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Alison Siegel is a Brooklyn-based educator, visual artist, and urban gardener whose research-based practice is grounded in experimentation, environmental justice, and community-building. Currently, they are teaching Python fundamentals for Code in Place at Stanford University and assisting with biomaterials workshops at Genspace, a community biotech lab. As an ArtTable Fellow at Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum, Alison developed public arts programming for a site-specific installation in collaboration with local organizations.

Alison works across paper, sculpture, and experimental photography, often incorporating organic materials and the scientific process into their studio practice.  They are currently leading a multi-year ecological art project focused on rewilding their neighborhood through gardening, community workshops, and collaborative environmental data collection.


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Continued Notes on Mapping and Containment; silkscreen ink, solvent transfer, and acrylic paint on wood, 1’ x 1’ x 1.5’, 2022
Untitled, monotype, 10” x 14”, 2022
Metropolitan Garden, very coarse marble sand, shale, oil, glue, and found rocks, 4”x 9”x 5”, 2021
Whisper of a Leaf (top view), rockite, ginkgo leaf, playdough, volcano ash, 3"x1.25"x2", 2021
Porosity, photography chemistry, 5” x 8”, 2021
Time and Space, monotype, 10” x 14”, 2022 
Nest 3, monotype, 10” x 13”, 2022
Twisted Roots, digital collage, dimensions variable, 2022


bio
b. 2000, Denver, CO
Lives & Works in NYC

EDUCATION
B.A. Art History & Visual Arts, Barnard College at Columbia University 

FELLOWSHIPS
2024    ArtTable Fellow at Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum, ArtTable, New York, NY• Operated as the central coordinator for five large-scale public programs across six partner organizations to drive planning meetings, manage scheduling, and maintain consistent communication to keep all stakeholders aligned and on track
2022    CJC Fellow, CJC for the Arts, Barnard College, New York, NY• Awarded funding for visual arts thesis focused on green materials, human health, and urban ecology
2021   Environmental Research Assistant, Barnard Summer Research Institute, Barnard College, New York, NY • Engineered an educational model of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology with National Science Foundation funding, designing and delivering a demonstration to an environmental science class and documenting a 65% gain in student comprehension

AWARDS & GRANTS
2022    C2C Sustainability Leadership Fellow Certificate, Bard Center for Environmental Policy, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY                    Beyond Barnard Internship Program, Barnard College, New York, NY
2021    Beyond Barnard Internship Program, Barnard College, New York, NY

ART
2023   Operations and Finance Intern, International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP), Brooklyn, NY                    
             Development Intern, BioBAT Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2020 → 2021    Gallery Assistant, Meredith Rosen Gallery, New York, NY

WRITING & RESEARCH
2024    A Brief History of the Settlement and Development of Historic Lower Downtown Denver (LoDo) for Greater Context for the Plaza of the Americas, Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum, Denver, CO
2022    Higher Rates of Heart Disease in Predominantly Hispanic Commerce City, Colorado Connected to Environmental Air Pollution by Suncor Commerce City Refinery, Barnard College, New York, NY 
2021   Balancing Between Worlds: the Ecological Architecture of Snøhetta, Barnard Bulletin Fall Issue (press)
              Educating Students and Stakeholders About Carbon Capture and Mineralization Using an Interactive Sand-tank Model, Environmental Department at Barnard College, New York, NY

TEACHING
2025 → Pres.    Stanford Engineering’s Code in Place, Section Leader, Virtual 
2025 → Pres.    Teaching Assistant, Genspace, Brooklyn, NY
2025    Life Science Cares Day, bioplastic workshop, New York, NY
2024    ArtTable 2024 Fellows Panel, fellows panel, New York, NY
2023 → 2025    Senior Martial Arts Instructor, Modern Martial Arts, New York, NY 
2022    Ratrock Fall Featured Artist Talk, artist panel, New York, NY
2021     Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration to Intro. Environmental Science Course, Barnard College, New York, NY
               Lida Orzeck '68 SRI Poster Session, Barnard College, New York, NY

GROUP EXHIBTIONS
2026    Witness to Change: Interpreting Climate Data, Climate Imaginarium, Governors Island, NYC 
2026    Gathering Ground: A Celebration of Compost Art and Culture, California Alliance for Community Composting at Flower Fist Art Market, Sacramento, CA 
2023   What the Fuck is Wrong with you?, Useless Art Society at Caffeine Underground, NY
               Artivism @ CUNY Summit for Peace & Justice, Macaulay Honors College, New York, NY
              Ratrock Fall Featured Artists, Columbia University, New York, NY
2022    Kitchen Sink, Postcrypt Gallery, New York, NY
             Whose Spirit is This, Curated by Piper Marshall, McHarg Gallery, New York︎︎︎, NY  
              Ecological Imaginary, Curated by Irena Haiduk and Caroline Weinstock, McHarg Gallery, New York




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