Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes Libby Mislan, a Brooklyn-based poet and community artist whose work explores healing, climate anxiety, and collective transformation through writing, movement, storytelling, and public engagement.
Libby Mislan
Libby Mislan
Libby Mislan (she/her) is a writer and community based artist living in Brooklyn, New York. She received her MFA in poetry in 2018 from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and is currently a recipient of the Individual Artist Grant from New York State Council on the Arts. In addition to her own creative process, Libby designs and facilitates arts projects and workshops to engage communities in creative expression. She works as a teaching artist in New York City public schools with non-profit organizations Community-Word Project, City Lore, and Teachers & Writers Collaborative. Currently, Libby is working on a writing project started during a 2025 residency at LMCC's Art Center on Governors Island on infertility, nature as teacher, and the interconnections of human and environmental health.
