Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
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MessagePrior to the Times, Fiona served as Senior Illustration Editor at the nonprofit scientific review publisher, Annual Reviews (14 years), and freelanced from her studio Visualizing Science (20 years). Clients included government agencies (NOAA Climate Program Office, NPS), Monterey Bay Research Institute, Princeton University Press, and authors of scientific books and research papers.
Fiona was born with a rare genetic hearing loss in both ears, but she hasn't let her deafness hold her back. In public schools and in the workplace, she learned to adapt using a combination of speech reading and technology. Defying expectations, Fiona graduated as valedictorian of her high school class, obtained a B.S. in Marine Biology (summa cum laude) from the University of California in Santa Cruz, and then pursued a Graduate Certificate in Scientific Illustration. Upon graduation she completed dual internships with the Channel Islands National Park in California and Electronic Publishing Company in New York City.
Fiona resides in the Seattle area, Washington, with her husband and two girls, and enjoys swimming, kayaking, yoga, culinary gardening, and traveling as much as possible—whether it's local road trips in the beautiful Pacific Northwest or free diving in the Caribbean.
Portfolio: https://www.visualizingscience.com
