about piper

Born and raised in California, Piper Snowber is a sophomore attending School of the Art Institute of Chicago on a Presidential Scholarship. Piper is a nonbinary textile artist, dedicated learner, and environmental activist. They incorporate natural materials they forage with textiles, writing, video, performance, and installation to explore their connection to the Earth. They strive to bridge the human and non-human worlds, to raise consciousness about the entanglements between these worlds and the responsibilities we have to them. Inspired by artists such as Cecilia Vicuña and Mary Oliver, Piper uses a variety of mediums to address different topics such as gender, ecological grief, and the separation between body and environment. Piper has been involved with various environmental justice organizations, including the Pesticide Free Soil Project and CFROG, as well as community gardens and small-scale, BIPOC-led farms. They hope to continue their artistic practice and complete several years of work exchange after school. They also run a sustainable clothing line called ETRNL, and are a practicing hand-poke artist.

email: psnowb@artic.edu

CV

Piper Jane Wallace Snowber 

Born 2005, Camarillo, California 

Lives and studies in Chicago, Illinois

Education 

2023-2027 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA expected

Exhibition 

2023 Rio Mesa High School Annual IB HL Art Exhibit

2023 Alzheimer’s Association of Ventura County display

2024 Museum of Ventura County

2025 Studio Channel Islands Art Center “Emergence” juried exhibition

2025 Woman Made Gallery “All is Under the Land” (accepted, but chose not to participate)

Publication

2020 ThreeFaced Zine

2020 Writopia Covid-19 Poetry Anthology

2024 Skrew Magazine

2025 Studio Channel Islands Art Center “Emergence” Poetry Anthology

Awards 

2022 Elks Lodge Most Valuable Student Scholarship

2023 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Presidential Scholarship 

2023 International Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient

2023 Museum of Ventura County Bonita C. McFarland Scholarship 

Professional Experience 

2020 Wildbird Woodworks, Studio Apprentice

2021-Present ETRNL Clothing, Founder and Designer

2021-2023 Pesticide-Free Soil Project, Intern and Organizer

2023 Climate First: Replacing Oil and Gas, Community Outreach Intern

2024 Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Intern and Camp Counselor

2025 Embroidery Specialist at Lola and the Boys, Chicago