Todd Gilens

Todd Gilens works in landscape and art, using writing, drawing and photography, and creating site-integrated projects for urban audiences. Developing around existing physical structures, the artworks become metaphors for broader themes such as sunlight and shade, handwriting, population dynamics or water systems. Todd has created projects for transit systems, botanical gardens, arts and conference centers, factories and wilderness areas among others. His work has been acknowledged through residencies, commissions and grants, including from Dumbarton Oaks Library, the National Forest Foundation, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Zellerbach, Warhol and Adobe Foundations. He holds a master’s degree in landscape architecture, teaches workshops, and designs private garden spaces.