Full Name
Mary Miss
Speaker Bio
Mary Miss has reshaped the boundaries between sculpture, architecture, landscape design, and installation; articulating a vision of engagement for the public sphere. In 2009, Miss founded City as Living Laboratory, creating a framework for making issues of sustainability and climate change tangible through the arts. Miss is currently working on two urban scale projects, WaterMarks: An Atlas of Water for the city of Milwaukee and Rescuing Tibbetts Brook One Stitch at a Time, a project to help bring a buried stream to the surface in the Bronx. Miss has been recognized by numerous awards, including a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Urban Land Institute's Global Award for Excellence, and the 2017 Bedrock of New York Award.
Mary Miss