Carolyn Hall (she/her) holds an MS in marine science with a focus on historical marine ecology, is an award-winning professional contemporary dancer, and a science communication facilitator. She enjoys finding ways to combine her interests to creatively engage the public around shorelines, aquatic ecology, and climate change that include performances, interactive workshops, and multimedia art practices. Drawn to both big picture stories and quiet intricacies, she can often be found along a water’s edge or in archives hatching plans for projects that can translate complex topics into something locally valued, memorable, and emotionally connected. She truly believes that making data-rich research more relatable and actionable will improve our future.
Her current focus is the shoreline-based, speculative climate future project ‘Sunk Shore’ which she co-creates with Clarinda Mac Low. Sunk Shore has recently been featured as part of the Works on Water 2025 Triennial at the LMCC Art Center on Governors Island and the 2025 Bay Ridge Public Art & Ecology Biennial ‘Essential Shore / Permeable Future’ at Stand4 Gallery and Community Art Center. Other engagements and collaborations: Maho Ogawa’s Japanese Tea Ceremony series of dance performance investigations, Carrie Ahern’s intimate performances examining female sexuality and society, co-director of science communication programs for the American Fisheries Society, co-founder of Exact Communication, Creative Programs Consultant for Genspace, and core team member of the water-focused art collective Works on Water.
Photo by Robin Michals