Mary Ellen Strom

Mary Ellen Strom is a Professor of the Practice in Media Arts at Tufts University's School of the Museum of Fine Arts. As a contemporary U.S.-based artist, she creates temporary public artworks and video/performance installations that explore settler colonialism, extraction, climate change, and Indigenous histories through transdisciplinary collaboration.

• Education: (Not explicitly mentioned)
• Research Focus: Environmental impact art, Indigenous land ethics, climate justice, and public space interventions.
• Notable Collaborations: Activists, Indigenous scholars, scientists, and policy makers across the U.S., Mexico, and Italy.
• Key Projects: Standby Snow (climate futures), WADE INS (segregated swimming sites), Geysers Land (railroad colonialism), and Mountain Time Arts (public art commissions).
• Awards: Fulbright, Creative Capital, Warhol Foundation grants, and NEA support.
• Residencies: Bellagio Center, EMPAC, Biosphere 2, and Pronatura Noroeste.

Her work has been exhibited at institutions such as MoMA, MoCA LA, Pompidou Metz, and Walker Art Center. Strom co-founded Mountain Time Arts in Montana, which has produced over 25 public artworks since 2007.