Long-leaf Pines
The long-leaf pine forest ecosystem now exists in fragmented clumps but once covered 90 million acres of the southeastern United States.
Human development threatens its fire-renewed existence, which balances straight and tall pines with a lush understory of wiregrass that uniquely supports a biodiverse habitat.
Snow is uncommon in North Carolina, but in January 2018 it did. Excessive heat, unprecedented storms, and anomalous snowstorms are what we can expect in this era of climate crisis. “UNLESS someone… cares a whole awful lot,” will we see beyond short-term gains to protect our planet.
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Biography
Whether Gioia Kuss works in local or international venues, her projects focus on collaborative efforts to protect earth’s communities. She seeks to elevate discussions about how the survival of species depends on protection of natural resources. Her narratives seek to harmonize support for human dignity, with a celebration of the planet’s sanctity.
Her background combines art and science, with a BA from Middlebury College in Northern Environmental Studies and a Studio Art minor, and an MA from Conway School of Landscape Design. She studied independently in Paris France, and Guang Zhou China.
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Awards
13th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards Winner in People Category; Honorable Mention in both Nature and Landscape Categories Curated by Elisabeth Biondi, Barcelona October 2019
Griffin Museum of Photography Member Show On-screen edition and Lafayette Center Group show: Primary Source, Curated by Paula Tognarelli Winchester MA July and September 2019
Loosen Art Millepiani Gallery Environment Documenta Group Exhibit, Rome Italy April 2019
VII Photo Agency Masterclass Warsaw Poland, 2018-19
Vermont Arts Council Artist Development Grant September 2018
Photo Place Gallery Environmental Portraits Online, Curated by Elizabeth Avedon August 2018
Four Freedoms Park Capture your Freedom Juried Show exhibited in NYC in collaboration with UPI http://www.fdrfourfreedomspark.org/capture-your-freedom-exhibition-launch/ June 2018
ASMP__New England Group Show UPSTAIRS Gallery, Orleans MA April 2018
Ninth Wave Global~Hudson River Artist Residency September 2017
Marble House Project Residency September 2016
Land Views—Alchemy of Soil, Water and Community, Solo Photography Show: At 51 Main Middlebury VT December 2015-March 2016 Land Views—Alchemy of Soil, Water, and Community that explores how society uses and lives with the landscape, depicting intimate human relationships that society has with place, including built infrastructure and natural processes. This collection of photographs forms the basis for her first book proposal.
David Bird Fellowship Awarded June 2015: Costa Rica 2016
Vermont Arts Council Business Development Grant May 2015
Photo Place Gallery Annex Gallery Show, Middlebury VT The Golden Hours: Dawn and Dusk Juried by Eddie Soloway, June 2015
Darkroom Gallery Awarded Honorable Mention, Essex Junction VT Con(text) Photography Show Juried by Tim Clark of 1000 Words Magazine, January 2015
Silver Feather Award Conservation of Natural Communities award presented by Otter Creek Audubon
