Family and friends of Dee Lippingwell will host a posthumous "pop-up" art show and sale of her work on Sunday, June 8.
The Surrey-based Lippingwell, a trailblazer in the world of concert photography for 50-plus years, after a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis early in 2024.
Lippingwell was 78, said Peggy Sulivan, a business partner and friend who will co-host the June 8 show and sale, to also include the Vancouver-focused art of Mark Prosser, who'll be in attendance.
The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. in the Royal Canadian Legion hall at 2655 Main St., Vancouver. Admission is free, with photo prints, books, art and more available for purchase.
Rock-star photographs by Lippingwell are posted and sold on . The Rolling Stones, Queen, Aerosmith, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Eric Clapton, KISS, Van Halen 鈥� Lippingwell photographed them all, for publications around the world.
Prior to her death, Lippingwell worked to catalogue images of the estimated 3,500 concerts she鈥檇 photographed since her very first, a Pink Floyd gig in Vancouver in 1973.
Her personal Facebook page has become
"You may have noticed a name change on this page to better represent what will be posted from here on out," a post explains. "This page is now run by Dee's grandchildren, Shauna and Tyler, as well as her business manager Peggy. We hope to use this page to honour Dee's legacy by continuing to post birthday posts, and upcoming shows paired with her famous photos from the past. We appreciate everyone helping to keep her memory alive!"
