Artists, researchers, writers, designers, scientists, philosophers and professionals who are leading in the field of ecological practice, biodiversity restoration, place-based practice, textile experimentation, and more.
Serge Attukwei Clottey explores personal and political narratives rooted in histories of trade and migration. His practice is defined by the motif of the yellow Kuofor (oil) gallon.
Molly Haynes is a Los Angeles-based weaver working at the intersection of art, craft and design. Her tactile sculptures explore structure and materiality—echoing tensions between humans and the natural world.
Artist and metalworker of vigorously textured and tactile sculptural objects, vessels, and contemporary artifacts in steel that utilize and push the material’s potential for transformation.
Ndzube’s work is characterized by a fundamental interplay between objects, media and two-dimensional surfaces; stitching together a subjective account of the Black experience in post-apartheid South Africa from a mythological perspective.
Using discarded and found materials as fragmented units to assemble a unified whole; through material repetition and traditional weaving techniques Kyle investigates our connection to each other as humans and to our environment.
Anna Sew Hoy works with clay, and is part of a critical rethinking of the relationship between art and craft.
“For a long time, I have been called a ‘wool artist’—a nice name, sweet, non-threatening. But it is also bullshit. I am an activist. I want to encourage people to take action.”
Visionary Founder and Elder of The Emergence Network…co-researching into magic and the utter unspeakability of the world in its ongoingness …
Daniela founded the Art + Ecology program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, where she taught full time for many years. She is a founding member of the Board of Directors and a backcountry guide and educator with Signal Fire and Wide Open Studios.
Globally renowned designer, scientist, and inventor Neri Oxman, founder of the Mediated Matter group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab
Teju is a Jamaican-American writer, geographer, facilitator, speaker, researcher and poet from Oakland. As a connector, Teju’s work threads environmental, cultural, ecological, and urban issues.
