Boldly painted. Joyfully feminist.
Hi! I’m Gwenn Seemel.
I make brightly colored paintings that are both playful and intense, and I release all my work directly into the public domain, free for use by anybody for any reason. Because of that unusual choice, I was invited to give a TEDx talk in Switzerland. My art has appeared in Newsweek as well as on the cover of an Oxford University Press book. I live in Lambertville, New Jersey.
These days, I’m working on a project I’ve tentatively titled Triggering History. At the moment, I’m focused on finding an institutional partner who could help me turn this series into a collaboration. Check out the project proposal and please feel free to share it with any potential partners.
Nurturing curiosity is a big part of my art.
Many people find the idea of sorting everyone into just two categories comfortable, but, as this maned lioness proves, “male” and “female” are complex concepts. For more about how nonhuman animals don’t fit neatly into traditional ideas of gender, check out Crime Against Nature, a queer science picture book which you can download for free!
Come celebrate the essential work of rainbows with me!
On December 6th I’ll be speaking at Howling Basset Books in Lambertville, New Jersey, about making a living as an artist when your creativity both delights and challenges.
