Amrita Stützle

Stützle is an Austrian born artist and educator with a focus in lens-based media. Her practice dissects contemporary and historical aspects of her identity, exploring themes of femininity, labor, and power. She was a participant of the 2018 NY Times Portfolio Review and is a 2018 Saltonstall Artist-in-Residence fellow. She was a 2019 Magenta Foundation top 100 Emerging Photographers winner and has recently had her work published in The New York Times and Ain't Bad publications.

After receiving her BFA in Art Photography from the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University in 2014, Stützle worked at Light Work, a non-profit photography organization supporting artists since 1973. As Lab Manager, she oversaw the organization's educational programming and community engagement in the arts. She worked with numerous renowned lens-based artists on perfecting their exhibition production.

She is currently teaching photography workshops at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center and pursuing her MFA at the University of Pennsylvania.