Alum selected for AICAD/NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellowship
The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design and NOAA Fisheries have selected accomplished environmental artist Nellie Geraghty for the fifth AICAD/NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellowship.
Geraghty’s art draws from her experience as a farm hand and a commitment to environmental justice through education. Her work tells stories gathered from field research through intricate visual narratives. Using scientific illustration, printmaking, painting, 35mm film, and analog animation, she explores the realities of food production and human effects on the environment. Geraghty received her B.A. in Visual Art from SUNY Empire State and her M.F.A. in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design.
The Fellowship gives the recent graduate a hands-on opportunity to apply her art and design education to highlight ecological and social concerns. She will address them by connecting communities around challenging resource issues. Nellie will complete a 6-week residency with NOAA Fisheries during summer 2024. She then will research, produce, and distribute her resulting creative work through February 2025.
