Meet The Team

Joshua Knoblick

​​​ Executive Director of Gardenship. Josh is a sculptor, entrepreneur, and big thinker and the founder and architect of Gardenship. He has built numerous installations, sculptures and spaces around the world, including the Harriett Tubbman monument in Newark NJ, the Newark Museum Modern Wing, the Jerry Gant Collection and Solos Project House. His love of all things creative and community drive him to build ecosystems for artists, artisans and makers to grow, thrive, share and prosper. He helped form the Manhattan Iron Project, a performance-casting group who has performed in and around Brooklyn and Manhattan, casting metal in unassuming locations including the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. Josh has been involved in opening the SHED art center, installing the first two vis art shows with trisha donnaly, and Rich, Richter, Paart ; fabricated and installed the LNY mural at Term A EWR, has worked with Peter Marino on the LVMH Louis Vuitton flagship in Shanghai has been featured in arch digest Conceived, designed and built Gardenship @ Kearny Point. Knoblick has worked as a special projects consultant for Robert Miller Gallery working on the family collection, posthumously accessioning Robert's personal studio and overseeing the design and construction of their private art storage facility.



D. Kessinger

D. Kessinger is the Creative Director and Curator at Gardenship, a vibrant creative community in Jersey City. At Gardenship, she develops exhibitions, workshops, and public programs while also working hands-on with molten iron and resin sand mold casting. Her curatorial practice emphasizes diversity, accessibility, and collaboration, building platforms where artists and audiences connect in meaningful ways.

Previously, Kessinger served as Executive Director of the Monmouth Museum, where she designed award-winning programming for individuals on the autism spectrum—earning the prestigious IMPACT 100 Grant. She has also held leadership positions at MoMA PS1 and The Bronx Museum of the Arts, shaping her approach to experimental and community-driven art.

As an artist, Kessinger explores feminism, memory, and transformation through layered paintings, experimental video, and oral histories of pioneering women. Her video works have been shown at the Jersey City Museum and internationally via ARTFEM.TV.

Gavin Kenyon

Foundry Director of Gardenship Art