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Certificate in Natural Science Illustration

Developed in partnership with the UW School of Art.

Advisory Board

Each of our programs uses an advisory board to review content, guide design and recommend updates to ensure the program remains current as the field of study evolves. By tapping the minds of the top thinkers, doers and leaders in the field, we offer a transformational learning experience. The following individuals serve as the advisory board for this program.

Kevan J. Atteberry, Writer/Illustrator

Terry Brosseau, Program Graduate, Natural Science Illustrator

Paul Carew, Instructional Designer, Illustrator

Karen Cheng, Associate Professor, Design UW School of Art

Audrey A. Miles Cherney, Natural Science Illustrator/Artist

Jamie C. Creola, Vice President of Education, Woodland Park Zoo

Heather Dwyer, Public Art 4Culture; President, Washington Lawyers for the Arts

Michael Felber, Natural Science Illustrator

Gail Gibson, Owner, Gail Gibson Gallery

Bob Grindeland, Owner & Principal, Methodologie

Gail Guth, Communications Director, GNSI

Gail Grinnell, Artist

Elizabeth Halfacre, Visual Artist and Natural Science Illustrator

Obadinah Heavner, Writer/Illustrator, Picture Books and Early Readers

Catherine Hovanic, Executive Director, Washington Native Plant Society

Doug Keith, Illustrator/Fine artist, children's books

Kathleen Kemly, Illustrator, Children's Books and Magazines

Chuck Lennox, Principal/Consultant, Cascade Interpretive Consulting LLC

Michael Liang, Visual Information Specialist, North Cascades National Park

Zhi Lin, Assistant Professor, Painting, UW School of Art

Norman Lundin, Professor Emeritus, Painting, UW School of Art

Karen Matsumoto, Marine Science Education Coordinator, Seattle Aquarium

Rita Moore,Natural Science Illustration Program Graduate

James C. McNutt, Ph.D., President & CEO, National Museum of Wildlife Art

Dominic Muren, Lecturer, Industrial Design and Design Studies, UW School of Art

Gordon Nealy, Lead Visual Designer, Mimic Technologies, Inc.

Craig Orback, Illustrator/Teacher, Children's Books

Helen O'Toole, Associate Professor, Painting, UW School of Art

Christopher Ozubko, Director, UW School of Art

Roxanne Ray, Program Manager, Academic Programs in the Arts, UW Professional & Continuing Education

Katura Reynolds, Freelance Illustrator, Office Manager at Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene, Oregon

Dorothy Rissman, Visual and Sustainability Artist, Board Member, Blue Earth

Julie K. Stein, Executive Director, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

David Szatmary, Vice Provost, UW Educational Outreach

Marcella Wells, Ph.D., Informal Learning Evaluation and Interpretive Planning Consultant, Wells Resources, Inc.

Phyllis Wood, Natural Science Illustrator, author of the classic Scientific Illustration 

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Program Highlights
Natural Science Illustration: Video Thumbnail

Bart Rulon, one of the instructors of the Certificate in Natural Science Illustration, gives you an in-depth look into the program.

Read About the Student Experience

Meet instructor Bart Rulon – Teaching Excellence Award winner