Logan Kjep lives and works in Rocky Point, New York. He has a diverse background in art & design, He holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from Alfred University, Ecological Design Certification from UMass Amherst, and a Masters degree in Environmental Design from Boston Architectural College.
Logan is an illustrator and painter, whose work explores the entanglement of the natural world with the psychological and mythic. Drawing from folklore, ecology, and spirituality, he creates detailed scenes where the boundary between human and environment becomes porous / where people are empowered by the embrace of nature as oneself. He aims to conjure a sense of place that is at once grounded and otherworldly, where kinship and power take root amongst the trees.
As founder and owner of Living Lands, Logan designs wildlife gardens and ecologically restorative landscapes. He aims to foster environmental stewardship by connecting people with beautiful native landscapes. Please see his design and installation work here:
Living Lands
email: logan@livinglands.org
instagram: Living Lands
CURRICULUM VITAE
PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, HORTICULTURAL INSTITUTE, OYSTER BAY, NY
Evolving Ecological Landscapes, 2024
BAYARD CUTTING ARBORETUM, GREAT RIVER, NY
Embracing Change & Wildness for Healthy Landscapes, 2024
SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER GARDEN CLUB
Native Plants for Ecological Restoration, 2024
NORTHFORKER MAGAZINE, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY
Native Habitat, 2023
MATTITUCK PARKS COMMISSION, MATTITUCK, NY
Managing Invasives in Public Parks & Nature Preserves, 2024
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN, BROOKLYN, NY
Native Plants for Ecological Restoration, 2023
PUBLIC WORKS & COMMISSIONS
AHRC SUFFOLK, SEIFF EDUCARE CENTER, NY
Sensory Garden for Children with Developmental Disabilities, forthcoming Spring 2025
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY
Amelanchier Allee & Woodland Shade Gardens, 2024-Present
MATTITUCK CIVIC ASSOCIATION, MATTITUCK, NY
The Love Lane Community Gardens, 2023-Present
THREE VILLAGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, EAST SETAUKET, NY
Colonial & Indigenous American Educational Gardens, 2022-Present
STIRLING HISTORICAL SOCIETY, GREENPORT, NY
Ireland House & Gardens, 2020-Present
EDUCATION
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE, MA
Master of Environmental Design: Landscape Ecology, 2015
BAC Thesis Award, 2015, Awarded for Finest Thesis Work
UMASS AMHERST, AMHERST, MA
Permaculture Design Certification, 2012
ALFRED UNIVERSITY, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design, 2008