jode roberts

Celebrating the power of art to imagine a wilder, more connected world

In 2022, I created the Rewilding Arts Prize for the David Suzuki Foundation to spotlight artists whose work reimagines how we relate to nature, to each other, and to the places we call home. The Prize invited creators to explore rewilding not just as an ecological restoration practice, but as a cultural and imaginative act — one that challenges dominant narratives of control, extraction, and separation.

From over 600 applicants, thirteen artists were selected by a jury to receive a cash prize and national recognition for their work. From land-based installations and immersive video to painting, performance, and sculpture, the selected works celebrate the diverse ways artists are helping us reconnect with the wild — inside and out.

My role

I conceived and developed the Rewilding Arts Prize as part of my work with the David Suzuki Foundation, and continue to lead its creative direction, partnerships, and curation. In 2024, I collaborated on an exhibition of Prize winners at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa — the first of its kind to link artistic practice with rewilding themes in a national museum setting.

Why art?

Because science alone won’t get us there. Art invites us to feel something, to see possibilities beyond the data, and to imagine futures that are lush, just, and full of life. The Prize aims to support and amplify the artists doing just that — building bridges between ecological thinking and cultural transformation.

Learn more

→ Visit the official Rewilding Arts Prize page
→ Read about the Prize and exhibition in Rewilding Magazine
→ See the 2024-25 Exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Nature
→ Explore my other curatorial and public art work here