the most important women artists making environmental art

Mary Mattingly, Floating Garden, part of the “Medina Triennial 2026,” Erie Canal, Medina, NY.

An aerial view shows a floating garden barge moored beside an industrial brick building, with planted beds, water tanks, pathways and a wooden pavilion.

Making climate-conscious art at scale and in public is arduous, expensive and often exhausting. Agnes Denes, Mary Mattingly and Maya Lin and their peers have built substantial careers, sustain themselves through their practices and hold places in major collections, yet haven’t shied away from creating works that help the planet.

the most important women artists making environmental art