Lydia McCarthy is a New York-based artist whose photographs and installations look at spiritual seeking, psychedelic culture and perceptions of reality. Her work has been exhibited widely, including 106 Green, Essex Flowers and the Scandinavia House in New York and NAU Gallery in Stockholm. McCarthy has been reviewed and published in The New Yorker, Art F City, The Wall Street Journal, Dossier and the Huffington Post. She received a yearlong American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship and has held residencies at the Banff Centre and the Vermont Studio Center. McCarthy is an Associate Professor of Photography in the School of Art and Design at Alfred University. lydiamccarthy.com