Profile

Chelsey Lubitz was born in Minnesota in 1984. She has also called Wyoming, Bonaire, and Key West home, however she always finds herself back in Colorado where she now lives and works. Lubitz received Bachelor of Arts degrees in Visual and Performing Arts and Sociology from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, where in attendance she was inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions including Eleven Women and a Man at GOCA 1420 | UCCS and the Culminating Creations Show at Cottonwood Center for the Arts. Her work is included in the Best of College Photography 2011 published by Photography Forum Magazine and Nikon Cameras. While working and traveling as a Divemaster she first discovered her passion for photography, both above and below water. With an immense desire to see the world, she’ll continue traveling and photographing her journey.

Artist Statement:

As an artist and sociologist, I explore a wide range of human interactions. As we become increasingly connected through various channels, such as technology and transportation, we become disconnected to the structures that allow society to function. We do not have to be faced with the affects of how we treat each other and our environment. I am concerned with the role our existence plays on the planet as well as how our behaviors affect each other physically and emotionally. Through my camera I express a unique lens on the world while I use various other mediums to cathartically express deeper internal values and social issues. My work deals with mundane social relationships and the role of human existence as a force affecting nature. However, my work is not only a document of the relevance of human exchange in our environment, but also a challenge in the routines of our existence.