Extractivism in the Americas features artworks focused on mining, pipelines, groundwater and other natural resource extraction. Through photography, film, textiles and design, these artists examine the environmental and social impacts of extraction in the United States, Canada and Latin America. The exhibition is hosted by WashU’s Environmental Arts & Humanities Working Group in the Center for the Humanities and funded by WashU Arts & Sciences and Here & Next. 

The exhibition programming will also include a talk from scholar and artist Celina Osuna on issues of environmental art and extraction at the U.S.–Mexico border, organized by Ila Sheren, associate professor of art history and archaeology and a member of the Environmental Arts and Humanities Working Group. 

Extractivism in the Americas is open at the Des Lee Gallery February 7–March 7, Thursdays through Saturdays, 1–5 pm (or by appointment via stulen@wustl.edu).