I am on the steering committee of the Biology Through Art Network, which recently received an NSF grant to assess the impact of incorporating art into biology classes.
I collaborate with Professor Lauren Meranda from the Art+Design department at NEIU to teach a course called Design in Nature (BIO/ART 302). This workshop-based course teaches students biological principles that they then apply to art or design projects.
Past Art + Science Projects
This series of window display installations, and an associated website, imagine a future where society develops various ways of dealing with species extinction to prevent ecosystem collapse. This exhibit was on display from December 2020-March 2021 on Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago.
Building off of Artificial Outlook, artist Katelyn Patton and I designed The Chicago Museum of Ecological Progress, on display at the NEIU Art Gallery.
Professor Lauren Meranda and I received an NEIU Research Community Grant to revitalize the concept of a curiosity cabinet with NEIU Art+Design and Biology students! The community was active during Spring 2022.