Boldly painted. Joyfully feminist.

Gwenn Seemel with their Kirk Reeves mural in Portland, Oregon, with their genderqueer maned lioness painting, and with the First Continental Congress artwork for 52 Weeks of Firsts in Philadelphia
photos of Gwenn in 2014, 2025, and 2026
Hi! I’m Gwenn Seemel.

Since 2003, I’ve been making brightly colored paintings that are both playful and intense. 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.

You won’t find my art on social media, but you can see it everywhere from Newsweek to the cover of an Oxford University Press book. I live in Lambertville, New Jersey, and the NJ State Council on the Arts awarded me a 2026 Individual Artist Fellowship for my portrait work.

Join me September 12th at 11 AM at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia to celebrate the history of the first capital of the United States along with my art!

I’ll be giving away stickers and a coloring page as part of the 52 Weeks of Firsts festivities.

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Currently working on a mural of a redwood forest...

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