To collect my art, please email may@maybabcock.com

About

May Babcock is a papermaking artist who transforms natural materials into paintings, sculptures, and installations, giving voice to New England waterways and their surrounding lands. Babcock has exhibited nationally and internationally at places such as the RISD Museum of Art, Fitchburg Art Museum, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Her work has been collected by the Boston Athenaeum, RISD Museum, and private collections. Awards include a creative community fellowship from National Arts Strategies and a Citizen’s Citation for Environmental Education from the mayor of Providence. Babcock has installed public art at Brown University, Illinois State Museum, Rhode Island State House, and T.F. Green International Airport. She is the founder of Paperslurry.com, guest editor for Hand Papermaking magazine, and is a certified invasive plant manager and master gardener.