Kevina-Jo Smith is a Blue Mountains–based visual artist whose intricately crafted installations explore shelter, resilience and collective renewal. Working across large-scale installation, weaving and reclaimed materials, her practice is grounded in deep ecological research, collaboration and care. For over twenty years, Smith has transformed salvaged consumer by-products including soft plastics, fabric remnants, marine debris and decommissioned climbing ropes into immersive, tactile works. Through meticulous hand knitting, knotting and weaving, she constructs complex systems that formalise coincidence while inviting collective contribution. Each work is an act of endurance: a tribute to the natural world, a ritual against destruction and a quiet resistance to environmental degradation. Environmental inquiry underpins her practice. Addressing deforestation, ocean destruction, plastic pollution, microplastics and endangered species, her installations translate complex ecological concerns into embodied experiences for diverse audiences. Smith has led significant international residencies and site-responsive public projects, including collaborations with the Indigenous Guna community in Armila, Panama, examining marine plastic waste, and working alongside the community of Hadong-Gun, South Korea, facilitating the creation of Shield, a 27 x 12 metre, four-tonne tapestry constructed from fashion and fishing industry waste. She is the founding director of Landslide Gallery in Wentworth Falls, established as a platform for environmentally engaged and community-driven creative practice. After years of international work and residencies, she chose to anchor her life and practice in the Blue Mountains, where she leads participatory, place-based projects that nurture cultural connection, environmental stewardship and collective regeneration.