Kathleen Vance is an environmental artist that creates projects that connect people to local aspects of nature that are overlooked or under appreciated. “In my work I distinguish forms that are indicative of growth and explore the variance between experiences of an authentic natural encounter vs. an inauthentic encounter. I look for the ways in which nature can be brought back into the course of one’s daily life.  I am intrigued by areas where manicured nature is being reclaimed by the wild.  With my installations I engage viewers with the experience of a space being overtaken by natural elements. I bring discarded particles from forestry floor together to be revivified in my constructions.” - Kathleen Vance