Lindsey Schulz-Peaslee was born and raised in Northern California. She received her BFA in 2011 from Otis College of Art and Design, and her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in 2015.  Her work has been shown in Los Angeles and selected for Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival in 2016. She lost her childhood home in the Sonoma County Tubbs Fire, and then the following year the Woolsey Fire demolished the barn she rode at in Agoura Hills. This spurred her interest in climate solutions which has also entered her practice. Lindsey is the co-creator and co-host of the art podcast, Middlebrow. She currently lives and works in Sebastopol, CA with her husband and two children.

Schulz is an interdisciplinary artist primarily working in sculpture, painting and collage, engaging with themes of nostalgia, preservation, and control. There is an ongoing battle between the impassioned state of the work, and the control she inflicts on it. Central to her work is an interest in material and minimalism, displaying natural materials like wood, hair, grains and others in forms that push against their natural state whether it be in playfulness or preservation. While this work can feel devoid of a personal narrative, they’re often paired with highly intimate works that are sourced from notes, family photographs, and family archives.

Throughout her work, she often uses found and repurposed materials, engaging with themes of preservation and regeneration. This underscores an aesthetic that mirrors the dualities inherit in nurturing and caretaking; capturing the whimsical aspects of childhood against the anxieties of adulthood, particularly those surrounding motherhood.

Recent investigations into the relationship between parenthood and the climate crisis is a deeply intertwined issue that reflects both personal responsibility and the broader societal challenges we face. This fosters a unique tension: the desire to protect and nurture children in an increasingly uncertain world, while recognizing the environmental challenges that threaten their well-being. This tension - between hope and fear, care and crisis - is something that permeates both her personal experience and her artistic practice. Parenthood in the age of climate change is both a reminder of what we stand to lose and a call to protect what remains. 

To request a copy of her CV, please email lindseyaschulz (at) gmail.com