Juniper Harrower
Assistant Professor of Art
Art Department
Division of the Arts
Juniper Harrower works at the intersection of ecology and art, specializing in multispecies entanglements under climate change. Through a multimedia art and science research practice she considers the ways that humans influence ecosystems while seeking solutions that protect at-risk species and promote environmental justice. Harrower received a PhD in plant ecology from UC Santa Cruz, an MFA in art practice from UC Berkeley, and a teaching credential focused on education for multicultural classrooms. She has collaborated or exhibited with: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Berkeley Art Museum, the Getty, California Academy of Sciences, Santa Cruz Museum of Art, Wolf Museum, Wignall Museum, Cameron Art Museum, Museum of Art and History Lancaster, Fort Mason Center, Palm Springs Museum, RMIT Australia, Universidad Complutense Spain, Entre y Arte Buenos Aires, ISEA Montreal, and Joshua Tree National Park among other places. Harrower is the recipient of several awards such as the Cota-Robles Fellowship, UC Berkeley MFA Fellowship, Andrew Mellon Foundation, National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Americorps Fellowship, Hammett Fellowship, and received the highest ranked dissertation award by Leonardo MIT press. She publishes in academic journals across disciplines and her research and artistic works have received wide exposure in popular media such as National Geographic, Kunstforum International, KCET Artbound, Atlas Obscura, the associated press, podcasts, music festivals and conferences. Harrower founded and directed the art+science initiative at UC Santa Cruz, and has taught art at both UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz. Her new book project and upcoming exhibition in partnership with MOAH Lancaster and the Getty, considers the ecologies and caretaking of Joshua tree in collaboration with indigenous scholars, artists, and scientists.