THE ROUNDUP: APRIL 2026

THE ROUNDUP

Apr 21

Written By Christie Jones

Can We Build a Better Reef?

READ THE ARTICLE AT THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
*A great white shark glides past an underwater camera used to monitor artificial reefs—revealing how restored habitats attract top predators and boost biodiversity. © TNC*

The Future of American Farming Might Be Underwater

READ THE ARTICLE AT SAVEUR
*Photo Courtesy Atlantic Sea Farms*

Artist Olafur Eliasson on Seeing What We’ve Been Blind To

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In addition to these stories, meet The 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners - all women.

Read the article and learn about their work.

Christie Jones

Christie Jones (b. 1987) is a Patchogue-Medford-based artist whose work merges coastal beauty with climate advocacy. Using mixed media, handmade acrylic, and watercolor made from earth and mineral pigments, she explores environmental themes.

Since 2011, she has run a successful creative business, exhibiting at Guild Hall, MOCA LI, Gallery North, The Other Art Fair Brooklyn (2023), and various Long Island galleries. She received The Nature Conservancy’s 2024 Andy Warhol Visual Arts grant. Returning to college in 2024 after 14 years, she graduated from Suffolk County Community College in Spring 2025 with highest distinction. She will finish undergraduate studies at Stony Brook University in Fall 2025 for Studio Art: Sculpture & Ceramics.

In August and September 2025, she will be an artist-in-residence at The Caumsett Foundation.

https://christiejonesstudio.com