Boldly painted. Joyfully feminist.

painter Gwenn Seemel with a painting of James Baldwin — Gwenn Seemel with their portrait of James Baldwin

Hi! I’m Gwenn Seemel.

I make brightly colored paintings that are both playful and intense, and I release all my work directly into the public domain, free for use by anybody for any reason. Because of that unusual choice, I was invited to give a TEDx talk in Switzerland. My art has appeared in Newsweek as well as on the cover of an Oxford University Press book. I live in Lambertville, New Jersey.

These days, I’m looking for an institutional partner who could help me turn a portrait series that includes subjects like James Baldwin (shown above) into a collaboration. Check out the project proposal and please feel free to share it with any potential partners.

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52 Weeks of Firsts sculptures: First Steamboat, First Zoo, and First Continental Congress by American artist Gwenn Seemel — Gwenn Seemel’s *First Steamboat*, *First Zoo*, and *First Continental Congress*

Painting for Mural Arts Philadelphia, the National Constitution Center, and Historic Philadelphia!

These three artworks are part of 52 Weeks of Firsts, a public art exhibition that’s on display throughout Philadelphia. The project celebrates some of the many ways that the US’s first capital has been first for other things as well—everything from the first cheesesteak to the first protest against slavery in America.

Use this interactive map to plan your art-and-history tour and come celebrate the city on any given Saturday this year at special firstivals!

My work will be the focus on May 30^th at the Independence Seaport Museum, August 8^th at the Zoo, and September 12^th at Carpenters’ Hall. Learn more about First Steamboat, First Zoo, and First Continental Congress here!