Laura Letinsky

Laura L. Letinsky (born 1962 in Winnipeg, Canada) is an artist and a professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago.[1] She is currently based in Chicago, Illinois where she lives and works. Letinsky’s works contend with what and how a photograph “means” while engaging and challenging the notions of domesticity, gender, and consumption. She was included in the 2019 PHotoEspaña and is a Guggenheim fellow.
Education.
Letinsky received her BFA from the University of Manitoba in 1986 and MFA from Yale University’s School of Art in 1991. She was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2000 and the Anonymous Was a Woman fellowship in 2001. She is currently a professor of visual arts at the University of Chicago.
Subject matter.
Letinsky's still life work alludes to human presence without including any actual figures. For example, in the "Morning and Melancholia" (c. 1997–2001), and the "I Did Not Remember I Had Forgotten" (c. 2002–2004) series, Letinsky seems to document the aftermath of a sumptuous gathering or dinner party.
The "Somewhere, Somewhere" series (c. 2005) explores similar themes of recently vacated domestic settings.
Collections.
Her work is included in the collection of the Getty Museum, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago.