the most important women artists making environmental art

Courtney Leonard’s Root, part of her 2023 exhibition “BREACH: Logbook 23 | ROOT” at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, NY.

A grassy mound with a wooden railing and a curved sculptural entrance sits in a green landscape surrounded by dense trees.

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