Bill Byers is an artist living and working in New York City, whose practice is deeply rooted in a love for the natural world. Despite his urban base, Byers frequently travels to wilderness areas, drawing inspiration from landscapes both remote and fragile. Over the years, his work has spanned painting, sculpture, and photography, creating a diverse body of art that reflects both the beauty and vulnerability of the environment. Byers’ art is not just an aesthetic pursuit; it is a modern expression of landscapes under threat, a meditation on the intersection of human life and the natural world.

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Byers’ recent series exemplifies his commitment to addressing urgent environmental issues through art. Sculptures created from painted wood; the artworks function simultaneously as a three-dimensional landscape painting, an earth totem, and a shrine to species on the brink of extinction.

 

The work celebrates the frozen world and the life that thrives within it while drawing attention to the devastating effects of climate change.