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The Future Starts Here is a short-form series that captured audiences, tackling a wide range of subjects including the science behind social media, parenting with technology, the creative process, gender and transgender identities, and the relationship between humans and robots.
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BONUS BEHIND THE SCENES
Moveable Sculptures
DENDROFEMONOLOGY:
A Feminist History Tree Ring
Now on view at the National Women's Hall of Fame museum until September 30th, 2026. It will then travel to Texas for the midterms.
The most recent installation is Seneca Falls, NY May 8-9, 2026 for the "Right to Run" city-wide celebration.
Places it has been installed include: the National Mall in Washington, DC (November 2023); Madison Square Park in New York City (September 2024); Nancy Hoffman Gallery as part of Shlain's solo exhibition You Are Here (fall 2024); the Women's Art Center of the Hamptons (June 2025); the 21c Museum in St. Louis, where it was included in The Future Is Female alongside works by Mickalene Thomas and Carrie Mae Weems for a year long exhibition (2025 to 2026); and di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art as part of Ancient Wisdom for a Future Ecology: Trees, Time & Technology (January–April 2026), where a special event with Speaker Pelosi marked International Women's Day on March 7, 2026.
SWING STATE
For the next installation “Swing State” will be traveling to two locations in Texas to create an art experience that invites intergenerational conversations around women’s rights.
The first location is Marfa, Texas.
“Swing State” was also a centerpiece at Tiffany’s “Afternoon of Feminist Art & Action at di Rosa SF with Speaker Nancy Pelosi” on the Eve of International Women’s Day on March 7th, 20206.
Previously installed in the AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park for the Save the Redwoods gala to represent how people are working to protect the redwoods for a world when they are no longer here since Redwood trees live for thousands of years.
CURRENT EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
Ancient Wisdom for a Future EcologyTrees, Time & TechnologyGetty’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide at The Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
Oct 17, 2024 to March 2, 2025
LIVING 24/6 : Giving Up Screens One Day a Week to get More Time, Creativity and Connection based on Shlain's 15 year practice
