Expressive Art
Sycamore Hatch
About the Artist
Lee Emma Running is an Omaha-based artist known for her large-scale window installations and striking sculptural works crafted from materials such as cast iron, glass, enamel, bone, and handmade paper. For over 15 years, her art has explored the relationship between human-built systems and the natural world.
Sycamore Hatch
Lee Emma Running (Omaha, NE)
2020 Artist in Residence
Materials: Permanent adhesive, vinyl on glass
During her residency at Bernheim, Lee Emma Running was inspired by the American Sycamore tree, a symbol of strength, protection, and the presence of waterways. Her site-specific installation, Sycamore Hatch, features colorful, transparent vinyl designs that fill the top three tiers of windows in the Sassafras Room of the Visitor Center, capturing the tree’s distinctive bark and canopy.
Location: Windows of the Sassafras Room in the Visitor Center.