BGSU In the Round: Rebecca Lee Kunz Lecture

Rebecca Lee Kunz is the artist and owner of Tree of Life Studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico, working at the intersection of environmental justice and cultural awareness. Rebecca is a painter, printmaker, and illustrator, the 2025 Randolf Caldecott medalist and 2026 American Indian Youth Literature Award recipient for her illustrations of Chooch Helped. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Rebecca’s work draws upon tribal iconography and archetypal symbolism. She infuses mythology into her work where she is in conversation with each tale as a living and emergent story. A visual storyteller and folklorist, she hopes to illuminate awareness about our shifting climate and to inspire solutions to the issues of today. Through her picture book illustrations, her goal is to inspire children so that they may see themselves in the visual stories she tells. 

Rebecca will also speak at the Wood County District Public Library on Saturday, September 19, at 10 a.m. in the atrium.

All events are free and open to the public. No registration or tickets required.