About the artist: I’m May Babcock, a papermaking artist using natural materials in New England. I grew up in rural Connecticut surrounded by forests, rivers and ponds, vegetable and flower gardens. I received scholarships to attend the University of Connecticut for a BFA in painting and printmaking and went to Louisiana State University for my MFA and to learn papermaking.

As a biracial artist of Taiwanese-Chinese descent I never felt like I belonged. Exploring specific sites is a search for belonging, plant fibers, and connection with place.

Babcock’s series New Ecologies, with works constructed from sites around New England will be on view at the New Bedford Whaling Museum beginning in November of 2026.