NPS Photo Learn about Redwood's Past Artists-in-ResidenceAlicia WilsonAlicia is a self-taught artist who channels her creativity to capture human emotions, often through the personification of nature. Her work, featured at the Redwood National and State Parks visitor centers, on product labels, online, at local exhibitions, and in private collections, reflects her deep, warm approach to art. Lauren GodlaLauren Godla is a dance artist, director and educator based out of Gasquet, CA. She graduated with a BA in Exercise Biology and a Minor in Dance from UC Davis in 2012 and spent the better part of the following decade living and working in the Bay Area. She co-directed and performed for FloorPlay Dance Comedy, choreographed for Theater Bay Area award-winning productions, and toured and performed nationally with BANDALOOP during her time in the Bay. In 2020 she moved home to Del Norte County and in 2021 she founded DiRT & Glitter, an environmental art organization that produces site-specific productions. Her dance film “Drop” was included in the 2021 San Francisco Exhibition Showcase “Three Turns” and her dance film “Two Suns” debuted in the 2022 San Francisco Dance Film Festival. She is currently serving as the Artistic Director for DiRT & Glitter and working on a collaborative dance film project to celebrate the Klamath Dam Removal process through funding awarded by the Upstate California Creative Corps. Her work aims to inspire connections, honor the body as part of our living planet, and explore our inner and outer wilderness.
Jenny HershJenny Hersh is an artist and educator with roots in the East Coast but always on the move to wherever art, community and teaching take her. While she has a background in sculpture and printmaking, she is currently deepening her practice of hand cut paper works. She is excited to explore parallels between the delicate and striking medium of cut paper and the fragile and awe inspiring ecosystems in the Redwoods National and State Parks. Jenny connected with the land and learned from the communities that protect, revere and intertwine their lives with the natural world during the 2024 Artist-in-Residence program.Learn more about Jenny Hersh and her work on Instagram @hershjenny or visit jennyhersh.com. Janine MapurungaJanine Mapurunga is a documentary photographer and filmmaker working for over 20 years in the US and abroad. Photo documentation and visual storytelling are second nature to her. In her words: “As a documentary photographer, I look for those universal emotions we can all relate with. I observe life unfolding and use the camera to capture what is easily felt but difficult to portray: the extraordinary experience of being alive. Maureen McGarryMaureen McGarry works primarily in watercolor, inspired by the natural world, particularly in landscape. She has recently been experimenting with watercolor collage and assemblage. During her residency in the parks, McGarry hopes to use these techniques to add depth and perspective to her paintings |
Last updated: April 10, 2025