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Guest Speakers Visits by nationally known science illustrators and art directors constitute another unique element of the program. These distinguished guests typically lead graduate seminars, review and comment on student portfolios, and/or meet with individual students for private tutoring and advising. The visitors are chosen for their enthusiasm in helping new science illustrators to develop, as well as for their national prominence. Some students maintain contact with them after graduating from the program. Guests have included: Jim Ales, Art Director, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA. Edward Bell, Art Director, Scientific American magazine, New York, NY. Sally Bensusen, freelance illustrator and frequent contributor to Discover, Natural History and National Geographic magazines. Visual Science, Washington, DC. Gail Binder, head preparator of exhibits in the Natural History Department of the Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA. Noah Buchanan, award-winning painter of the human figure and highly regarded teacher. Svetlana Buchli, botanical illustrator. Jennifer Christiansen, Designer, National Geographic magazine. Linda Heath Clark, freelance illustrator. Butch Colyear, staff science illustrator at Stanford University. Lynette Cook, staff illustrator at Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. John Dawson, nationally prominent freelance illustrator and contributor to National Geographic magazine. Andrew Denman, award-winning wildlife artist. Larry Duke, freelance illustrator and frequent contributor to National Geographic magazine. Pieter Folkens, nationally prominent illustrator of marine mammals. Shawn Gould, science illustrator and wildlife artist. Christine Graylapp, highly successful freelance medical illustrator. Doug Griswold, award-winning illustrator for the San Jose Mercury News. Elaine Hodges, senior illustrator of entomology at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, and editor of The Guild Handbook of Science Illustration. Co-founder of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. Frank Ippolito, staff illustrator, American Museum of Natural History, New York. Marjo Koch, nationally prominent illustrator of Bird, Feather, Nest, Egg and many other natural history books. Alan Magee, internationally celebrated painter and sculptor Jim LeMarche, award-winning illustrator of children's fiction including The Rain Babies. Malcolm Margolin, Publisher, Heyday Books, Berkeley, CA. Donna Miller, Art Director of National Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick magazine. Kim Moss, Art Director, Electronic Publishing Services, Medical & Scientific Illustration, New York, NY Fran Nankin, Associate Content Director of "The Magic School Bus," a science television series for children. Heidi Noland, Exploration magazine Gloria Nusse, scientific sculptor Marc Paisin, founder of California Lawyers for the Arts. Chris Sloan, Art Director, National Geographic magazine. Susan Sneider, Art Director, California Academy of Science's California Wild magazine. Robert Stebbins, emeritus M.V.Z., author and illustrator of Western Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians. Nancy Sterngold, Art Director, Science section, New York Times. Ray Troll, “art instructor, part-time slime line worker, a fishmonger, a rock ‘n’ roller and self-employed commercial artist.” Jan Troutt, Senior Art Director & resource manager, Precision Graphic Services, Inc., Champaign, IL Phyllis Wood, author of the classic Scientific Illustration. |
