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- Some, such as the French sculptor Marinette Cueco (b. 1934), are inspired by nature, working with vegetable and mineral materials in a spirit of frugality. Others, such as the Chinese artist Yin Xiuzhen (b. 1963) or Ursula Biemann (b. 1955) from Switzerland seek to denounce a situation or to raise awareness through their work.
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- Jane Goodall. Jane Goodall is most well-known for her love of chimpanzees and her extensive years of field research on the species. In July 1960, she traveled from England to Tanzania and set out to discover the secrets of the chimpanzee species.
- Sylvia Earle. Sylvia Earle pioneered the movement for ocean exploration. Earle has spent more than 6,000 hours underwater and was among the first underwater explorers to make use of SCUBA gear.
- Wangari Maathai. Wangari Maathai worked tirelessly for both land conservation and women’s rights. She was the founder of the Green Belt movement, which focused on environmental conservation and women’s rights, in her native country of Kenya.
- Rachel Carson. Rachel Carson wrote the now-famous Silent Spring, an expose on the misinformation spread by the chemical industry and the use of synthetic pesticides, specifically DDT.
- Climate Change and Agnes Denes (b. 1931) Agnes Denes is a pioneering land artist known for her large-scale interventions in the urban scape. Her most famous work is Wheatfield––A Confrontation, a piece that has had an enormous impact on our understanding of the need to fight climate change.
- Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) Ana Mendieta is considered an icon of environmental, feminist, and performance art. She became a Cuban refugee at the age of 12.
- Aviva Rahmani (b. 1945) Aviva Rahmani is an environmental artist that emerged from the late 1960s feminist movement. As a young artist, she formed a theatre group called American Ritual Theatre, where groundbreaking performances on the topic of rape were made.
- Betsy Damon (b. 1940) Betsy Damon is a pioneer of environmental art that concerns water. Just like the rest of the artists on this list, her work is rooted in feminist artistic practice.
Historically, wildlife art has been dominated by male artists, yet the art world is embracing an increasing number of female artists. Below is a list of 20 inspiring women artists producing exceptional artwork today.
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1. Alison Tickell
In March, Julie’s Bicycle Director Alison Tickell spoke at Women of The World Festival2018. Alongside Rubbina Karruna, Nicola Baird, Liz Hutchins and Maria Adebowale-Schwarte, the panel celebrated women at the forefront of sustainability and environmental policy. Founding JB in 2007, Alison is the driving force behind the organisation, powering environmental action across the spectrum of performing and visual arts industries.
Gaja Mežnarić Osole and Jessica Sim are alumni of our Creative Europe co-funded Creative Climate Leadership Programme. Both spoke at our Creative Climate Leadership at COP24event in Krakow, Poland, co-organised with EXIT Festival and Green Culture Montenegro.
4. Zena Edwards
Poet and performer Zena Edwards is a seasoned climate activist who has worked with Voices That Shake! and has spoken on panels for climate change and creative campaigning for equality and equitable rights. In 2009, the human rights NGO ‘Remember Saro-Wiwa’ commissioned Edwards to perform a new poem to reflect on the controversial role of oil companies in the current conflict ravaging the deteriorating Niger Delta. In May, Zena performed at the launch of the Seven Creative Climate Trends, seve...
5. Christiana Figueres
Christiana Figueres is the Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and a Founding Partner of Global Optimism. She currently convenes Mission 2020. Whilst at UNFCCC, she was the leading force behind the historic Paris Agreement in 2015. In June 2018, Christiana inspired us with a discussion on optimism as power for Invisible Dust’s Under Her Eye: Women and Climate Change programme, part of Season for Change. She also gave rousing testimony to the...
6. Baroness Lola Young
In July, Baroness Lola Young delivered an inspiring speech at the Creative Green Awards 2018, celebrating the creative sector’s leadership in climate action. Lola was previously Head of Culture at the Greater London Authority, a board member of several national cultural bodies, and was instrumental in developing the Black Cultural Archive. As Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion, and an Ambassador for the Ethical Fashion Forum, Lola is an outsp...
7 and 8. Mary Robinson and Maeve Higgins
Former Irish President Mary Robinson and comedian Maeve Higgins are the voices behind Mothers of Invention. Launched last August, the podcast celebrates those driving climate action, climate innovation and climate justice around the world, and explores feminist solutions to climate change. It brings a much-needed social dimension to this issue intersecting with many others, including gender, race, and socio-economic class. The extraordinary women behind it – including the production team – an...
In September, we were privileged to attend the Global Climate Action Summit 2018 in San Francisco. There, we spoke at the Climate Heritage Mobilization led by Julianne Polanco, and hosted a Creative Climate Roundtableto discuss the opportunities and responsibilities for arts and culture in the climate movement.
11. Louise Allen
Louise Allen is the General Manager of New Adventures, where she has been developing strategy, projects and audience engagement since 2015. In October, she made a valuable guest at our webinar on Green Touring, a field in which they are pioneering numerous new initiatives. They have been working with Julie’s Bicycle to spearhead a new approach to sustainable touring and to co-develop the new Creative Green Touring certification. This work was piloted at their UK tour of Matthew Bourne’s Swan...
12. Farhana Yamin
Farhana Yamin is a Chatham House Associate Fellow and former Climate Adviser to the Marshall Islands. An internationally recognised environmental lawyer, climate change and development policy expert, Farhana has advised leaders and countries for 20 years and was lead author for three assessment reports for the IPCC on adaptation and mitigation issues. In November, Farhana shared her expertise at our Season For Change Briefing on COP24for the creative industry. Firm in her conviction that the...
13. Jayda G
In December, Canadian music producer and DJ Jayda G was one of many artists who generously donated a previously unreleased track to the Stamp The Wax Charity Advent Calendar to support Julie’s Bicycle’s Green Riders campaign. It’s fitting that her tune was chosen to open the calendar, as she has been doing amazing work in bridging the gap between electronic music and environmental activism. Completing a master’s degree in Resource and Environmental Management last year, Jayda has been weaving...
14 and 15. Lucy Neal and Shelley Castle
Elsewhere in December, Lucy Neal and Shelley Castle travelled by train to Katowice, Poland for COP24. A theatre maker and visual artist respectively, the two are Associates at Encounters Arts and made the journey for Encounters’ Walking Forest project. There, they gifted seeds to people of an Austrian Pine planted over 100 years ago by Suffragette Rose Lamartine Yates. This pine is now the last standing tree at the Suffragette Arboretum Eagle House, where suffragettes planted trees as a symbo...
May 22, 2020 · Mierle Laderman Ukeles came to environmentalism through her roles as artist and mother. She suggested that the practice of “maintenance” commonly associated with domesticity and “women’s...
Jul 18, 2017 · From Nancy Holt and Michelle Stuart to Ana Mendieta, these artists made pioneering contributions to Land Art, turning the earth into their canvas.
Feb 18, 2022 · Be they sculptors, painters, photographers, or filmmakers, these artists are sparking important conversations about the climate crisis and inspiring action around the world.
