Shu Lea Cheang (Chairperson, Director) is an artist/filmmaker/networker whose work aims to re-envision genders, genres, and operating structures. She has been working with artists/farmers communities at the Catskills region since the 80s. As a net art pioneer, her Brandon (1998-1999) was the first web art commissioned by New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. She has also created large installation and performance while engaged in network building and seeds/compost/bio-diversity related projects.
Erwin Karl (Site Manager, Technical Director) has been involved in building maintenance, construction and agriculture at the CycleX farm for more than a decade and currently serves as site manager. His projects in mycology, permaculture, beekeeping, canning and wildcrafting build upon pursuits cultivated while growing up in a family that grew produce and kept livestock. He shares his interests by co-hosting the Farm Hour on WIOX (91.3 FM), and leading hikes and cultivation workshops for Catskill Fungi, Mid Hudson Mycological Association, and the Michael Kudish Natural History Preserve.
