Gina Siepel

Gina Siepel (they/she) is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and woodworker whose artworks are rooted in an abiding fascination and deep relationship with land and material and with the forests, waterways, and cities of the northeastern US. Employing sculpture, traditional woodworking, video, installation, research, and public engagement, Gina’s practice employs a queer perspective on ecology, inviting viewers to consider the tensions and complexities inherent in the entanglement of nature and culture in the contemporary moment.

Gina currently teaches courses in drawing and spatial dynamics in the division of Experimental and Foundations Studies. Their work has been shown in museums, galleries, and outdoor sites nationally, including the Museum for Art in Wood, the Colby Museum, the DeCordova Museum, Smith College Museum of Art, Vox Populi Gallery, and the Langlais Art Preserve. Gina has received fellowships from Skowhegan, the Winterthur Museum, and the Vermont Studio Center, and grants from the Center for Craft, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Puffin Foundation. Gina holds a BFA from the School of Art and Design at SUNY Purchase and an MFA from the Maine College of Art and Design. In addition to teaching at RISD, they are a MacLeish Field Station Artist-in-Residence and a Research Affiliate in the department of Environmental Science and Policy at Smith College. Gina lives and works in western Massachusetts.