Hannah Perrine Mode (she/they) is an artist, educator, and designer working at the confluence of art and environmental science. Through making, teaching, and organizing, she harnesses creative practices to deepen human connection to Earth systems and foster intersectional approaches to climate justice.
Incorporating place-based making and cross-disciplinary exchange, her artworks and installations explore geologic forces, stewardship, and memory-keeping. Hannah works extensively with environmental and outdoor organizations to develop curricula, create programming, and teach art as a method of research, experimentation, and communication.
She currently serves in faculty and leadership roles with the Juneau Icefield Research Program and Inspiring Girls* Expeditions. She has previously worked with Chulengo Expeditions, the International Arctic Science Committee, Parks Canada, Alaska State Parks, Google, Vermont Studio Center, and Central Michigan University. Hannah has exhibited at museums and galleries around the country, in addition to creating large-scale permanent public artworks in the Bay Area.
She is the Design Director at Storyroot, a small communication studio specializing in environmental and social impact strategy. She holds an MFA in Visual Art from Mills College and a BS in Studio Art from Skidmore College.
Hannah lives in Providence, RI and spends her summers in Alaska.