Artwork / Archives / 2017

Anita Hill as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, portrait by feminist Gwenn Seemel self-portrait Gwenn Seemel on a canvas tote wedding portrait painted in acrylic drawing of a little girl in a storm commission pet portrait dog portrait painted in acrylic blue spotted frog drawing bee art by environmental artist Gwenn Seemel monarch butterfuly marker drawing ladybug art by insect artist Gwenn Seemel Trump portrait by Gwenn Seemel featured in Newsweek Frida Kahlo drawing by feminist artist Gwenn Seemel mom reading to her kid, painted portrait commissioned portrait of a man wearing a cap Peter Maschal painting by Long Beach Island artist Gwenn Semel Marvin Levitt painting by Gwenn Seemel beloved Brittany spaniel portrait rabbit portrait painting two hummingbirds facing off rooster art by French artist Gwenn Seemel cricket art bear with a broken arm island art by landscape artist Gwenn Seemel tiki torch Trump, political art by Gwenn Seemel wedding portrait drawing by artist Gwenn Seemel black and white portrait painting fiber artist Megy Novak painted by Gwenn Seemel painting of an old man fine art portrait of a dog cobra drawing hawk drawing in marker on paper bluebird artwork by French artist hedgehog art illustration forget-me-not flowers painting sunset painting by LBI artist Gwenn Seemel

In 2017, Empathetic Magic was my primary focus, with the first half of the year consumed almost entirely by creating the bulk of that series and getting it covered by Bust among other noteworthy publications. Still, I managed to make some paintings outside of Empathetic Magic, and this gallery is proof of that.

Gwenn Seemel speaking at a conference in Quebec
photo by the Association pour le Développement Technologique en Éducation

In March, I traveled to Quebec to speak about copyright and creativity as keynote speaker at the 4e Colloque de l’Association pour le Développement Technologique en Éducation.

In April, I published an article about discrimination in the art world on the Clark Hulings Fund Learning Portal. This was especially important to me as the piece had previously been censored by Professional Artist magazine.

Framablog featuring Gwenn Seemel
screenshot of Framablog

In August, Frédéric Urbain of Framablog interviewed me, as did Marie Guibouin of the Pink Power Tour Festival. In September, it was The Filmmakers Podcast and At the Shore. In December, I made my second appearance on the excellent and inspiring podcast Your Creative Push!

“[Seemel] is an activist in many domains as well as being an accomplished artist.”

- Frédéric Urbain, Framablog, August 2017