GUILD OF NATURAL SCIENCE ILLUSTRATORS ANNUAL
Visual SciComm Conference
ANNUAL GNSI VIRTUAL oR IN-PERSON CONFERENCE
Conference Resources
Visualizing and communicating science through art.
With 160–200 attendees, every event provides enough diversity to catalyze great conversations and address different skill levels and interests while ensuring a comfortable environment for interacting and networking.
The GNSI Visual SciComm Conference offers another exciting opportunity to share our vibrant annual conference with a global audience.
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators presents the Visual SciComm Conference, an annual event for artists, scientists, and educators to dive into the world of visual science communication. This includes talks, workshops, portfolio sharing, field trips, and a juried exhibition as well as endless opportunities for professional development and networking. Open to both members and non-members, the conference is the perfect opportunity to create connections with like-minded professionals who share a passion for the use of art in science.
- Plenary talks from industry experts.
- Annual Juried Exhibit (link to the Annual Juried Exhibit page) featuring member’s work.
- Workshops and field trips.
- The always exciting GNSI Auction!
- Social events including portfolio sharing, exhibit opening reception, and banquet.
- Exciting conference locations, including the occasional international destination.
Conference Highlights
Presentations, Workshops, Social Events, and Registration will be listed online in the links below.
GNSI Conferences are created and run by an organized group of volunteers (Conference Planning Team).
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Information about the upcoming Conference
Past Conferences
2026 - 2020
2019 - 2010
2009 - 2000
1999 - 1979
1998 - Iowa State University at Ames, Iowa
1997 - University of California at Santa Cruz, California
1996 - Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia
1995 - Northern Arizona University at Flagstaff, Arizona
1994 - Stouffer Hotel, Orlando, Florida (World Congress on Biomedical Communications)
1993 - Western Washington University at Bellingham, Washington
1992 - University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, Colorado
1991 - Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
1990 - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1989 - University of California at Santa Barbara, California
1988 - Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
1987 - University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
1986 - Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia
1985 - University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
1984 - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
1983 - Ann Arbor, Michigan
1982 - Seattle, Washington
1981 - Gainesville, Florida
1980 - Savannah, Georgia (at AMI-BlO '80)
1979 - Hunt Botanical Library, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Reach us at: conference@gnsi.org.