October 22

6pm

West Hall 113 and Virtual 

Artist Mary Mattingly will discuss her recent work with an emphasis on Swale, a mobile, community-led food access initiative that transforms NYC waterways into civic spaces for environmental and economic justice. Built on a repurposed barge, Swale serves communities where it remains illegal to forage on public land, providing free access to perennial fruits, herbs, and vegetables while educating the public on sustainable food systems and land rights.  

BIO:

Mary Mattingly is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores ecological relationships through sculptural ecosystems and collage.

Her public projects, such as Swale, a floating food forest in New York City’s waterways; Waterpod, a self-sufficient living structure on a barge; and the Flock House Project, a series of mobile habitats, address urgent issues around water, food systems, and climate adaptation.

Mattingly’s work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, Storm King Art Center, the International Center of Photography, the Barbican, Seoul Art Center, and the Palais de Tokyo. She has received fellowships and residencies from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Yale School of Art, A Blade of Grass, and the Anchorage Museum among others. Her work has been featured in Art21, The New York Times, and Le Monde.

At the core of Mattingly’s practice is a belief in art as a form of investigation and a tool for imagination.