2015

commissioned portrait of a handsome black man

purple poppies painted by floral artist Gwenn Seemel

harvest mouse drawing by wildlife artist Gwenn Seeme;

beautiful dragon drawing by Gwenn Seemel

floral art by American artist Gwenn Seemel

crocodile artwork by wildlife artist Gwenn Seemel

David Vanadia and Gwenn Seemel double portrait

commissioned portrait of a young white woman

squirrel monkey artwork by wildlife painter Gwenn Seemel

mongoose artwork by wildlife painter Gwenn Seemel

flying owl painting by bird artist Gwenn Seemel

After 23 years as an Oregonian, in 2015 I moved with my partner first to Virginia and then to New Jersey. For more about why we left Portland check out this art I made about it, and for more about how I ended up a Jersey girl there’s this video summary of 2015.

In April, I started writing for Professional Artist magazine. This gig was very important to me as it validated my writing in a new way—by paying me for my words for the first time ever. I enjoyed writing for the magazine for a few years, but I ended up quitting because of the publisher’s unethical behavior.

Gwenn Seemel speaking at the Rencontres Mondiales du Logiciel Libre in Beauvais, France — photo by Martin Geddes

In July, I participated in the Rencontres Mondiales du Logiciel Libre, a copyleft conference in France. My presentation explained how to free your work while making a living with your art, and it is based on my book, You Share Good. The talk was in French, but there is an English version of it here.

Gwenn Seemel speaking at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery — photo by Charlotte Hager

In October and November, some of my work was included in Implicit Bias, a group show that was exhibited at multiple locations in DC, including the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery and the Takoma Park location of Busboys and Poets.