Tryst Mallette’s practice focuses on personal experiences made shared sensations. She investigates individuals’ relationships with themselves and their environments, including exploring the physical and mental connections between a body and memory. She has been photographing analog and digital for over 11 years, with an emphasis on studio lighting and formal portraiture. Her work emphasizes collaboration, whether it be social practice — focusing on the connection between the artist and the subject, or immersive installation, utilizing projection and the mirror, encouraging the audience to sit with feelings of familiarity.
Professional Experience
Tryst received her MFA (photography) in May 2023 from Cranbrook Academy of Art. As an undergraduate, she attended Wayne State University where she studied Photography and Art History. Tryst has exhibited her work in multiple group shows in Detroit and Muskegon. She had a solo show, “Skin & Scales” in August of 2021 at Tom Gibbs Studio in Ferndale, MI.
Significant Publications, Presentations and Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Skin & Scales, Tom Gibbs Studio, Ferndale, MI
Group Exhibitions
2023 NOVA24 Prelude, Detroit Month of Design, Detroit, MI
2022 Cranbrook Chair Show, 660 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI
2022 93rd MCAE, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2022 Greenhouse Show, Goldner Walsh Garden and Home, Pontiac, MI
2021 BODY, AS DEFINED, Collective Behaviors, Detroit, MI
2019 Student Exhibition, Art Department Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2018 Transparency, Whitdel Arts, Detroit, MI
