In August 2012, Forman led an expedition in Greenland titled “Chasing the Light” and invited Lebofsky and Denny to participate in the historic endeavor. They re-traced the route of the first art expedition along Greenland’s NW Coast, led in 1869 by American painter William Bradford, whose mission was to create art inspired by the area’s dramatic geography. (more…)
Subhankar Banerjee is an Indian born American photographer, writer, and activist. Over the past decade he has been a leading voice on issues of Arctic conservation, indigenous human rights, resource wars, and climate change.
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SeaLegacy is the brainchild of photographers Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier who have worked as photojournalists for over 15 years. Paul Nicklen is a National Geographic photographer who uses his camera to reveal the nature of the changing polar regions due to the effects of a warming planet. Cristina Mittermeier is a Mexican-born photographer and conservationist focusing on the intersection between humans and nature and aims to explain the complex issues surrounding conservation and human needs.
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350.org works to build a global climate movement via online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions coordinated by a global network active in over 188 countries.
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Avannaa aims to provide life-changing opportunities to indigenous communities in isolated polar, subarctic, alpine and desert areas. It does this through explorational, educational and cultural projects focused on preserving and reviving the traditions, values, and spirit of the communities.
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During their month in the Maldives, Lisa, Drew and Zaria shared the concept of their project with children at the Iskandar School in Malé (the nation’s capital), inviting them to document their homeland as it transforms throughout their lives. (more…)
In order to continue the story of polar melt, which is a large contributing factor to the rising seas, Forman, Denny, and Lebofsky followed the meltwater from the Arctic to the Equator. In 2013, they teamed up with local EcoCare activists in the Maldives, the lowest and flattest country on Earth. They photographed and painted the landscape while recording stories and filming interviews amidst the country’s first democratic election since the military coup in 2012. Forman and Denny returned in late 2014/early 2015 to continue investigating the relationship between climate change, politics, and religion in the Maldives. Again, they partnered with grassroots organizers, journalists, and artists whose generosity and kindness allows Ice to Islands to celebrate and represent a country that could be entirely underwater within this century.
Carla Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD
April 4 — May 4, 2014
Artists are often the first to note disruption in nature’s rhythms, be it environmental or social impacts. All the artists selected for timeless rhythms: sensing change have an underlying connection to these concerns and challenge us to see our environment’s vitality and vulnerability with fresh eyes.
Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
August 1 — September 30, 2014
Addressing intensely controversial issues of environmental abuse and neglect, including land development, drought and water rights, Global Warming, and the dangers of nuclear energy, Environmental Impact includes over 75 powerful works by painters, photographers and sculptors. Curator: David Wagner, PhD. This exhibition originated at the Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA in August 2014 and will travel to multiple venues through January 2016.
New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, CT
April 2013
Lisa, Zaria and Drew participated in a residency and exhibition at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, in conjunction with an exhibit on William Bradford, entitled Arctic Visions: “Away then Floats the Ice-Island.”
