About
Thanks to a lifelong interest in botany, I began my career working in arboretums in Boston and Washington DC. Eventually, I used my knowledge of plants to help launch my career as a scientific artist, initially replicating an African rain forest for the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Years later I went on to attend graduate school for marine biology and conservation management. New York City, it turns out, is surrounded by water. So, somewhat unexpectedly that’s where I returned to put my advanced training to work–to show area residents that the water is teeming with life; I led a fishing program for New York Sea Grant, teaching school groups and the general public, developing educational curricula, writing and editing publications, and conducting scientific fieldwork. I continue to specialize in sharing biology with teachers, museums, and the general public through illustrations, photography, video, and educational development. I’m presently working with NYC Audubon as a coordinator for their Citizens Scientists program; creating artwork and teaching for Brooklyn Bridge Park; exhibiting my collaborative work in the show “Rising Currents: Project for New York’s Waterfront” at the Museum of Modern Art on display now until October 11, 2010.