Pippin Frisbie-Calder

“I make large scale, graphic and colorful representations of the Gulf South, to engage audiences with stories of land loss and stewardship. I try to surprise the viewer with the beauty of the swamp in order to tell visual stories of climate change, environmental loss, and to connect audiences to ecosystems we still have, but might lose.
The work I am happiest with always finds a balance between printmaking, ecology and draftsmanship, unifying to tell big picture stories about humanity's complicated relationship with nature.” - Frisbie-Calder

Frisbie-Calder has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in major museums and galleries, including the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum, Mississippi, The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids Michigan, The Contemporary Art Center New Orleans, Louisiana, Southeastern Louisiana University, Louisiana, The Capital Park Museum, Louisiana, University of West Florida, Florida. She has held residencies at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, the Joan Mitchell Center, A Studio in the Woods, Big Cypress National Preserve, Jakmel Ekspresyon, Haiti and AS220. She received her MFA in printmaking from Tulane University in 2017 and her BFA Rhode Island School of Design in 2008.

Artist Member since 2025

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design

Master of Fine Arts, Tulane University

CURRENT EXHIBITION

AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 27

BAYOU LAYERS

ARTIST STATEMENT

Bayou Layers explores mutualistic relationships in nature: a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird gathering nectar from an Azalea, migrating Northern Yellow Warblers resting in a Southern Magnolia, and Queen Bess Island overwhelmed with nesting Terns and Brown Pelicans.

Ecosystems are defined by their coexistence and biodiversity. Many of these multi-species environments are extremely delicate, relying on specific pollinators, migration, or disappearing habitat.

Like Coastal Woodlands, filled with repeating Magnolia trees, my work with printmaking aims to echo that repetition. I create multiple editions of similar images, then, layer by layer, I build the printed moments into a larger image.

As AI and digital technology dominate the 21st century, printmaking contends with its own series of threats. This show celebrates the multifaceted nature of printmaking with every component either hand-carved or silkscreened. The process-oriented nature of print is laid bare, showing my layered use of print in service to specific moments in nature.