Expression of Interest to join the Task Forces of the IYGP2025

The designation of 2025 as the International Year of Glacier Preservation resonates deeply with the urgency and direction of my work. Public art is uniquely positioned to reach wide audiences, transforming everyday spaces into platforms for awareness, reflection, and dialogue. I would be honored to contribute to the IYGP2025 Task Forces and collaborate with the United Nations to elevate this effort—bringing more eyes, minds, and hearts to the global conversation on glacial loss. Through emotionally compelling, data-informed murals, I aim to make this scientific crisis not only visible, but unforgettable.

For the International Year of Glacier Preservation, I am proposing a new series of public art installations titled “Figures of Change”—large-scale, data-driven murals inspired by field observation, photographs, scientific illustrations, and environmental textbooks. These works will visualize real climate data related to glacial activity and ice melt through captivating abstract compositions designed to spark curiosity, emotional resonance, and public dialogue.

The first mural in the series will be installed in Kansas City, Missouri, and will depict glaciers—drawing from both continental and alpine glacier inspiration—alongside related environmental data. Rather than literal renderings, the imagery will take the form of poetic abstractions: layers of glacial ice, flow lines, fractures, and melt zones rendered with expressive color and form. The aim is to first elicit awe and emotional engagement, and then draw the viewer deeper into the layered story through painted figure labels and caption text grounded in scientific data.

As a creative partner of the University of Colorado, Protect Our Winters, Swiss Impact, and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and an artist based in Colorado, I have spent the last 5+ years using large-scale mural work to explore themes of climate change, glacial loss, and the transformation of Earth’s most vulnerable freshwater sources. The goal is to install this series in various international locations throughout 2025, beginning in Kansas City, MI, each site tailored to local relevance while unified by the theme of glacier preservation.

Question: To which implementation pillar of the IYGP 2025 would you like to contribute?
Answer:
Global Campaign for International Year of Glaciers' Preservation 2025

As a visual artist and muralist, my contribution lies in mobilizing public attention through visual storytelling. My murals act as public field notes—bold, emotional, and educational expressions of our changing climate, especially through the lens of glacial loss and water transformation. Through large-scale artwork and public installation, I aim to support the global campaign pillar by bringing the conversation to the street level and making scientific knowledge visible, accessible, and emotionally resonant.

Question: Summarize your (or your organization’s) current activities and experiences that are in line with the choices in the previous question.
Answer:
My artistic practice is rooted in the intersection of environmental science, public space, and emotional resonance. Over the past several years, I’ve created large-scale murals across the U.S. and internationally that explore glacial processes and freshwater systems as metaphors for impermanence and planetary change. I’ve worked with organizations like the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Protect Our Winters, and various local governments to produce site-specific murals and public art activations that build awareness around climate justice, sustainability, and water futures. This new series, launching in 2025, will use glacial data, cryospheric research, and melt metrics as visual source material, translating them into monumental artworks that are both scientifically informed and emotionally powerful.