Alex Lippert

Alex Lippert is a tintype photographer whose large-format work employs the historic wet plate collodion process of the mid-nineteenth century. Rooted in a material practice that embraces slowness and imperfection, her evolving body of work reflects an optimistic commitment to storytelling, capturing vulnerability, and elevating the voices of the marginalized. Her work is an exciting yet arduous, unpredictable, and tumultuous hands-on practice that values slowness and imperfection. As she continues to grow and evolve in portraiture, she stays rooted to an optimistic approach to storytelling, a curiosity about the visual and conceptual possibilities that come out of this intricate analogue image-making, and a firm conviction that the simple act of choosing to create is resistance itself.

In her recent solo exhibit at the Contemporary Arts Center, her work and portrait series titled “Creative Resistance” integrates interviews with portraiture of local artists committed to using their practice to push back on oppressive systems. Lippert draws upon her background in qualitative research, advancing the conviction that the personal is inherently political. Guided by questions on topics such as advocacy, creative resistance, aging, and critical dialogue - Lippert positions art as a catalyst for social engagement and transformation.

Beyond her photographic practice, she is sustained by time spent at her cabin in rural Blue Creek, Ohio, by motherhood, by nurturing deep friendships, and by engagement with local art communities—experiences that all inform and drive the ethical and relational dimensions of her work.