LindseyGuile (she/her) is a figurative artist whose large-format charcoal drawings delve into themes of body liberation, femininity, and self-confidence, with a particular focus on fatness and size discrimination. Her work has been exhibited at The Arnot Museum, The Dorsky Museum, The Birke Art Gallery, Untitled Space Gallery, The Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, and more. She has also held artist residencies at Sparkbox Studios, and The Blue Mountain Center. This summer she will be an Artist-in-Residence at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts in Ithaca, New York.
Beyond the visual arts, Lindsey is actively involved in the performing arts. She has served as both a director and performer in The Vagina Monologues, sings soprano in the college chorus, and studies improvisational theater.
Lindsey is an Associate Professor of Visual Art at Dutchess Community College inPoughkeepsie, NY. She holds an MFA from SUNY New Paltz, as well as BFA and MA degrees from SUNY Oswego. In 2023, she was honored with the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
You can reach Lindsey via email at: lindseyguile@gmail.com
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2024 Indelible, The Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY (Catalogue)
2024 Resilient, ArtSpace36, Canandaigua, NY
2023 Uncensored, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
2022 Unruly Bodies, Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery, Worchester State, Worchester, MA
2022 REBELLIOUS, Solo Exhibition at the Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
2019 UNAPOLOGETIC, Solo Exhibition atWomen’s Work Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2018 Becoming: New Work by Lindsey Guile & Allora McCullough, ArtCentro Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2014 Self/Conscious, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2025 Likeness,Wallkill River Art Center, Wallkill, NY
2024 Figuratively Speaking, Tyler Art Gallery, Oswego, NY (Catalogue)
2024 Made in NY 2024, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2023 S L O W S E L F I E, Novado Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2023 2023 Art Faculty Exhibition, Mildred I. Washington Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2022 Construct: Expressions of Gender in Portraiture, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
2022 The Sublime Nude, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
2022 Made in NY 2022, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2022 The Body Beautiful III, Barrett Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2021 Awagami Small Works Exhibition, The Hall of Awa Japanese Handmade Paper, Tokyo, Japan
2021 Represent: New Portraiture, National Juried Exhibition. Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie,NY
* Juried by Hannah Turpin from the Carnegie Museum of Art
2021 2021 Art Faculty Exhibition, Mildred I. Washington Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2020 Terrain, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
2020 NUDE, Queen City 15 Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2020 Art4Equality, Untitled Space Gallery, New York, NY
2019 Body Beautiful, Untitled Space Gallery, New York, NY (Catalogue)
2019 2019 Art Faculty Exhibition, Mildred I. Washington Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 Export International, Trolley Barn Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY (Catalogue)
2019 The Body Beautiful II, Barrett Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2018 The Body Beautiful, Barrett Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2017 Bon Marche, Safe Harbors Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
2017 PRESS/PAUSE, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY (Catalogue)
2015 Pulling Prints, Mildred I. Washington Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2015 Peace & Justice, Murloff-Kotler Gallery, Stone Ridge, NY
2014 Comfort/Chaos, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, NY
2013 East End Emerging Artists Exhibition, Ille Arts Gallery, Amagnesette, NY
RESIDENCIES:
2025 Fellow, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY
2021 Blue Mountain Center Residency, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
2013 Sparkbox Studios Artist Residency, Picton, Ontario Canada
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS:
2024 “Let Them Eat…Everything: Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith.” (Image) The New York Times, April 22, 2024
2024 "Celebrating Fatness Through Art" The Fat Joy Podcast with Sophia Apostol. Episode 90. June 4, 2024
2023 The Power of Unapologetic Fat Art. The Burnt Toast podcast with Virginia Sole-Smith. August 3, 2023
2023 "The Caryatids of Garrison". The Chronogram, March 2023 Issue, page 61
2019 Art Uncovered: Lindsey Guile. Podcast. September 17, 2019
2019 “What’s Next?! Eco-Materialism andContemporary Art” by Linda Winetraub. Contributing photography in collaboration with the SPURSE Collective.
ARTIST TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS:
2025 Contemporary Issues in Figure Drawing/Drawing Futures - Chair, FATE Conference, George Mason University, VA
2024 Indelible Artist Talk, The Mildred I. Washington Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2024 Resilient Artist Talk, ArtSpace36, Canangaigua, NY
2023 UNCENSORED Artist Talk, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
2022 Changing the Narrative: Body Image & Art. For Women's History Month at Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY
2022. REBELLIOUS Artist Talk. Marshall University, Huntington, WV.
2021 Body Positivity: Altering the Narrative Through Art. University of Tennessee at Martin, Center for Women & Gender Equality. Martin, TN.
2021 Crowd Sourcing Rapid Response Resources for Remote Learning During COVID – 19, CAA (College Art Association)
2020 Artist Lecture, University of Tennessee at Martin Art Program. Martin, TN.
2019 BODY BEAUTIFUL Artist Talk, Untitled Space Gallery, New York, NY
2019 Artist and Body Positivity Lecture, Bard College, for Women’s Empowerment, Red Hook, NY
2019 Visiting Artist Lecture, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY
2019 UNAPOLOGETIC: Artist Talk with Lindsey Guile, Women’s Work Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 Understanding Failure as a Tool for Success, FATE Conference, Columbus, OH
2019 The Body in Contemporary Culture, Artist Panel Discussion, Barrett Art Center,Poughkeepsie, NY
2018 Revealing the Body, Artist Panel Discussion, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
2011 Visiting Artist Lecture, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts (Painting & Drawing), SUNY New Paltz
Master of Arts (Drawing) , SUNY Oswego
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting & Drawing), SUNY Oswego
Associates of Arts & Sciences, Jefferson Community College