Lynn Goldsmith

Jul 7

Lynn Goldsmith’s Shared Light at Selby Gardens

This summer, Selby Gardens is excited to present an indoor and outdoor exhibition featuring the work of legendary American photographer Lynn Goldsmith, renowned for her celebrity portraits and fine-art images. Goldsmith’s exhibition at the Downtown Sarasota campus will pair stunning floral images with intimate portraits of Selby Gardens’ artist in residence, Patti Smith.

Over the past 50 years, Goldsmith’s photography has appeared on or between the covers of magazines including Life, Newsweek, Time, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, and many others. Her work is held in numerous private art collections and museums, including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Seventeen books have been published featuring Goldsmith’s images, including Flower by Rizzoli in 2000 and Patti Smith: Before Easter After, published as a Deluxe Limited Edition by Taschen in 2019 and as a trade edition by Rizzoli in 2024.

Selby Gardens - Downtown Sarasota Campus
The Richard and Ellen Sandor Museum of Botany & the Arts

1534 Mound Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
June 20th - September 13th, 2026

Lynn Goldsmith

Shared Light

Press Release

About Lynn Goldsmith

Lynn Goldsmith is an award-winning photographer, filmmaker, artist, and author with a 50+ year career. Her work has appeared in major outlets like Life, Time, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and The New Yorker, and is in collections such as the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, MoMA, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and The Polaroid Collection.

She’s known for iconic portraits of musicians, actors, athletes, and cultural figures, with 17 books published, including the New York Times bestseller 'New Kids' and 'Patti Smith: Before Easter After' (2024). She has received honors like the Lucien Clergue, World Press, and Lucie awards for portraiture.

Beyond photography, Goldsmith pioneered work in music, film, TV, and media. She was the youngest woman in the Directors Guild of America, directed rock TV programming, managed Grand Funk Railroad, founded a celebrity photo agency, and created music and videos as Will Powers.

In 2023, she won a landmark Supreme Court copyright case over her portrait of Prince, a significant victory for artists’ rights. She remains dedicated to exploring identity, beauty, fame, creativity, and humanity.