Barton RubensteinDr. Barton Rubenstein is a former neuroscientist and sleep researcher, with a PhD from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, and numerous scientific papers including in the Journal of Science. Rubenstein has been a sculptor and public artist forthe last 30 years, having completed over 100 commissions worldwide, including an installation at the official residence of the Vice President of the US and the biennially presented Portrait of a Nation Award for the Smithsonian Institution. Rubenstein family's Mother Earth Project, began in 2015, uses art to raise awareness of the climate emergency and has activated sustainable communities in over 80 countries. The Mother Earth sculpture, one of which is on the Potomac River in Georgetown, is its Symbol of Sustainability. Rubenstein has also recently published his first book, "Powered by Grief - My adventures as a scientist, artist, and activist," which describes his unexpected life's journey after losing his mother to cancer as a young teenage boy. The book will be available for signing and can be purchased for $20.www.RubensteinStudios.comwww.MotherEarthProject.org Read More Read Less