.27N,13.43E and 33.3N,115.8W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#13 Conversations: 76.2N,83.5W and 76.2N,83.5W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#14 Conversations: 36.6N,115.2W and 36.4N,115.74W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#15 Conversations: 60.57N,149.4W and 61.49N,149.1W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#16 Conversations: 36.6N,115.2W and 79.7N,11.4E, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#17 Conversations: 76.2N,83.5W and 76.2N,83.5W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#18 Conversations: 36.6N,115.2W and 79.7N,11.4E, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#19 Conversations: 78.2N,14.2E and 33.3N,115.8W, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#20 Conversations: 60.5N,148.5W and 79.4N,10.5E, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025
    • 3-2#21 Conversations: 60.4N,148.5W and 79.8N,11.4E, Archival Pigment Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 GSM paper, August 6, 2025, Printed September 26, 2025

  • Archive S-Box 81

    • 3-1#1 Photographing from the Helicopter, Alaska 2023, Digital print on paper, 2025
    • 3-1#2 Canada’s Remote Arctic, Quark Expeditions, 15-26 August 2024, Digital print on paper, 2025
    • 3-1#3 Muskox Fjord 8/21/2024, Cuming Inlet 8/17/2024, Coburg Island 8/18/2024, Canadian High Arctic 2024, Digital print on paper, 2025
    • 3-1#4 FLIR T1020 Camera, Linda Alterwitz in Bjornafjorden, Svalbard 5/23/2025, Digital print on paper, 2025
    • 3-1#5 Spitzbergen Highlights: Journey into the Arctic Wilderness, Quark Expeditions, May 19-25, 2025, Digital print on paper, 2025