I am an Artist, Arts Educator and Project Coordinator from the North East of Scotland, currently based in Glasgow. I have a multidisciplinary practice comprised of sculpture, illustration, photography and architectural installation. I create artworks that look at nature, ecological systems, geological processes and timescales, and environments that are changing due to climate change. I also create outdoor architectural installations and sanctuary spaces. I host public workshops across Scotland and internationally, that teach creative skills, get people outdoors, discussing environmental issues, as well as doing activities that boost both physical and mental health and provide opportunity for communal activity.
I am interested in how we can draw inspiration from the natural world for a more sustainable future, adapting cities to mitigate and cope with climate change as much as possible, creating sufficient closed cycles of resource management, more resilient adaptive structures in the built environment, and mutually adaptive communities that work together, on a local and global basis, as we face environmental challenges.
Through photography I document changing environments, focusing on geothermal, ecological, geological, and glaciological areas of scientific interest, as well as sites rich in biodiversity. I create meticulous hyper-detailed illustrations of geological and botanical formations, capturing the complexity of natural structures. My sculptures highlight the bare frameworks of dynamic and resilient natural forms, examples of strength and durability, and interdependent systems and communities that support life.
I host workshops with arts and environmental organisations, schools, community groups, students and charities, to develop creative skills, confidence in communication, skill-sharing and working collectively as part of a group. My workshops focus on the natural environment, climate change, sculpture, illustration, design, and architectural installations to create urban sanctuaries and green spaces. The workshops facilitate discussion in relation to environmental issues and bridge areas of expertise.
I also currently organise talks, events and conferences for the Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA) as an Events Coordinator, and I am an Ambassador for The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) to encourage public engagement in climate research. I am also studying Environmental Science, specialising in Ecology, as I plan to go on to undertake ecological fieldwork alongside my creative practice and my work for environmental organisations.
I was awarded the JD Ferguson Arts Award Trust Travel Award for a research and documentary trip to sites of geological, botanical, ecological, glaciological and geothermal interest in New Zealand, a Commendation Award for a sanctuary space architectural installation in Glasgow from the Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA), the Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprise, and was selected for Pick Me Up Selects at Somerset House in London.
I recently worked with marine biologists from Strathclyde University in partnership with Culture for Climate Scotland, supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), organising and hosting workshops at cultural and environmental organisations around Scotland, to highlight changes across marine ecosystems between Scotland and the Arctic due to climate change. I am currently planning a planned-flood-zone wetland park project with CCS to encourage city councils to adapt cities for climate change.
LINKS:
Website: www.jenniferargo.com
Project Coordinator / Lead Artist: www.mappingoceanchange.org
Events Coordinator: seda.scot
Ambassador: www.rmets.org
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jen.argo/
For more info, to organise a workshop, or request a commission, please email: [email protected]
I am interested in how we can draw inspiration from the natural world for a more sustainable future, adapting cities to mitigate and cope with climate change as much as possible, creating sufficient closed cycles of resource management, more resilient adaptive structures in the built environment, and mutually adaptive communities that work together, on a local and global basis, as we face environmental challenges.
Through photography I document changing environments, focusing on geothermal, ecological, geological, and glaciological areas of scientific interest, as well as sites rich in biodiversity. I create meticulous hyper-detailed illustrations of geological and botanical formations, capturing the complexity of natural structures. My sculptures highlight the bare frameworks of dynamic and resilient natural forms, examples of strength and durability, and interdependent systems and communities that support life.
I host workshops with arts and environmental organisations, schools, community groups, students and charities, to develop creative skills, confidence in communication, skill-sharing and working collectively as part of a group. My workshops focus on the natural environment, climate change, sculpture, illustration, design, and architectural installations to create urban sanctuaries and green spaces. The workshops facilitate discussion in relation to environmental issues and bridge areas of expertise.
I also currently organise talks, events and conferences for the Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA) as an Events Coordinator, and I am an Ambassador for The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) to encourage public engagement in climate research. I am also studying Environmental Science, specialising in Ecology, as I plan to go on to undertake ecological fieldwork alongside my creative practice and my work for environmental organisations.
I was awarded the JD Ferguson Arts Award Trust Travel Award for a research and documentary trip to sites of geological, botanical, ecological, glaciological and geothermal interest in New Zealand, a Commendation Award for a sanctuary space architectural installation in Glasgow from the Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA), the Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprise, and was selected for Pick Me Up Selects at Somerset House in London.
I recently worked with marine biologists from Strathclyde University in partnership with Culture for Climate Scotland, supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), organising and hosting workshops at cultural and environmental organisations around Scotland, to highlight changes across marine ecosystems between Scotland and the Arctic due to climate change. I am currently planning a planned-flood-zone wetland park project with CCS to encourage city councils to adapt cities for climate change.
LINKS:
Website: www.jenniferargo.com
Project Coordinator / Lead Artist: www.mappingoceanchange.org
Events Coordinator: seda.scot
Ambassador: www.rmets.org
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jen.argo/
For more info, to organise a workshop, or request a commission, please email: [email protected]
