OPENING RECEPTION June 5th 5pm to 8pm
Exhibition statement -
Chloroplasts and Climate: Transformations in the Anthropogenic World, explores a world that goes unnoticed, undervalued or taken for granted. Stemming from a lens of environmental activism and education, I aim to explore and draw attention to issues of our current climate crisis, the concept of the anthropocene and my captivation with the world of biology and microorganisms.
Through slow, intentional fiber processes-stitching, weaving, layering and dyeing-I explore how human impacts of nature can carry vast emotional weight. Creating multidimensional narratives that reflect that complex relationship between humanity and the natural world.
Integrating metal, bioarts, and reused materials my works blends the tactile and the conceptual, driving the conversation of environmental justice/awareness within the anthropogenic climate. Evolving into both records and reinterpretations of what I encounter outdoors, mainstream media of the global crisis and the world under my microscope. Evidently blurring boundaries between the organic and the crafted, asking us to reconsider what we value, what we overlook, and how deeply we are intertwined with the environments that sustain us
Haven Overton is a Chicago-based artist working at the intersection of textiles, sculpture, and bio-arts. Their practice investigates the unnoticed and undervalued, utilizing a lens of environmental activism to address the climate crisis and the Anthropocene. Captivated by microbiology, Overton's work bridges the gap between scientific inquiry and material studies.
Currently a BFA candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Overton was a 2025 recipient of the Dean's List of Outstanding Sophomores award. Their work has been exhibited across Chicago and Colorado, with notable features at the Bridgeport Art Center, Woman Made Gallery, BMOCA, and Arts to Hearts Project magazine.
