Artist Nerys Levy feels that art is a “soft introduction” to climate change awareness, because viewer engagement presents the opportunity for dialogue. “People know very little about [the] polar regions and their real role affecting climate change,” she says.
Born in Holywell, North Wales to a Welsh speaking family, Levy moved to the United States in 1979 after marrying an American anthropologist. She has lived in Carrboro, North Carolina for the past 33 years. In her first career in race relations, community work, and education, Levy worked in India, the Caribbean, South Africa, and London.
As an artist, Levy has also traveled widely, including Italy, the two polar regions, China, and Russia. “I have worked freely in all places, believe it or not. Often photography is prohibited, but never sketching!”