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Catie Michel is a science illustrator, public artist, and devoted naturalist based in Denver, CO. Having worked for NOAA and the Golden Gate Bird Alliance, her background in field research and science communication grounds her creative work in attention and inquiry. Finding great community in shared curiosity, Catie examines themes of connection, access, advocacy, and the intersection of science and art.

She has created public murals across Colorado and collaborates with organizations like The Nature Conservancy, NSF, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and State Parks.

She is currently a Fireline Fellow at OSU, researching wildfire, through artistic and scientific inquiry, and teaches science illustration for the Denver Botanic Gardens and ASBA. Recent shows include the Roger Tory Peterson Institute (NY), GNSI (MA), RMCAD (CO), Creature Conserve (PA), and the Brinton Museum (WY). She is a bird banding volunteer for the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies/Denver Audubon.

I am a naturalist illustrator from Poland, currently living in Italy. Through my work, I aim to help popularize natural science, and I share my appreciation and respect for the natural world. I am particularly interested in the small-scale details of plants and small organisms that often go unnoticed. I work using traditional techniques, including pen and ink and colored pencil.

In recent years I have been working on my PhD thesis "Art as a way to popularize science: the potential of drawing in talking about the biodiversity crisis" at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland. As part of this project I have illustrated rare, protected and endangered species in Liguria (Italy) along with the local landscape.

Beata Mierzwa studies how human cells divide and shares the beauty of science through art, fashion, and interactive media. After having worked on cytokinetic abscission during her PhD, Dr. Mierzwa’s current research at the University of California San Diego focuses on understanding mechanisms of cell division and the p53 pathway to improve cancer therapy.

Beyond her academic career, Dr. Mierzwa explores different approaches to visual science communication. Her hand-drawn illustrations use metaphor to portray scientific concepts in intuitive ways, while her microscopy fashion celebrates the beauty of the molecular world. She also created a science video game, Microscopya, that invites players to explore the beauty inside our cells.

Through her AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadorship for science outreach and her work with Young Women in Bio – Southern California, she aims to inspire creative students to pursue careers in STEM. For more information, please visit www.beatascienceart.com or follow @beatascienceart on social media.

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A Woodstock, New York native, Zoe Keller's creative upbringing in the rural Catskills shaped her future as an artist and amateur naturalist. After graduating from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Keller made homes and studios in Minneapolis, Philadelphia, on the rocky Maine coast, in West Michigan's farm country and Eastern Oregon's Wallowa Mountains before finally returning to her hometown. Using graphite and digital media, she creates meticulously rendered visual narratives. Placing a special focus on at-risk species and wildlands, Keller weaves drawings that explore the interconnectedness of fragile, vanishing ecosystems. Over the past decade, Keller has illustrated newspaper and magazine articles and book covers for clients including The New York Times, The Nature Conservancy, Penguin Randomhouse UK and Texas Monthly. She is currently working on her first children’s book with Storey Publishing.

Jennifer Fairman brings more than three decades of experience in science education, business policy, and research in visual biocommunications. She specializes in patient education, journal and editorial illustration, 2D animation, web development, and small business practices. Her work has been widely published in top peer-reviewed and professional publications, and has collaborated extensively on NIH‑ and NSF‑funded research and Nobel‑related work.

Jeni holds a BS in Biological Sciences and a BA in Studio Art from the University of Maryland. She earned her MA in Medical and Biological Illustration from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is a Vesalius Trust Research Grant recipient and was named the Trust’s 1999 Inez Demonet Scholar. She also holds an MPS in the Business of Art and Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), receiving the Ratcliffe Foundation’s top grant in MICA’s UP/Start Venture Competition.

Her experience includes serving as a scientific illustrator and research associate at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, specializing in systematic entomology, and interning at Hurd Studios, an animation pioneer for patient education and biotech/pharma. She later worked as a staff medical illustrator at Lahey Clinic before launching her own art studio. Jeni has served the Association of Medical Illustrators as Chair of the Mentorship Committee and as a member of the Board of Governors. A Fellow of the organization, she has received numerous salon awards, and is a two-time recipient of the AMI’s Outstanding Service Award. She currently serves as President of AMI. Outside AAM, Jeni plays jazz trumpet and is an accomplished metalsmith.

I am SayoStudio's founder, leading our design studio that communicates complex science and technology with art and animation. We work with climate, cleantech, and environmental organizations, as well as life science and deep tech companies, who are eager to visually share their passion for innovation and discovery. Our work helps organizations secure funding, close critical commercial agreements, and earn press recognition by making their science impossible to ignore. To fully support science-driven organizations, we offer graphic design services including brand development, web and pitch deck design. Based in Bellevue, WA, I have a fantastic team across the United States and Europe.

I’m an author, typog­ra­pher, programmer, and lawyer. Like millions of other authors, artists, and program­mers, my work was copied for the training datasets of commer­cial gener­a­tive-AI systems without consent, credit, or compen­sa­tion. In response, I reac­ti­vated my law license and invented the first set of cases in the US chal­lenging the legality of gener­a­tive AI. I now serve as co-counsel, repre­senting fellow authors, artists, and program­mers against numerous AI companies, including OpenAI, Midjourney, Meta, NVIDIA, Google, and Apple. I have a visual-studies degree from Harvard Univer­sity and a law degree from UCLA.

James Silverberg, Esq., is the CEO of the American Society for Collective Rights Licensing (ASCRL), the largest visual material trade organization in the United States. His work with ASCRL includes collective management administration, copyright and artificial intelligence matters, and frequent presentations at international conferences for IFRRO and CISAC, as well as for Congress, and interfaces with the US Copyright Office. He comes to this position after 40 years of litigation experience advocating for copyright owners throughout the United States.