Lee Pivnik (b. 1995) is an artist living in Miami. He earned a BFA in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2018. Working across disciplines, he takes inspiration from living systems and other species to imagine a future based on mutualistic relationships rather than extractive economies. His sculptures, drawings and installations create a visual language for ecological entanglement, referencing fungal networks, epiphytic plants and the animal architectures of South Florida. He founded and co-directs the Institute of Queer Ecology, a collaborative organism that has worked with more than 150 artists. In 2022 he began "Symbiotic House," a long-term project reimagining the home as a site for climate care and adaptation. He has received Knight Arts Challenge Awards (2019, 2021) and a Creative Capital Award (2025), and has held residencies at Biosphere 2, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Deering Estate and Oolite Arts.
