s.a.nebeker@gmail.com (801) 363-8616
I am an interdisciplinary artist who is curious about the structure and formation of patterns embedded in natural forms, such as the branching patterns of arborescence as seen in corals, trees, or river deltas. I create sculptures as meditations on shape and form, and investigate the functional intentions of the organic system from a biological perspective.
I use cast bronze to mimic these expanding patterns, to hold onto their intricate and ephemeral structures. I want to share the physical weight of the thing in hopes that the viewer will look closer at the details to create a new relationship with the phenomena.
Recently I investigated coral morphology to reinterpret human connection to our oceans. I utilized 3D printers and high magnification microscopes to collect patterns and shapes, ultimately to create sculptural objects to be held in the palm of a hand. Through this multi-modal approach, I share the wonder and beauty intrinsic to natural systems.
C.V.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Art
Bachelor of Arts in Biology
College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Spring 2020
Art
Solo Exhibitions
2020 MacroMicro, UCSB Glassbox Gallery, Santa Barbara
2019 ABACO 2019, UCSB Glassbox Gallery Barbara
2017 So It Goes, UCSB Glassbox Gallery, Santa Barbara
Group Exhibitions
2020 Remote Amalgamation virtual show
UCSB Art undergrad virtual show
Curated Kindling, Glass Box Gallery Space, Santa Barbara
Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Sciences Conference, Santa Barbara
2019 UCSB Art Undergrad show, Art Design & Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara
SHE-DEN Feminist Art Exhibition, Red barn Project Space, Santa Barbara
2018 UCSB Art Undergrad show, Art Design & Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara
Mid Residency Review, College of Creative Studies Art Gallery, Santa Barbara
2017 UCSB Art Undergrad show, Art Design & Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara
2016 “Iron, Gender, and Power” College of Creative Studies Art Gallery, Santa Barbara
Commissions
2020 Art director of The Dowager, a short independent film, Salt Lake City
Graphics for Toucan Ridge Ecological & Education Society
2019-ongoing Scientific Illustration for Dr. Craig Montell
2019 Graphics for Bimini Biological Field Station
Conservation poster for Dr. Graham Reynolds
2018 Illustrated field guide for Macolline Nature Preserve
2017-ongoing Scientific Illustration for Dr. Denise Montell
Internships + Workshops + Awards
2019-2020 Art Honors Program, UCSB, Santa Barbara
2019 Work-trade at Johnston Studios bronze foundry, Bahamas
2019 Sound in Contemporary Practice workshop with Lucky Dragons, Santa Barbara
2018-2020 Internship at UCSB’s Allosphere, Santa Barbara http://www.allosphere.ucsb.edu/
2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF),UCSB, Santa Barbara
2017 Internship under Peter Allen, retired Marketing Director of Depart. Engineering UCSB, Santa Barbara
Publications
2020 Figures in Montell, D., 2020 EMT, Integration of migratory cells into new site in vitro requires channel-independent functions of innexins on microtubules. Developmental Cellular Biology. National Library of Medicine.
2017 Figures in Montell, D., 2017 Unconventional ways to live and die. Annual Review Cellular Developmental Biology
Biology
Lab Work
2016 Dr. Craig Carlson Microbial Oceanography Lab, UCSB
2017 Dr. Deron Burkepile Community Ecology Lab, UCSB
2018 Dr. Hillary Young Community Ecology Lab, UCSB
Field Work
2017 Tatoosh School Field and coursework, Southeast Alaska
2018 Field work in Santa Barbara water shed under Dr. Hillary Young Lab
2019 Assist Dr. Aaron Shutlz, Bahamas
2019 Assist Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization, Bahamas
Internships
2021 Intern at Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society (T.R.E.E.S)
2019 Intern for Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization, Bahamas
2019-2020 Invertebrate zoology intern at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum under Dr. Daniel Geiger
Employment
2016 Scientific illustrations for Dr. Denise Montell (2016-ongoing)
2019 Scientific illustrations for Dr. Craig Montell (2019-ongoing)
Volunteering
2016 Volunteer with Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration (CCBER) at UCSB
2019 Volunteer with Friends of the Environment, Bahamas
Publications
2020 Figures in Montell, C., 2020 Drosophila sensory receptors—a set of molecular Swiss Army Knives. Genetics (in review).
2020 Figures in Montell, D., 2020 EMT, One of many morphological transitions in cellular phase space. Methods of Molecular Biology. National Library of Medicine.
2019 Figure in Shultz, A., 2019 Are juvenile ogaa on a diet in Lac Vieux Desert Lake? Ceded Territory Science
Awards + Certifications
2018 Recipient of Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Fellowship
Presented at Research and Creative Activity Conference (RACA CON)
2019 Scuba open-water certified PADI (4 warm water/ 1 cold water), Bahamas