Alumni Artists Resident Year - Any -20212022 Laura Ahola-Young Studies geography, plant physiology and environmental issues to mimic the structures and represent science through meticulous marks. Learn More T Edward Bak Creates illustrated narratives that explore connections between people and native plants in the San Luis Valley region. Learn More Lauren Camp Searches for the positive outcomes of our changing environment. Learn More Paula Castillo Researches the practice of curanderismo, a holistic system of Latinx folk medicine that blends traditional faith with the use of native plants. Learn More Joelle Cicak Creates ceramic sculptures that display the interchange of life within ecosystems. Learn More Kyle Cornish Explores nature, Black identity and queer community in the Anthropocene. Learn More Laura Fantini Draws seed and seed pods based off specimens collected from the U.S. and Italy. Learn More Daniela Maria Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas Draws on botanical processes to explore feelings of separation to inform her ceramic practice. Learn More Eloisa Guanlao Focuses on the unexamined expansion of technology and the unrestrained use of natural resources. Learn More Nathan Hall Constructs site-specific sound works based off day-to-day sounds. Learn More Jessi Harvey Composes musical works that incorporate humor, surprise and variation to inspire curiosity and awareness of the natural world. Learn More Jasmine Holmes Uses depictions of staple food crops from her Creole upbringing to explore her ancestral heritage. Learn More Sarojini Jha Johnson Creates artist books highlighting humanity’s influence on the natural world. Learn More Laleh Mehran and Christopher Coleman Focus on the natural world’s significance throughout history and across cultures. Learn More Irina Neacsu Creates illustrations featuring endemic flora that consider the interconnectivity between nature and humanity. Learn More Amy K. Wendland Transforms herbarium specimens to tell the story of the plant and its landscape. Learn More
Laura Ahola-Young Studies geography, plant physiology and environmental issues to mimic the structures and represent science through meticulous marks. Learn More
T Edward Bak Creates illustrated narratives that explore connections between people and native plants in the San Luis Valley region. Learn More
Paula Castillo Researches the practice of curanderismo, a holistic system of Latinx folk medicine that blends traditional faith with the use of native plants. Learn More
Joelle Cicak Creates ceramic sculptures that display the interchange of life within ecosystems. Learn More
Laura Fantini Draws seed and seed pods based off specimens collected from the U.S. and Italy. Learn More
Daniela Maria Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas Draws on botanical processes to explore feelings of separation to inform her ceramic practice. Learn More
Eloisa Guanlao Focuses on the unexamined expansion of technology and the unrestrained use of natural resources. Learn More
Jessi Harvey Composes musical works that incorporate humor, surprise and variation to inspire curiosity and awareness of the natural world. Learn More
Jasmine Holmes Uses depictions of staple food crops from her Creole upbringing to explore her ancestral heritage. Learn More
Sarojini Jha Johnson Creates artist books highlighting humanity’s influence on the natural world. Learn More
Laleh Mehran and Christopher Coleman Focus on the natural world’s significance throughout history and across cultures. Learn More
Irina Neacsu Creates illustrations featuring endemic flora that consider the interconnectivity between nature and humanity. Learn More
Amy K. Wendland Transforms herbarium specimens to tell the story of the plant and its landscape. Learn More