Tree of 40 Fruit

Sam Van Aken is an associate professor of sculpture at Syracuse University. He is a contemporary artist who works beyond traditional art making and develops new perspective art projects in communication, botany, and agriculture. Aken was a 2018 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, NC. His family is Pennsylvania Dutch, and he grew up on the family farm. == Distribution ==

, Van Aken had produced 16 Trees of 40 Fruit, installed in a variety of private and public locations, including community and university gardens, museums, and private collections. == References ==