Conference Resources
Visual SciComm Conference
Visualizing and communicating science through art.
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 week-long event 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.
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.
Conference Highlights
- 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.
The Visual SciComm Conferences
The GNSI Visual SciComm Conference offers another exciting opportunity to share our vibrant annual conference with a global audience. Presentations and Workshops and social events and registration will be listed online in the website links below. GNSI Conferences are created and run by an organized group of volunteers, a Conference Planning Team.
Learn More about Creating a Visual SciComm Conference
UPCOMING 2025 Conference
PAST CONFERENCES:
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
Image credits:
Artist by-lines are too often buried or completely overlooked. Yet the expertise and mastery our community of visual science communicators bring to the table is unsurpassed. The images we use on our website come from our Juried Members' Exhibits over the years, as judged by a panel of experts. We name them wherever possible below each image to celebrate their excellent work and to set an example for everyone to remember that these images don't create themselves. Please visit their websites and support their work.