2000
Ph.D. in Genetics, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Curriculum vitae
Hunter Cole
Artist and scientist working across painting, photography, digital art, and living art using bioluminescent bacteria.
Education
1996
M.S. in Genetics, University of Wisconsin–Madison
1993
B.S. with Honors in Plant Biology, University of California, Berkeley
1998, 2001–2002
Study with Master Printer Andrew Balkin, AGB Graphics, Madison, WI
Professional experience
2024–present
Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2018–2023
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Loyola University New Orleans
2009–2018
Advanced Lecturer, Loyola University Chicago
2004–2008
Lecturer, Loyola University Chicago
2002–2004
Associate Lecturer, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
2001–2004
Associate Lecturer, University of Wisconsin–Parkside
May–July 2015
Artist Residency, SymbioticA, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Public art & commissions
2016
Biological Domains, Loyola University Chicago, IL; permanent installation
2006
Cancer Genomics painting, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2006
Cancer Proteomics painting, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2004
Cover art, Nature Genetics
2001
Cover art, Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Seminar presentations on the fusion of art and science
2019
Bioluminescent Art, Louisiana State University (LSU), September 6, 2019
2018
The Fusion of Art and Science and Biology through Art Course, Northeastern University, March 2018
2018
The Fusion of Art and Science, McHenry County College, March 2018
2016
Biological Domains, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Loyola University Chicago, March 19, 2016
2015
The Fusion of Art and Science and Life with Endometriosis, SymbioticA at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, July 23, 2015
2015
The Fusion of Art and Science and Bioluminescence in Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, January 28, 2015
2010
Artists at Work Forum: Studio as Lab, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, June 17, 2010
2008
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, September 18, 2008
2007
Panel Discussion, Montserrat College of Art, Montserrat Gallery, Beverly, MA, March 16, 2007
2007
Artreach Lecture Series, Montserrat College of Art, Montserrat Gallery, Beverly, MA, March 16, 2007
2007
Aglow in the Dark: Art/Science and Bioluminescence, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, January 25, 2007
2007
Tri-Beta, Biological Honor Society Lambda Omega Chapter, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, January 22, 2007
2006
Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL, April 2, 2006
2006
Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium Keynote Address, Chicago, IL, April 1, 2006
2006
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL, March 7, 2006
2005
Dialogue Between Science and Art Workshop, Hluboka, Czech Republic, July 2005
2005
Honors College at Oakland University, Rochester, MI, March 21, 2005
2004
University of Alabama School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, February 20, 2004
2003
Dialogue Between Science and Art Workshop, Hluboka, Czech Republic, July 16, 2003
2003
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, January 31, 2003
2002
University of Michigan Genetics Department, Ann Arbor, MI, September 23, 2002
2002
University of Michigan School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor, MI, September 20, 2002
2002
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), Milwaukee, WI, April 24, 2002
2002
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, March 13, 2002
2002
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, February 15, 2002
2001
Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, May 5, 2001
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