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North Cascades 2007-2009
North Cascades 2007-2009 The North Cascades Mountain Range is home to more than 700 glaciers, the highest percentage of ice in the lower 48 United States and conveniently located in my geographic back-yard. These glaciers serve as a buffer against drought and drain into rivers, providing a consistent water supply and fostering natural habitats to species...
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Antarctica 2008
Antarctica 2008 For the month of February 2008, I joined Quark Expeditions as artist-in-residence for a voyage from Ushuaia on the southern tip of Argentina to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and down to the Antarctic Peninsula. It was an amazing opportunity to paint the fragile ecosystems of the Southern Ocean. South Georgia was particularly rich...
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Antarctica 2006
Antarctica 2006 In October of 2006, I flew to Ushuaia on the southern tip of Argentina to join Quark Expeditions for their first ever voyage to the Snow Hill Island Emperor Penguin colony. Traveling on the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, a Russian ship equipped with six engines and carrying two helicopters for ice navigation and transit, we...
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Watson Fellowship 2004-2005
Watson Fellowship 2004-2005 After graduating from Carleton College in 2004, I was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to travel around the world for my project, “Ties to the Land, Exploring Remote Regions through Art.” My adventures began with six weeks in French Polynesia, where generous locals hosted me and sailors and fisherman gave me lifts between islands....
