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| 2009 | ||
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| November 5-7 Congress of the Association Europénne des Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques "Visualizing the World of Science" was the theme for the AEIMS conference in Milan, Italy, an enriching experience that covered the most recent developments in scientific visualization. Our presentation was entitled "collaborating with the Smithsonian" and we reflected on the different roles science illustrators perform today |
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| September 25 Researchers' Night 2009 This European Union initiative allows citizens to get closer to researchers by promoting numerous and engaging activities. "Setting the Stage" was the theme in Portugal and invited researchers to communicate their work in a theater environment. We created a mural for the event that was the delight of younger ones using an original technique |
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| July 6 Opening of the member exhibition of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators at the Acadian Archives, Fort Kent, ME Our illustration of the predicted moth Xanthopan morganii and the orchid Angraecum sesquipedale was selected by the jury to be part of the exhibition which opens at the beginning of the 2009 Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Conference |
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| February 12 Opening of the exhibition Darwin's Evolution at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Museum in Lisbon, Portugal The exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking On the Origin of Species. It included our illustration on the famous coevolution example of the predicted moth Xanthopan morganii and the orchid Angraecum sesquipedale |
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| 2008 | ||
| November 20 Opening of the permanent one-man show at the Science Center of Sintra, Portugal The Center permanently exhibits reproductions of 12 of our illustrations |
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| November 17 Publishing of the article “A Look at Science Illustration in Brazil” Included in the Journal of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. Written by us, it covers the history of science illustration in Brazil and our participation at the II Brazilian Science Illustration Meeting (pdf-768 Kb) |
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| November 11 Launching of the website of the exhibition Written in Bone at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Several illustrations were commissioned to include on the educational activities for teachers and students that visit the exhibition website. See one of the illustrations and activities (pdf-2.9 Mb) |
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| September 27 Opening of the Sant Ocean Hall Permanent exhibition of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution displaying the animation video on the evolution of whales. See one of the illustrations and the animation video (click the thumbnail) |
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| August 8 Opening of the Museu of Portimão The Museum of Portimão is located in the south of Portugal and uses the facilities of an old fish canning factory to inform visitors about the canning industry and the process by which fish is caught, prepared and preserved. The museum commissioned us to create several illustrations that educate on the anatomy of fish used in the canning industry and that are used as appealing decoration for the museum’s exhibition. See one of the illustrations here |
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| July 20-26 Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Conference in Ithaca, NY We participated in the conference with a presentation about the Ocean Hall of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution and how the illustrations in the animation video about the evolution of whales were produced |
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| July 16-18 II Brazilian Science Illustration Meeting in Curitiba, Brazil The organizing committee invited us to be part of the discussion panel on the meeting’s theme “Science Illustration and Nature Preservation” and also to teach a workshop on using digital techniques to create science illustrations. We also gave a presentation about the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators discussing its history, events and members |
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| May 8 Opening of the 14th Juried Exhibition of the Illustrators Club at the Edison Place Art Gallery in Washington DC The Illustrators Club promotes the business of art and illustration in the Greater DC area and hosts biannual exhibitions of local artists work. The piece “Mackerels” was selected by a distinguished jury to be part of the exhibition and is included in the color catalogue |
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| April 17 Opening of the exhibition X Focus on Nature at the New York State Museum in Albany, NY Focus on Nature (FON) is a biannual exhibition of scientific, natural and cultural history with very high quality standards and intense international participation. The piece “Sardines” was selected by a distinguished jury to be part of the exhibition and is included in the color catalogue |
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| March 27-30 Introduction to Science Illustration Workshop at the Lusófona University in Lisbon, Portugal The Biology Student Union of the Lusófona University invited us to teach an introductory workshop covering the basic principles of science illustration and using graphite and ink techniques. Participants from all over the country attended the workshop |
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| March 15-18 XII National Meeting of Biology Students in Braga, Portugal The organizing committee of the Meeting invited us to teach an introductory workshop covering the basic principles of science illustration and using graphite as a technique to produce illustrations. A digital exhibition of part of our portfolio was on display for the duration of the Meeting |
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| February 14 Opening of the permanent exhibition “Butterflies and Plants: partners in evolution” at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC This exhibition acclaimed by the public features a live butterfly house and the accompanying panels educate on the coevolution of butterflies and plants, screening several examples from nature. The exhibition is decorated with 5 feet wide monarch butterflies drawn by us and mounted by the museum in three-dimensional wire structures that capture the visitor’s gaze. We also produced illustrations of moths and butterflies to create two animations that were played on the exhibition's website |
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| January 16 Election of Diana Marques as the Program Coordinator of the Guild of Natural Science Illustration – DC Chapter, Washington DC The GNSI-DC Chapter holds monthly meetings and promotes science illustration related events (lectures, fieldtrips) for local artists |
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| 2007 | ||
| December 1 Member of the jury of the Society for Technical Communication, Washington DC The Society for Technical Communication is an international organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences. Local chapters hold local competitions, which select the pieces that advance to the international competitions. We were invited to participate in the DC Chapter jury for the Technical Art category |
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| October 13 MexicoFest at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC Festival promoted by the Latino Program of the Museum to expose the culture, traditions and natural richness of Mexico. We participated by demonstrating traditional techniques of science illustration applied to specimens of Mexican marine mammals and designed a poster about the mammals of North and Central America |
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| July 16 Opening of the member exhibition of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators at the Montana State University, Bozeman MT The accompanying exhibitions of the annual GNSI meetings are usually marked by the high quality standards of the jury that selects the applicant pieces to be on display. The piece “Sardines”was selected to be part of the exhibition and won the Members Choice Award |
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| July 15-21 Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Conference in Bozeman MT We participated in the conference’s Technique Showcase demonstrating how to use the software Fontographer to create computer typefaces |
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| July 13 Article “Illustrating Nature” at Science Careers from the journal Science The online publication Science Careers from the renowned scientific journal Science published an article about our work and career, describing education and professional experience and featuring several images |
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| June 1 Completion of the Scientific Diving Course of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC Sponsored by the Invertebrate Zoology Department this course allowed to conduct fieldwork on marine sponges at the station Carrie Bow Cay in Belize. The work consisted of acquiring and manipulating photographic images and video for scientific research |
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| February 10 FossilFest at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC Festival promoted by the Paleontology Department of the Museum to promote Paleontology to the general public. We participated with a demonstration on how to use microscopes to create paleontological illustrations and designed a poster about paleontological illustration. We also painted 6ft tall panels for the Festival activities |
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| 2006 | ||
| December 10 Conclusion of the 3D Animation: Maya Course at the Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington DC The Corcoran College of Art + Design Continuing Education Programs provide students with the opportunity to expand their academic curriculum attending high level classes with prestigious professors |
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| October 6 Lecture at the Department of Entomology of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia PA, on entomological illustration |
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| July 30 – August 5 Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Conference in Madison WI We lectured on the illustration and translation project about the work of the French entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre unveiling the first illustration produced for the project and the creation of the computer typeface Fabre |
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| July 5 Opening of the Member Exhibition of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators at the Ebling Library of the University of Wisconsin in Madison WI The piece “A pond's life”was selected by the jury to be part of the exhibition |
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| June 21 Opening of the science illustration exhibition at the Natural History Museum of the University of Lisbon, Portugal Organized and promoted by several professional and amateur Portuguese illustrators it included several pieces among which “Spinnerets” |
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| June 3 I Science Communication Meeting in Portugal at the Science Gulbenkian Institute, Oeiras, Portugal The first event of its kind in Portugal it counted with the presence of well-known national and international science communication professionals. The lecture “Communicating Science Through Images” was chosen by the jury to be part of the selective panel of presentations |
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| March 29 Beginning of the Introduction to Digital Science Illustration Workshop at the Center for the Research and Studies of Anatomy and Science Illustration, Fine Arts Faculty of Lisbon, Portugal First workshop ever available in Portugal on using digital media for the production of scientific illustrations. We created the contents and syllabus and instructed this 10-week program |
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| February 4 Opening of the exhibition Image Lab at the Belém Cultural Center, Lisbon, Portugal Among the 700 applications to a science photography competition 34 were chosen to compose this high quality exhibition that showcases some of the best science images created in 2006 in Portugal. “Wockia chewbacca” was proudly part of the display that is now on tour around the country and has been visited by over 5000 people |
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| January 6 Publishing of the article “The Twenty-Six Letters in Science Illustration” at the monthly newsletter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Written by us as the development of the subject studied to present at the GNSI annual conference in 2005. It covers our long time interest in the combination of words/texts using calligraphy/computer typefaces with science illustrations (pdf-3.4 Mb) |
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| 2005 | ||
| September 17 Bugfest at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC Festival promoted by the Entomology Department of the Museum to promote Entomology to the general public. We participated by demonstrating digital techniques to create insect illustrations and created some of the activities for the visitors |
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| August 7-13 Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Conference in Bar Harbor ME We lectured on the combination of words/texts using calligraphy/computer typefaces with science illustrations with the presentation “The 26 Letters in Science Illustration”. A long time favorite subject of ours, we studied the history of the alphabet and the evolution of combining words and images, also analyzing current science illustrations that use that blend |
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| March 15 Conclusion of the Course on Creating Computer Typefaces at the Visual Art, Design and Marketing Institute, Lisbon, Portugal |
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| 2004 | ||
| December 15 Conclusion of the projects at the Paleontology Division of the American Museum of Natural History, NY We worked on traditional and digital media illustrations and photography for the research project of Dr. Eugene Gaffney, principal investigator of Paleontology Division and specialist in the study of fossil turtles |
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| November 6 Opening of the exhibition “Insects and Art” at the Sherwell Center of the University of Plymouth, United Kingdom The poster on the history of entomological illustration “The Importance of Entomological Illustration: Worth a Thousand Words” was showcased at the exhibition (pdf-684 Kb) |
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| August 15-20 XXII International Congress of Entomology, Brisbane, Australia We participated at the poster session with “The Importance of Entomological Illustration: Worth a Thousand Words” (pdf-684 Kb) |
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| August 15 Conclusion of the projects at the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia Worked on traditional media illustrations for the research project of Dr Tony Ewart at the Entomology Section and for Dr Peter Davie at the Crustacean Section |
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| June 15 Conclusion of the Certificate Program of Scientific Illustration at the University of California in Santa Cruz The one-year Certificate Program of Scientific Illustration in Santa Cruz is the most prestigious science illustration program in the United States and instructs just a few selected students every year, preparing them for the challenges of the career and capacitating them with the fundamental skills and techniques to excel in the profession |
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| May 1 Opening of the exhibition “Illustrating Nature” at the Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz, CA Organized and prepared by the professors and students of the Certificate Program of Scientific Illustration at the University of California in Santa Cruz this yearly exhibition showcases the students' work produced during the Program. Several pieces were on display including “trompe l’oeil” |
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